economy
It’s official: Top 1% doubled their share of nation’s income
October 26, 2011The Congressional Budget Office said in a new report this week what the labor movement and its allies have been saying all along.
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Occupy Wall Street fuels growing bank divestment movement
October 25, 2011A new movement is emerging to divest from bank responsible for the housing mortgage crisis and the global capitalist meltdown.
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General strike shuts down Greece; demonstrators attacked causing one death
October 24, 2011There have been many demonstrations in Greece during the past two years since the government's solvency crisis began, but this past week surpassed all in terms of militancy and scale.
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Who owns foreclosed homes in Mass.? No one seems to know
October 20, 2011A new and potentially significant wrinkle was added to the ongoing crisis in the housing market.
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From grime to green: Chinese city transforms
October 19, 2011Shenyang, China - population 8 million - was once heavily polluted by blankets of soot and smog. Now, it is transforming itself into a growing center for green technology.
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