Economics
Even on Equal Pay Day, some women less equal than others
April 10, 2018It was once said that “the female half of the human race is doubly oppressed under capitalism.” For working-class women of color, that oppression is tripled.
Read moreMLK’s children: U.S. needs values revolution, not a sanitized idol
April 6, 2018"Quite frankly, I would say there were a number of reasons my father was killed. He was talking about a radical redistribution of wealth,” Martin Luther King III said.
Read moreSenate passes rollback of some Dodd-Frank bank regulations
March 15, 2018Unbelievably, at a time of record-breaking bank profits, Congress now wants to deregulate some of the largest financial institutions in America.
Read moreGOP goes for win on taxes, consequences be damned
December 1, 2017Republicans are appeasing fat-cat CEOs and shareholders to get themselves a win on taxes.
Read moreChina cements “Silk Road” ties to central and eastern Europe
November 28, 2017"We see the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative as a new form of globalization based on common respect and common advantages."
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