Following her company’s stock buyback of $12 billion, part of a flood of buybacks triggered by Trump’s tax cut for corporations and the rich, Oracle … Oracle CEO pockets $250 million after Trump tax cutRead more
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Much of Britain’s wealth is built on slavery
Should we be responsible for the sins of our fathers?” Any discussion about the deeply polarising topic of reparations for slavery, if it happens at … Much of Britain’s wealth is built on slaveryRead more
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Hunger strike
Recording the past can be a tricky business for historians. Prophesying the future is even more hazardous. In 1901, shortly before the death of Queen … Hunger strikeRead more
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Almost 80% of US workers live from paycheck to paycheck
The official rate of unemployment in America has plunged to a remarkably low 3.8%. The Federal Reserve forecasts that the unemployment rate will reach 3.5% … Almost 80% of US workers live from paycheck to paycheckRead more
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European Capital of… the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Amsterdam, 3 November 2005 Conference paper given by David Fleming at the annual conference of International Association of City Museums, before the International Slavery Museum … European Capital of… the Transatlantic Slave TradeRead more
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The Explicable Mystery of the National Debt
America’s current “national debt” is tallied to be $21.5 trillion. When politicians and economic pundits talk (worry, fret, wring their hands, gnash their teeth) about … The Explicable Mystery of the National DebtRead more
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The Capital that Made Capitalism
http://www.publicseminar.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Family_of_African_American_slaves_on_Smiths_Plantation_Beaufort_South_Carolina-crop-473×375.jpg Family of African American slaves on Smith’s Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina, circa 1862. © Timothy H. O’Sullivan | learnnc.org Racialized chattel slaves were the … The Capital that Made CapitalismRead more
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How Big Business Bailed Out the Nazis
Considering the outcome of this year’s presidential primaries, where the best-financed candidates were defeated, I’ve been asked repeatedly whether corporate money in politics really matters. … How Big Business Bailed Out the NazisRead more
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Economic justice is a moral issue
“A Moral Challenge to Economists” Rev. Dr. William Barber
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One year after discovering your data was hacked, Equifax still hasn’t paid a price
A year after Equifax discovered signs of a data breach that exposed 147 million Americans to potential identity theft, the company has yet to be … One year after discovering your data was hacked, Equifax still hasn’t paid a priceRead more