economy
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The shrinking ‘middle class’ and the unraveling of America’s founding myth
The following is an excerpt of a presentation given at a PSL meeting on Aug. 6. Communists pay especially close…
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Páginas Empresarias en la Web: ‘Marx estaba en lo correcto’
Aunque en verdad no salieron diciendo semejante cosa, un artículo publicado en numerosos sitios Web de empresas en la última…
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Business Web sites: ‘Marx was right’
While they didn't actually come right out and say that , an article posted by a number of business-oriented Web…
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Studies show that long-term unemployed skew unemployment statistics
Capitalist economists have touted a drop in the official unemployment figures as signs of the "economic recovery." Yet, recent studies…
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Foreclosures continue at record pace
Further evidence that the capitalist economic crisis continues to devastate working-class families came out earlier this month, when it was…
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Employment situation bleak as new benefits are stalled in Congress
Although 125,000 jobs were lost in June, capitalist politicians expressed optimism because of the 0.2 percent decline in the official…
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U.S. unemployment still at depression levels
The U.S. Department of Labor reported June 17 that the number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose by 12,000…
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Housing market weakness, continued unemployment puts economic recovery in doubt
For the last several months, analysts tied to the U.S. government and major banks and investment firms have touted a…
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Chicago conference calls for revival of socialism in US
On May 15, an energetic socialism conference was held in Chicago, hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation. The…
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Chicago: Thousands of teachers and students protest education cuts
In downtown Chicago on May 25, thousands of educators, students, and supporters coalesced around demands to stop deep cuts in…
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