economy
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1.3 million workers lose unemployment benefits so Congress can leave for vacation
The phenomenon of unemployment is a profound crisis for each jobless individual but an opportunity for capitalists to have unemployed…
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JP Morgan Chase and SAC: Too big to jail?
Underneath the hype, however, it is clear that these prosecutions represent an attempt by the Obama administration to do the…
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Perder la perspectiva sobre el cierre del gobierno
Los demócratas ya han acordado hacer permanente el 100% de los setenta mil millones de dólares en recortes para el…
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Government shut down, 800,000 Federal workers laid off – Why?
The official shutdown of the U.S. government underscores the fully reactionary character of the capitalist-controlled political process in this country.…
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The ongoing bailout: The gift to Wall Street that keeps on giving
Though the government has given banks and corporations trillions of dollars, capitalists are still not confident they can sell at…
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Washington, D.C. protest of veto of living wage law
Sept. 17 saw protesters gather in front of the offices of both Mayor Vincent Gray and the District of Columbia…
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Growing share of US population need food aid
The myth propagated by politicians and the media that the severe economic slump that began in 2007 has ended is…
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Is $15 an hour a job killer for fast-food workers?
There is a lot of sympathy for the demands of low-wage workers but there is also a lot of confusion…
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Is the culprit just ‘crony capitalism’?
Reader Kathy recently sent the following comment to Liberation News on our article 'Obama signs "Monsanto Protection Act" into law'
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Food and capitalism: a crisis of waste and destruction
Food waste is a major problem under capitalism. Even if we went back a few hundred years, it would be…
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