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Faced with sputtering economy, U.S. steps up war drive
In a previous article, I explained what was behind the Fed's decision in December last year to raise its policy…
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Saudis sink oil deal, deepening geopolitical and economic crisis
In one of the most anticipated summits of oil-producing states in decades, representatives from nearly 20 countries from three continents…
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Ukrainian President Poroshenko exposed in Panama Papers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was among scores of other world leaders when the Panama Papers revealed the candy tycoon’s offshore…
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Teach-in at UC Davis adresses economic racism
"One thing many students don’t realize is how much power you have as students united. "
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Bankers celebrate: Wall St. lawyer appointed top regulator
Wall Street advocates unsurprisingly lobbied the governor’s office to “pick a kinder, gentler superintendent.”
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The mirage of remittances
How the exodus of young workers and dependence on cash transfers hurts poor countries
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Behind the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike
On Dec. 16, the Federal Reserve—the U.S. central bank, and under the dollar system the world's central bank—announced an increase…
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Trans Pacific Partnership: Dagger aimed at China and global working class
This agreement, negotiated in great secrecy, is far more than a trade pact.
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Low-wage workers speak out
At today's 6 a.m. strike in San Francisco against McDonald's and fast-food restaurants, where the Fight for 15 resounded in…
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Movement that backed Jeremy Corbyn gains ‘Momentum’
The insurgent mass movement that boosted Jeremy Corbyn into the position of Leader of the British Labour Party is not…
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