Freedom. It’s a mighty powerful word. But what is it—or, more precisely, what do we understand it to be?
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Dr. Michio Kaku chats with Lester Brown on the state of the world.
Amid soaring inequality [3] and stagnant wages [4], consumers in the United States collectively accumulated a stunning $34.4 billion in credit card debt during the second quarter of 2016 alone,…
A generation ago, Congress privatized a student loan program intended to give more Americans access to higher education. In its place, lawmakers created another profit center…
This week marks the first anniversary of the 2015 Greek debt crisis, the third in that country’s recent history since 2010. Last Aug. 20-21, 2015,…
On Monday I gave what I think is a reasonable roadmap to the next recession. I wanted to follow up a little. The post from…
A couple of years ago, we set out to find out more about the growing use of the courts to collect consumer debts. How many…
We live in a world where the difference between assets and liabilities has been blurred. In the old days, an asset was something you “owned”…
When legislators here and abroad gave power to private bank interests to supply the money for their national economies, it was a thickly-veiled ruse that…
A Bowl of Soul Broadcast - 01-22-2016 Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke - R&B - 1963 I Got To Get Myself Together - Donnie…
What have governments learnt from the financial crisis? I could write a column spelling it out. Or I could do the same job with one…
Corporate-friendly international agreement like TPP and TTIP, writes Monbiot, "could scarcely be better designed to exacerbate and universalise our multiple crises – financial, social and…