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The Eurozone Dream Ends in Soup Kitchens »

By Alex Politaki, May 7, 2013

A full-blown humanitarian crisis is emerging in Greece, engineered but ignored by the leaders of the Eurozone.read more

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The sequester is affecting my sister’s life chances »

By Karen N. Hall, April 15, 2013

If the government does not bring an end to the sequestration, my sister Sarah and other cancer patients like her may have little chance of survival.read more

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Obama Negotiates with Himself on Budget

April 10, 2013

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Margaret Thatcher, Mother of Austerity »

By Matthew Rothschild, April 8, 2013

She made it fashionable to forsake social democracy and shove it to the poor.read more

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Bernie Sanders Takes on 'Too Big To Jail' »

By Ruth Conniff, March 28, 2013

The Vermont Independent Stands Up to Eric Holder and the Big Banks.read more

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The 'Skills Gap' Myth  »

By Roger Bybee, March 25, 2013

A new study shows the skills gap has nothing to do with high unemploymentread more

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Humane Budget from the Progressive Caucus »

By Ruth Conniff, March 18, 2013

This is the budget we would have liked to see President Obama propose.read more

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Paul Ryan's Budget Is a Joke

March 12, 2013

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Memo to Marissa Mayer @Yahoo »

By Catherine Capellaro, March 1, 2013

Your new telecommuting ban is a setback for working moms.read more

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Thank You, Bernie Sanders, for Opposing Jack Lew »

By Matthew Rothschild, February 28, 2013

"Do I believe Jack Lew will work to break-up large financial institutions? No, I do not."read more

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Wall Street Cheers the Austerity Bomb »

By Ruth Conniff, February 26, 2013

The Obama Administration has not done enough to protect Americans from the pain that looms.read more

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Minimum wage increase would be $18 billion economic boon »

By C. Nicole Mason, February 26, 2013

The Republican response that raising the federal minimum wage would maim small businesses is wrong and amounts to “chicken little” scare tactics.read more

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Lifting the Lid on "Fix the Debt"

February 22, 2013

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A Financial Transaction Tax is Necessary and Feasible »

By Amitabh Pal, February 8, 2013

The Obama Administration needs to see the light—before its Wall Street friends destroy the global economy again.read more

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Republican Jobs Nonsense »

By Ruth Conniff, February 4, 2013

They’re demanding more austerity and more pain, while blaming Obama for everything.read more

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