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Economists fight over “Capital”: Piketty vs. establishment

January 7, 2015 By John Case

A Harvard economist was reduced to making personal attacks as he tried to evade Thomas Piketty's key theses about capitalism and its tendencies toward unsustainable inequality.

“The Country of the (Growing) Blind”

January 6, 2015 By Kelly Sinclair

Today, all of us can be ordinary citizens, using the singular eye of smartphones, blogs, and shares, to expand everyone's vision.

Jobless rate unchanged in Nov., businesses say they created 321K jobs

December 5, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The number of unemployed actually rose by 115,000 in November, to 9.11 million, BLS said. But an equal number of workers found jobs, so the rate stayed unchanged.

Blue-Green Alliance calls for planet-wide move to clean energy

December 5, 2014 By Special to People’s World

"We must act now to address global climate change and promote the creation and maintenance of good jobs in the clean energy economy."

Economists weigh in as Walmart Black Friday protests approach

November 26, 2014 By John Wojcik

As the largest Black Friday strikes and protests scheduled for Nov. 28 rapidly approach, the growing calls for change at Walmart continue.