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January 3, 2019
‘Capitalism without competition is not capitalism.’ — The hidden reason economic inequality is on the rise is right in front our noses
Author Denise Hearn on the Hidden Cause of U.S. Inequality
‘Capitalism without competition is not capitalism.’ — The hidden reason economic inequality is on the rise is right in front our noses
Posted by NowThis Politics on Wednesday, January 2, 2019
January 3, 2019
As Democrats take control of the House, they must make getting big money out of politics a top priority. It’s a prerequisite to accomplishing everything else. Big money continues to corrupt American politics, creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top and eroding our democracy.
Why We Must Get Big Money Out of Politics
As Democrats take control of the House, they must make getting big money out of politics a top priority. It’s a prerequisite to accomplishing everything else. Big money continues to corrupt American politics, creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top and eroding our democracy.
Posted by Robert Reich on Thursday, January 3, 2019
January 1, 2019
A credit card scammer explains how he makes thousands in one day.
Making Thousands a Day from Credit Card Scams
A credit card scammer explains how he makes thousands in one day.
Posted by VICE News on Tuesday, December 18, 2018
This year corporations spent a record $1 trillion buying back shares of their own stock. These massive buybacks only pad the bonuses of corporate executives and wealthy investors, and provide no real benefit to the economy. They must be outlawed.
Trump's Stock Buyback Bamboozle
This year corporations spent a record $1 trillion buying back shares of their own stock. These massive buybacks only pad the bonuses of corporate executives and wealthy investors, and provide no real benefit to the economy. They must be outlawed.
Posted by Robert Reich on Sunday, December 30, 2018
This Kentucky politician couldn’t provide evidence to support his law that requires black lung diagnoses to come from pulmonologists.
That doesn’t make a difference to coal miner Michael Sizemore, who still has black lung despite being diagnosed by a radiologist.
The Law That Will Make It Harder For Coal Miners To Get Black Lung Benefitsa
This Kentucky politician couldn't provide evidence to support his law that requires black lung diagnoses to come from pulmonologists.That doesn't make a difference to coal miner Michael Sizemore, who still has black lung despite being diagnosed by a radiologist.
Posted by VICE News on Tuesday, December 18, 2018
December 29, 2018
Our bail system has less to do with justice and more to do with economic slavery for people of color (via Color of Change, illustrations by Molly Crabapple)
John Legends Explains Why the Bail System Needs to Change
Our bail system has less to do with justice and more to do with economic slavery for people of color (via Color Of Change, illustrations by Molly Crabapple)
Posted by NowThis on Friday, December 28, 2018
December 28, 2018
Nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money went to ICE’s for-profit prisons this year, where undocumented immigrants work for as little as a dollar a day. Privatization meets forced labor.
Nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money went to ICE’s for-profit prisons this year, where undocumented immigrants work for as little as a dollar a day. Privatization meets forced labor.
Posted by Robert Reich on Thursday, December 27, 2018
Video of trump’s speech to the troops! Sets the record straight on WWII and Vietnam.
"I'd have done the Christmas bombing by Thanksgiving."
EXCLUSIVE video of Trump's speech to the troops. Sets the record straight on WW2 and Vietnam.
Posted by GZERO World with Ian Bremmer on Thursday, December 27, 2018
December 27, 2018
It was true in 1993 and it’s true now: the time is long long overdue for the United States to join the rest of the industrial world and have a universal health care system.
Bernie in 1993: The United States Needs Universal Health Care
It was true in 1993 and it is true now: the time is long, long overdue for the United States to join the rest of the industrialized world and have a universal health care system.
Posted by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday, December 27, 2018
December 27, 2018
As the stock market careens like a roller coaster, it’s time to worry about the next crash. The same imbalances that brought about the financial collapse that caused the Great Recession are back.
As the stock market careens like a roller coaster, it's time to worry about the next crash. The same imbalances that brought about the financial collapse that caused the Great Recession are back.
Posted by Robert Reich on Thursday, December 27, 2018