The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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An End to Justify All Means: Nea Dimokratia Seeks To Turn the Clock Back In Greece
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's administration had barely settled in last month before it made a very sharp, very sudden bank in a worrisome direction.
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Universal Basic Income Is Easier Than It Looks
Calls for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) have been increasing, most recently as part of the Green New Deal introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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When Unpaid Student Loan Bills Mean You Can No Longer Work
In 19 states, government agencies can seize state-issued professional licenses from residents who default on their educational debts. Another state, South Dakota, suspends driver’s licenses, making it nearly impossible for people to get to work.
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Why Student Loans are Creating a Permanent U.S. Underclass
With private lenders out of the business, government is now in charge of issuing newer debt – but rather than alleviating the problem faced by young Americans, some programs on offer seem as predatory as what came before them.
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Global Power Project: Bilderberg Group and the Power of the Finance Ministry
Finance ministers allied with Bilderberg, together with Europe’s central bankers and other technocrats leading major E.U. and international organizations, were key to shaping the response and policies of the financial and debt crisis.
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Geneva Report: Record World Debt May Trigger New Financial Crisis
Fueled by a credit binge in Asia that's pushed global private and public debt to new highs, the “poisonous combination” of spiraling debts and low growth could trigger another crisis.
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UN: Austerity Is Crippling Planet With One-Quarter of Europe Now In Poverty
The International Labor Organization says government austerity cuts driven by the financial crisis have especially hit the world's poorest, making basic services unattainable.
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When Fat Cats Meet In Munich: Welcoming the International Monetary Conference
This last installment in a series looks at what the IMC has done, ahead of this weekend's conference, to maintain power among the world's most influential bodies controlling economic, financial and monetary affairs.
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How the International Monetary Conference Helped Fuel the 1980s Debt Crisis
Two years before the 1982 debt crisis erupted, the world’s top bankers met secretly in New Orleans and warned that a “safety net” may be needed to bail out the major banks which lent money to the developing world.
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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.
