Economy
Corporations Control Our Lives...
Business should be here to serve American needs, not control us and commercialize everything that we do. We must shift the power back to actual people. Only then can we stop the cycle of putting profit before people.
The Best of The Worst of the Right-Wing in 2013
From the second inauguration of Barack Obama to the latest skirmish in the “War on Christmas,” a steady stream of outrageousness flowed from the American right this year. Here are the best of the worst of the right-wing in 2013.
This Trade Fight Is Against 'Global Apartheid'
The president of TransAfrica explains why the fight against the Trans-Pacific Partnership warrants the involvement of all people who care about racism, economic justice and human rights.
Exposing The Scrooges
The fight to extend unemployment insurance may not be quite done yet. Even the misanthropic Republicans are subject to the pressure from normal people not to be cruel and ungenerous, especially at Christmas time.
The Senate Is Abandoning The Unemployed.
Three days after Christmas, 1.3 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits. And, another two million will stop receiving assistance if Congress doesn't extend long-term benefits by June. Our nation is barely pulling out of the worst recession since the...
Get Ready for the 2014 Trade Tsunami
Hard work, smart planning and perseverance made 2013 a year of inspiring fair-trade activism. This sets the stage for the most important fights on globalization and “trade” in decades, beginning in a few short weeks.
How the Harshest Immigration Law in the US Ended in Disaster
MSNBC reporter Benjy Sarlin traveled down to Alabama to see the impact of the most punitive law against unauthorized immigrants in the US firsthand.
"Dropping Out Of The Labor Force" Doesn't Mean People Are Dropping Dead
Forcing people off of unemployment insurance does not result in these people becoming employed, as all the Republicans insist will happen. Instead, they simply fall off the grid and have no discernible income at all.
A 'Duh' Moment: Economists Wake Up To Income Inequality's Damage
In an Associated Press survey published today, a group of three dozen economists for the most part agree that the "growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else ... [is] hurting the U.S. economy."
Will We Fast-Track Past The Lessons Of The NAFTA Trade Debacle?
NAFTA has cost about 700,000 jobs. The recent Korea-U.S. trade agreement has already cost 40,000 jobs. "Trade" with China has cost us jobs, factories and entire industries. Now we're about to "fast track" one more bad trade deal.
