Groundbreaking Protests in Puerto Rico Take Aim Beyond Governor
Jul 22, 2019 It's day 12 of massive actions in San Juan and demonstrators show no signs of stopping.
Neoliberalism Is Destroying Our Lives and Many of Us Don’t Even Know What It Is
Apr 27, 2016 “It’s as if the people of the Soviet Union had never heard of communism,” observes British writer George Monbiot.
The Economy in 2016: Buying Time Before All the Old Problems Resurface
Dec 28, 2015 What’s in store for the world economically in the new year? While he cautions against predictions, Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott projects that “there will be no explosion in 2016, but a fuse will be lit.”
Hang On to Your Wallet: Negative Interest, the War on Cash and the $10 Trillion Bail-In
Nov 21, 2015 If you’re an ordinary saver with money in the bank, you may soon be paying the bank to hold your funds rather than the reverse.VIDEO: Bernie Sanders Champions Democratic Socialism in Major Speech at Georgetown
Nov 21, 2015 The Democratic presidential candidate presented himself as heir to the populist legacy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the clearest articulation yet of his political philosophy and vision for the United States.
On the Verge of the Great Unraveling: The View From 2050
Nov 11, 2015 As everyone now knows, the spirit of integration imbued in international trade pacts would go down to defeat as the bloodlands of the 20th century gave way to the splinterlands of the 21st. The sense of disintegration and disunity that settled over our world came at precisely the wrong moment. We needed more unity, not less.
ACLU: Black Homeowners Were Preyed Upon by Banks Before the Great Recession
Jun 24, 2015 Racial wealth inequality has widened due to targeting of black Americans by pre-2008 subprime mortgage lending, a report by the American Civil Liberties Union finds.
Protesters Assail Austerity Policies at Madrid ‘Dignity March’
Mar 22, 2015 Thousands took part in a “march for dignity” and against austerity measures in Madrid on Saturday on the eve of a closely watched regional election in southern Spain.
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Global Recession Has ‘Led to 10,000 Suicides’
Jun 12, 2014 U.K. researchers report that the economic crisis in Europe and North America has contributed to the suicides of more than 10,000 people.
