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Christy Setzer, Richard Trumka, and Corruption at Home
February 8, 2011
"A tiger doesn't change his stripes and the U.S. Chamber is not going to start working with the President," says Christy Setzer of U.S. Chamber Watch. But that didn't keep Obama from trying, as he gave a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which Christy reminds us is a massive lobbying organization, by far the biggest in the country, for right-wing causes.
The F Word: Corruption and Inequality Begin at Home
February 8, 2011
The U.S. media seems to have found a new language for the economy. There's been talk of “solidarity” and even “class war,” and a focus on corruption and inequality like we haven't seen in who knows how long. The only problem? They're talking about Egypt.
Philip Rizk, Phyllis Bennis, Uncloaking Koch & Inequality
January 31, 2011
"People are sick and tired of the way things have been for the past 30 years," says Philip Rizk, a blogger and filmmaker based in Cairo. In 2009, Philip was detained by state security after taking part in a protest in support of Gaza, and so has intimate awareness of the control and terror inflicted by the state on its people--who are only escalating, with a general strike called for today and a "Million March" for Tuesday.
The F Word: Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse
January 31, 2011
It's amazing what inequality can drive people to, eventually. Just look at Egypt. “These big guys are stealing all the money,” one 24-year-old textile worker told standing at his second job as a fruit peddler told a reporter this weekend. "People are desperate.”
ColorLines: Foreclosures, Families, and Racism
July 10, 2010
Over a year ago, our friends at the Applied Research Center and ColorLines investigated the impact of the recession on communities of color. Their report, "Race and Recession: How Inequity Rigged the Economy and how to Change the Rules" looked at the long-term racial inequalities that left people of color disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of the economic crisis. Now, a year later, Seth Freed Wessler revisits one of the women profiled in the original reporting to talk about how her home foreclosure continues to affect her.
Climate Change, Foreclosure in Detroit, and Oscar Grant
July 9, 2010
Our biological clock is ticking, and it’s ticking fast. Global temperature averages have risen by ten degrees, eliminating many species and drying up necessary water resources. When natural ecology changes, human ecology changes; while we might not have an apocalyptic Day After Tomorrow scenario, it may be a slow and more painful series of wars, refugees, and failed states brought on by slowing food production.
David Swanson, BP Oil Spill, and Christian Boltanski
June 2, 2010
What do the attack by Israeli commandoes on the Freedom Flotilla, the BP oil disaster, aid to Haiti, Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal, and war in Afghanistan have in common? If you ask David Swanson, he'll remind you to follow the money. The U.S. taxpayer money, of course, which funds Israel's military and pays for war that enriches oil companies. Meanwhile, aid for Haiti and Don't Ask Don't Tell are added to supplemental funding for war in Afghanistan to convince members of Congress to vote for escalation.
The F Word: For Poor, America's a Sinking Ship
June 2, 2010
For all the talk of Wall Street reform, and new consumer protections, and talk of alternative energy policy, the fact remains that for most people, America is a sinking ship. And minority communities are the first to be thrown over the side. Where are the lifeboats?
The Death of an Old Order
January 24, 2009
Dr. Deepak Chopra, founder of the Alliance For a New Humanity, says that we've seen the death of an old order but not yet the birth of a new one. Chopra wrote a letter to Barack Obama advocating the creation of a peace based economy, a reduction in defense spending, and the dismantling of the military industrial complex.
Super Rich Tax Cheats
August 4, 2008
A report from the American News Project examines how the super rich avoid paying taxes and what it means for public welfare. Is congress finally willing to crack down? Find out here.

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