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Rich getting richer, everyone else getting poorer
A new paper by two economics professors shows once again how inequality has grown in the United States. According to…
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The UN Climate Summit—words versus deeds
“At a certain stage of development, the material productive forces of society come into conflict with the existing relations of…
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Rauner and Quinn: officers in the enemy’s army
The race for governor of Illinois will be one of the most closely watched this election season. Bruce Rauner, the…
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7 crazy questions teachers ask under capitalism
Almost no other profession is as thoroughly scrutinized as teaching. Everyone thinks they can do it and everyone has an…
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Welcome to ‘average prosperity’
Since mid-2009 until May, the U.S. economy has been mired in a period of stagnation/depression, while an unusually weak recovery…
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The Fourth of July and the right of revolution
Today is the Fourth of July, which marks the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776. This…
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Harris v Quinn: labor attacked again
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Harris v Quinn case strikes at the financial core of the union. Those forces…
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Hobby Lobby, Supreme Court: Fight back!
Heads up, ladies! If you are a woman who might need to make sure you don’t get pregnant (for whatever…
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Chicago minimum wage task force: CEOs in, workers out
So, the Mayor has put together a minimum wage task force. It’s supposed to make a proposal to raise the…
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Bosses OUT of our uteruses!
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled June 30 that in addition to free speech, corporations also have religious…
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