The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Retirees Need $130,000 Just to Cover Health Care, Study Finds
Out-of-pocket cost estimates that had held steady have now hit a record high.
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Globalization and its New Discontents
Stiglitz: How can something that our political leaders – and many an economist – said would make everyone better off be so reviled? The rules of the game now need to be changed, with measures to tame globalization.
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Meet the Billionaires Manipulating the U.S. Presidential Election
The new documentary "Meet the Donors" exposes our broken political system and the uber-rich who are pulling the strings.
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The Financial Firm That Cornered the Market on Jails
Numi Financial is in more than 400 jails across the country and issues more than 600,000 debit cards a year to people who have been arrested and released – with hefty fees attached.
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Stiglitz Calls Apple’s Profit Reporting in Ireland a Fraud
The Nobel economist, Joseph Stiglitz, said U.S. tax law that allows Apple Inc. to hold a large amount of cash abroad is “obviously deficient.”
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For the Country's Lower Half, Perils of Rising Inequality Becoming Painfully Clear
Recent research published about the Great Recession adds to the already clear evidence that rising inequality translates into nearly all of today's winnings going to the wealthy.
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How Much Do Shady Financial Practices Cost Us? Try $22.7 Trillion
The average U.S. household loses over $100,000 to destructive activities of bankers and financiers.
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New Panama Papers Series Exposes Secret Deals In Africa
More than $50 billion in foreign aid is pumped into Africa annually – but did you know that roughly the same amount is illicitly siphoned out of the continent?
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How the Super-Rich Will Destroy Themselves
Perhaps they feel immune from the killings in the streets, for they rarely venture into the streets anymore. They don’t care about the great masses of ordinary people, nor do they think they need us.
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Greek Privatization Fantasies Suffer Rude Awakening After Mass Transit Fire Sale
Late last month, the Panhellenic Railway Association took to the streets to protest a slew of public transport privatizations scheduled to take place later this year. "The government defiantly and shamelessly gives away the national wealth," it said.
