The country’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised a break from the politics of the last 40 years—realizing more broadly that Labour must stand up for the 99% against big business, or the party will become irrelevant.
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Five Charts That Show How the U.S. Has Failed To Tackle Its Inequality Gap
A new UN poverty report has castigated the U.S. over its extreme poverty levels and inequality, and condemned Donald Trump's “systematic attack on America’s welfare program.”
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Why the Only Answer is to Break Up the Biggest Wall Street Banks
If the Fed's latest proposal to water down the Volcker Rule goes through, we’ll be nearly back to where we were before the crash of 2008.
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Paving Way for Next Taxpayer-Funded Wall Street Bailout, Trump Fed Unveils Plan to Gut Volcker Rule
Ripping apart the central piece of Dodd-Frank will unleash a torrent of gambling by big banks and dramatically heighten the risk of another financial meltdown.
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The Coming Collapse
Once the economy crashes and the rage across the country explodes into a firestorm, the political freaks will appear, ones that will make Trump look sagacious and benign.
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Shocker! Tax Cuts in Hand, CEOs Admit They Won't Invest Record Profits in Worker Wage Hikes
"Of course the GOP tax scam didn't help working people. CEOs would rather pay themselves than pay us."
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Republicans Come Out Swinging Against Military Family Education
GOP lawmakers feel fine about asking citizens to fight and die for their country – but not about providing a proper education for those people's children.
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Royal Wedding Fever Masks Britain’s Escalating Homelessness Crisis
By hustling away homeless people to save Windsor from being seen in an unfavorable light, Britain lost control of its homelessness problem – and revealed a different facet of the country's modern, austerity-driven "brand."
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Supreme Court Rules Against Workers In Arbitration Case
On Monday, the highest court slowed recent momentum to give workers – including many in the tech sector – the right to a day in court.
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NFL Caves to Trump
The league will now fine teams if players kneel during the national anthem, providing Trump with a culture war victory.
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Landmark Lawsuit Claims Monsanto Hid Cancer Danger of Weedkiller for Decades
A California groundskeeper will make history by taking the company to trial on claims it suppressed harm of Roundup.
