The burgeoning pro-democracy, anti-Trump movement known as 50501 expects to drive tens and possibly hundreds of thousands to protest in 1,000 cities and towns on Saturday.
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"Economics of the 1%": Exposing Econfakers and Alchemists of Finance
In his new book, John F. Weeks looks at society caught in the deceptive spell of neoclassical thinking – what he calls "fakeeconomics" – but suggests that a turnaround might be possible.
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Egyptian Court Issues Mass Death Sentence to 529 Morsi Supporters
More than 500 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi were sentenced to death in a trial critics say lacked due process.
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Oakland To Pay Out $4.5 Million To Occupy Protester Scott Olsen
Iraq War veteran and Occupy Oakland protester Scott Olsen will receive a $4.5 million settlement from the city of Oakland after being hit and critically injured by a beanbag round to the head in 2011.
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Massive Anti-Austerity Protest In Spain As Hundreds of Thousands “March for Dignity”
Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards rallied in Madrid on Saturday to protest E.U.-imposed austerity.
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Why Free Higher Education Is a Human Right – Even in America
How can we deny a higher education to any young person in this country just because she or he can’t afford it?
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We're FedUp!: The People Need to Take Ownership of the Production of Money
Sovereign, debt-free currency is our demand – because it's time to return to a transparent financial system that is accountable to the people.
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How the States Are Trying to Rein in Dark Money
The Supreme Court has eviscerated our already thin federal campaign finance rules, so reformers have turned to the states — the “laboratories of democracy” — to do better.
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Which U.S. Corporate Interests Backed the Ukraine Putsch
Giant corporations, from Cargill to Chevron, see Ukraine as a potential “gold mine” of profits from agricultural and energy exploitation.
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Six Examples of Wildly Overpaid Rich Folks (And the Teachers We Could Have Gotten for That Money)
The money people command in the marketplace tells us something about our society.
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Corporations and Lawyers Scavenge Profits Across Europe
The global investment regime thrives on economic crises, but is very uneven in who it benefits.
