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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.

GOP Congress aims dagger at Social Security

January 7, 2015 By John Wojcik

On its first day of business here the GOP-run House launched what could end up as the most serious attack yet on Social Security.

Caribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of U.S. blockade of Cuba

January 5, 2015 By Emile Schepers

The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.

Sen. Harkin closes career with demand that lawmakers give workers ‘opportunity’

January 5, 2015 By PAI

Closing his 40-year career on Capitol Hill, retiring Senate Labor Committee chairman Tom Harkin challenged his colleagues to give workers and all other people in the U.S. opportunity.

A season’s reflections on socialism

December 23, 2014 By Sam Webb

Nine reflections on the fall of the Soviet Union, what socialism is and isn't, and getting to socialism USA.