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Category Archives: CAPITALISM
Blowin’ in the Idiot Wind
By Maureen Dowd The New York Times Bob Dylan may have done the impossible: broken creative new ground in selling out. The idea that the raspy troubadour of ’60s freedom anthems would go to a dictatorship and not sing … Continue reading
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Executive Pay Soars In 2010, While Millions Lose Their Jobs and Homes
By Daniel Costello New York Times UNLIKE some previous years, 2010 registered broad gains in executive pay, benefiting C.E.O.’s from nearly all parts of the economy. HAPPY days are back — in the corner office, at least. After shrinking during … Continue reading
Posted in CAPITALISM, EVIL CORPORATIONS, GREED, POLICY
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An Education In For-Profit Education: Infographic
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At Least We Still Can Go Broke
I got a letter today from Alan Grayson. I don’t think he’ll mind me publishing it here since he is running for Congress. But – I think CIO readers will find this fascinating. Dear Cheryl: Unless you’ve been living in … Continue reading
Posted in AUSTERITY, bankruptcy, CAPITAL, CAPITALISM, ECONOMY, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, POLICY, Tax cuts, Tax cuts for the rich
Tagged austerity, CAPITAL, DEMOCRACY, Democratic Leadership, government shutdown, Republicans
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Only 59% of Americans Support “Free Market” Capitalism
By Maxwell Strachen HUFFINGTON POST Nearly three years after the financial system first came perilously close to collapse, American support for an unregulated free market appears to have cratered. A new report by GlobeScan, an international opinion research consultancy, suggests … Continue reading
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Help Put An End To Wall Street’s Handout
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The One Percent
Great Documentary by Jamie Johnson (heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune) – you can find it on YouTube or Netflix:
Inequality: Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%
By Joseph E. Stiglitz VANITY FAIR But one big part of the reason we have so much inequality is that the top 1 percent want it that way. The most obvious example involves tax policy. Lowering tax rates on capital … Continue reading
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