NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to look at endemic poverty in the United States. As the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses took place … Poor People’s Campaign Push Presidential Debate on PovertyRead more
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Does this toll road a free choice economy
Michael Hudson J is for Junk Economics Privatizing is like conquering a new country SHARMINI PERIES: So Michael, now one of the things that you … Does this toll road a free choice economyRead more
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Economic language of parallel universe
Michael Hudson SHARMINI PERIES: It’s The Real News Network. I’m Sharmini Peries, coming to you from Baltimore. “J is for Junk Economics: A Guide to … Economic language of parallel universeRead more
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Imagining a World Without Capitalism
On September 24, 1599, not far from where Shakespeare was struggling to finish Hamlet, the first corporation with tradable shares was born. Liberalism’s fatal hypocrisy … Imagining a World Without CapitalismRead more
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British government continues to aid repression in human rights-abusing countries
The British government is continuing to approve the export of hi-tech surveillance equipment and software of the type that is being used by states abusing … British government continues to aid repression in human rights-abusing countriesRead more
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Agrarian Crisis Can Even be Described as Civilizational Crisis
Acclaimed journalist and Founder-Editor of the People’s Archive of Rural India, P Sainath attributes the existential crisis confronting India’s agrarian society to macro-economic policies set … Agrarian Crisis Can Even be Described as Civilizational CrisisRead more
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Oakland Mothers Facing Eviction After Two Months Occupying Vacant House
JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We turn now to Oakland, California, where a group of mothers fighting homelessness are waging a battle against real estate speculators and demanding … Oakland Mothers Facing Eviction After Two Months Occupying Vacant HouseRead more
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How the US Runs Iraq
What ever happened to Iraq? Is it not an independent country with a democratic government thanks to the 2003 U.S. invasion? So says Washington. The … How the US Runs IraqRead more
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How Democracies Die
Leo Tolstoy wrote that happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. So too with failed democracies. There … How Democracies DieRead more
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America Escalates its “Democratic” Oil War in the Near East
The mainstream media are carefully sidestepping the method behind America’s seeming madness in assassinating Islamic Revolutionary Guard general Qassim Suleimani to start the New Year. … America Escalates its “Democratic” Oil War in the Near EastRead more