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Trump’s pseudo-populist mask falls away
The draft budget submitted to Congress March 16 by Donald Trump, along with his “repeal and replace” health insurance scheme,…
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New developments in political economy: the politics of oil
Since the military build-up leading to the First World War, petroleum production has been the figurative, if not literal, motor…
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From sanctuary city to liberated city
In just one week, with several strokes of a pen, Trump unleashed upon the vast majority of the working class…
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Filling the swamp: Trump appoints Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury
Donald Trump has appointed one of the most corrupt and senior members of Goldman Sachs, Steven Mnuchin, to the position…
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More dirt on Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo recently made headlines for fraudulently opening more than 2 million bank and credit accounts since 2011, all without…
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ATT, Time Warner merger: tremendous power in even fewer hands
In 1983, 50 corporations owned 90 percent of the U.S. media. Today only six corporations control 90 percent of what…
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Superior Court clerks end eight-day strike with gains
Hundreds of Superior Court workers in San José, Calif., returned to work Aug. 15 with their heads held high.
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A vote for Clinton is a vote for the banks: Bailout architect Paulson endorses Clinton
Paulson made hundreds of millions off of the toxic home loans that destroyed the livelihoods and homes of millions of…
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Electric car maker Tesla—innovation or exploitation?
A recent article in the San José Mercury News described a complex process of global capitalist exploitation that took a…
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Carrier workers—victims of laws of capitalism or capitalist laws?
In February, the Carrier Corporation announced that it would be moving its Indiana manufacturing operations to Mexico, rendering 2,100 workers…
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