it is the concrete economic security interest of regional and international players PAUL JAY: Welcome to the Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay. On July … Underneath this sectarianism and war on terrorRead more
The Panama Papers revealed a systemic challenge to global governance, in which the big players are major banks, multinationals and the biggest financial centres of … Panama Papers: Who were the big players?Read more
Misleading index and bribery by foreign companies Internationally, African countries are considered to be particularly corrupt. This reputation amounts to an immense oversimplification of a … Corruption in AfricaRead more
Sweden’s top nuclear power generators have been forced to cut output because of exceptionally warm weather in Scandinavia, and their output could be reduced for … Nuclear Plants Forced to Cut Output Due to Warm WeatherRead more
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Spurred by Milton Friedman, the concept of “helicopter money” – under which central banks would distribute money to citizens – is making headway in economic … Helicopter money and basic income: friends or foes?Read more
Growth in the US increasingly brings income inequality. A striking deterioration in this trend has occurred since the 80s, when economic recoveries delivered the vast … Who Gains When Income Grows?Read more
in Chicago, thousands of people marched Tuesday in advance of McDonald’s annual shareholder meeting today, demanding a $15 minimum wage and better working conditions. Despite … Thousands Protest McDonald’s & Amazon Shareholder MeetingsRead more
Trump is Obama’s Legacy. Will this Break up the Democratic Party? Nobody yet can tell whether Donald Trump is an agent of change with a … Wall Street FirstRead more
A stunning 42 million people now owe $1.3 trillion in student debt. A new investigative report published by the Center for Investigative Reporting peels back … Who Is Getting Rich Off the $1.3 Trillion Student Debt Crisis?Read more