Economy
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Our Growing Income Inequality -- It's NOT an Accident (Prof. Hendrik van den Berg)
Hendrik van den Berg Hendrik van den Berg, University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of economics April 18, 2011 (NebraskansForPeace.org) -- Something very disturbing has been happening in the United ...
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Fiscal Conservatives Dodge $10 Trillion Debt (Simon Johnson)
Apr. 19, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- Washington is filled with self-congratulation this week, with Republicans claiming that they have opened serious discussion of the U.S. budget deficit and President ...
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Bernanke Strikes Again; QE2 sends margin debt soaring to new highs (Mike Whitney)
Apr. 21, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Interest rates are the Fed's main tool for implementing policy, but when interest rates are already at zero and activity is still weak, then the Fed may ...
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Economic Outlook Brightens on Leading Indicators, Confidence (Alex Kowalski and Timothy R. Homan)
Apr. 21, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- The index of U.S. leading indicators increased for a ninth month in March and Americans’ confidence rose for a fourth week, signaling the expansion may withstand higher ...
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The New Corporate World Order (Robert Scheer)
Apr. 20, 2011 (TruthDig.com) -- The debate over Republicans’ insistence on continued tax breaks for the superrich and the corporations they run should come to a screeching halt with the report in ...
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The Politics of Corruption (Lawrence Davidson)
Lobby, Lobbification, Lobbified Apr. 18, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Lobbification is a word I have just coined for the corruptive process that bends politicians to the will of special ...
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Throw Out the Money Changers (Chris Hedges)
Apr. 18, 2011 (TruthDig.com) -- These are remarks Chris Hedges made in Union Square in New York City last Friday during a protest outside a branch office of the Bank of America. We stand today ...
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Emergency chief takes action against Benton Harbor, Mich. (AP)
Apr. 16, 2011 -- BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- A state-appointed emergency financial manager has suspended the decision-making powers of Benton Harbor officials in a move that's likely the first act ...
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Fukushima Reactors Are a 'Ticking Time Bomb,' Japanese Govt in Denial (Michio Kaku)
Scientist Michio Kaku: When we hear "that things are stable, it’s only stable in the sense that you’re dangling from a cliff hanging by your fingernails." Democracy Now Apr. 13, 2011 AMY ...
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Slip-sliding into Recession (Mike Whitney)
Apr. 15, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- In June, the Fed's bond buying binge (QE2) will end and the economy will have to muddle through on its own. And, that's going to be tough-sledding, ...
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The Y Article: The Pentagon's Secret Plan to Slash its Own Budget (John Norris)
Apr. 15, 2011 -- WASHINGTON (Foreign Policy) -- On Friday, April 8, as members of the U.S. Congress engaged in a last-minute game of chicken over the federal budget, the Pentagon quietly issued a ...
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