Journalists have a responsibility to plainly tell the truth about how truly different the Democrats and the Republicans are today, especially with both democracy and the rule of law at stake this November.
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How the Pandemic Exposed Faultlines In Capitalism and Failures of Gig Economy
With income streams dissolved due to the crisis, many gig workers are struggling to make ends meet – revealing the core failure of neoliberal capitalism during the pandemic.
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Capitalism’s “Dirty Little Secret”: The Threat of Rising Debt During Coronavirus
The economic damage caused by the virus is sure to grow, and as we saw with the 2008 financial crash, forcing people into debt can have catastrophic consequences.
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Corporations Will Not Save Us: The Sham of Corporate Social Responsibility
The truth is, American corporations are sacrificing workers and communities as never before in order to further boost runaway profits and unprecedented CEO pay.
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From Virgin to Tesco, Large UK Companies Accused of Trading Employee Health for Profit
Big businesses in the UK still running call centres and operating on-site amid COVID-19 are being slammed as irresponsible as they recklessly put profit before the health and wellbeing of employees.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Reveals Devastating Impacts of Tory Austerity on N.H.S.
The UK’s overstretched health service is resorting to desperate measures: millions of planned operations are being postponed and patients are being urgently discharged to help tackle the pandemic.
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How Corporate Corruption is Impacting American Universities
Just where does all the money go that universities are pocketing from skyrocketing tuition rates? You might be surprised.
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Yes, the U.S. Unemployment Rate Is Low, But So Is the Job Quality Index
A recent report shows that while the number of jobs has increased since the Great Recession, the quality of those jobs has decreased – and the political repercussions this could entail.
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New York Fed: Coastal Cities Are Most Prosperous, But Also Most Unequal
Can even the richest cities, like San Francisco and New York, combat the forces contributing to vast levels of inequality?
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Oil Drilling In Greece? This Is What the High Cost of Debt Payments Looks Like
The Greek Parliament has voted on a concession to begin exploratory oil drilling in the country in early 2020 as part of a larger effort to offset the country’s debt.
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How Fair Is Fair Trade? A Lot Better Than the Alternative
The fair trade market generates a robust $6.4 billion annually and affects the lives of more than 1 million workers. We should be boosting these kinds of models for doing business.