economy
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Tens of thousands take to the streets in solidarity with Gaza
With only 72 hours notice, tens of thousands of people took to the streets Dec. 30 in scores of U.S.…
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IMF chief: Forecast for 2009 ‘very dark’
According to IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the global economy will require drastic measures to survive. Previous 2009 estimates for the…
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Madoff scandal jolts nonprofits
The Bernard Madoff scandal has sent shock waves through the world of nonprofit organizations, and the impact is just starting…
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San Francisco makes poor, workers pay for budget crisis
The capitalist economic crisis continues to wreck havoc on the lives of poor and working people across the country. The…
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Bailed-out corporations laying off workers in droves
After pocketing a sweet $25 billion bailout, Bank of America has announced plans to lay off about 35,000 workers within…
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A lesson from the auto bailout struggle: capitulation is not the only way
An important lesson can be learned from the Senate’s initial failure on Dec. 11 to pass the $14 billion legislation…
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Morgan Stanley takeover of parking meters bad deal for Chicago
In a 40-5 ruling, the Chicago City Council approved a plan Dec. 4 that sold the city’s publicly owned parking…
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Reform or revolution
Carlos Alvarez is a member of the PSL National Committee and the 2009 PSL candidate for mayor of Los Angeles.…
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Wheat farmers struggle, people go hungry amid plenty of grain
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, an ecological calamity known as the Dust Bowl ravaged the agricultural breadbasket of…
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Hundreds of workers, students and activists attend PSL National Conference on Socialism
The Party for Socialism and Liberation’s first ever National Conference on Socialism brought more than 400 attendees to Los Angeles…
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