Dahr Jamail | New Mexico Governor Martinez Accused of "Wholesale Disregard of the Law" Dahr Jamail, Truthout: The state of New Mexico, already steeped in poverty and the growing impacts of anthropogenic climate disruption, is now being hit with the catastrophic impact of the laissez-faire policies of Gov. Susana Martinez and her administration. Read the Article Ladydrawers: Out of the Factories Part Two Anne Elizabeth Moore, Ellen Lindner and Melissa Gira Grant, Truthout: For many women in Cambodia, occupational alternatives are limited to sex work or garment work and conditions are such that sex work may be the preferred option. View the Comic Cecily McMillan Verdict Proves Dissent Is Dangerous Anne Meador, DC Media Group: The conviction of Occupy Wall Street protester Cecily McMillan for assault on a police officer shows that the judiciary is corrupt and dissent will not be tolerated. We can no longer call ourselves a democratic society. Read the Article In Greece, Austerity Kills Julien Mercille, Truthout: The austerity policies imposed by Greece's government since the beginning of the financial crisis have literally killed people, with health outcomes by all measures significantly worse since 2007. Read the Article The Era of Financialization Staff, Dollars & Sense and Triple Crisis: This interview with economist and author Costas Lapavitsas looks at the transformations at the ''molecular'' level of capitalism driving changes in the economic performance and policies of both wealthy and developing countries. Read the Interview How Milton Friedman Fomented the Barmy "Corporations Exist to Maximize Shareholder Value" Myth Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism: "Maximizing shareholder value" is an idea made up and promoted by economists, starting with Milton Friedman and his Chicago School cronies. And like many ideas that came out of the Chicago School, the public as large has suffered from treating a sound bite like a serious policy proposal. Read the Article USA: The World's Newest Third World Nation The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: The US looks a lot more like a third-world nation than the wealthiest country in the world. Despite our nation's vast wealth, 14.5 percent of US households were "food insecure" as of 2010, and as of 2011, about 1.5 million US household were struggling with "extreme poverty." Read the Article Save the Internet! Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance: To ensure the internet is open to all on an equal basis, we must act now to prevent mega-corporations from destroying internet freedom. It is time for escalating actions against the FCC before its vote on May 15 to end net neutrality. Read the Article Cliven Bundy's Window Into the War on the Poor Andrea Flynn, Next New Deal: It's tempting dismiss Cliven Bundy - the Nevada rancher who suggested that blacks were better off under slavery - as a fringe conservative unworthy of any more airtime. But his remarks provide a window into the underbelly of today's conservative movement and are worth a closer look. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Refuse to Allow Debate on the Minimum Wage, and More In today's On the News segment: A majority of the Senate wants to increase the federal minimum wage, but 42 Republicans are refusing to allow a debate on the issue; a foreclosure fraud whistleblower says that the government is letting some major banks off the hook; the people of the UK are fed up with austerity; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Paul Krugman | How to Save the Planet, at Minimal Expense Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: There is absolutely no reason to believe in a one-for-one link between real GDP and greenhouse gases. We should be optimistic about the ability of a market economy to reduce emissions given incentives. The technological prospects for a low-emission economy have gotten dramatically better. Read the Article Bill Moyers | Is Net Neutrality Dead? Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: Speaking about the latest developments with the FCC's net neutrality rules are two keen observers of media and the world of cyberspace. David Carr covers the busy intersection of media with business, government and culture for The New York Times, and Susan Crawford is a visiting professor at Harvard Law School. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript |
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