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Our Political Economy Is Designed to Create Poverty and Inequality
Poverty is not an abstraction. People wear it on their faces, carry it on their backs as a constant companion-and it is heavy.Let me begin by sharing with you the story of an inner-city Cleveland ( Read more... )

Benevolent Oligarchs to Select America's Next Celebrity Leader.

Are Democrats Still the Lesser Evil?Since Election Day, it has felt as if American politics is unfolding in a dream world; the old moorings have gone missing and nothing any longer makes sense ( Read more... )

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Puerto Rico is in crisis. Last month, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose parents came to New York from Puerto Rico before he was born, visited Congress to plead with them to pass legislation that would help the territory restructure its $72 billion debt ( Read more... )

Puerto Rico’s future lies in the hands of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether Puerto Rico can avoid financial collapse by restructuring a portion of its massive $70 billion debt.And while it’s hard to interpret how the high court will rule, the four liberal justices sounded more sympathetic to the position of ( Read more... )

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Money Utah Couple Fined $3,500 by Online Merchant KlearGear Retains Lawyer, Turns Tables

After an online merchant fined a Utah couple $3,500 for writing a negative review and sparked a financial nightmare for more than a year, a public service lawyer has agreed to take the case and fight back with demands for $75,000 in compensation ( Read more... )

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has been fuming in recent days about Republicans quietly changing the House rules to prevent a clean funding bill from getting a vote, guaranteeing the government would remain shut down ( Read more... )

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