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Martha Burk, Ms. Magazine. June 30, 2008.
The economy, war, the health care crisis and tax policies all affect women differently than men. And women have the power to change them all.

The 'Mortgage Meltdown' Was No Accident

Kai Wright, The Nation. June 30, 2008.
How the mortgage industry stole black America's hard-won wealth.

The Speculation Explanation: Framing the Energy Crisis

Matthew S. Miller, AlterNet. June 28, 2008.
The speculation explanation blurs the issues involved in our present energy crisis.

At the Height of an Energy Crisis, Fat-Cat CEOs Still Litter the Skies with Private Jets

Chuck Collins, Sarah Anderson, The Baltimore Sun. June 28, 2008.
The private-jet perk is -- literally and figuratively -- a high-profile sign of an executive reward system out of control.

The Oddly Powerless 'Global Power Elite'

Doug Henwood, Truthdig. June 28, 2008.
Are we now ruled by an international elite that has left national borders far behind? Don't bother asking author David Rothkopf.

Beating the Oil Barrons

Thomas Palley, Project Syndicate. June 27, 2008.
The scale of the oil price spike exceeds normal demand and supply factors, pointing to the role of speculation.

Why the Oil Industry Benefits from Bottled Water Sales

Richard Girard, Polaris Institute. June 26, 2008.
The PET plastic bottles used for bottled water can all be traced back the world's biggest oil giants.

Why Aren't Corporate Interests Organizing Against Policies that Hurt Them?

Nader.org. June 26, 2008.
No matter how much economic gain is at stake, business groups stick together -- it's all about the power.

Remittances to the Rescue?

Alissa Thuotte, Dollars and Sense. June 26, 2008.
Remittances decrease poverty in developing countries, but also makes them vulnerable to shifting political and economic winds abroad.

The Chamber of Commerce's Perverse Corporate Culture Continues to Shine

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. June 25, 2008.
There was a day when the Chamber was more than an ideological organization.

The American Workplace Is Stuck in the '50s

Sarah Sattelmeyer , Margy Waller, AlterNet. June 25, 2008.
Wages are in the gutter. Work-life balance is out of whack. When will workplace policy catch up with the changing landscape of America's workforce?

Why Subsidize Purchases Made on the Internet?

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. June 24, 2008.
If your local sporting goods store can collect and pay a sales tax on the running shoes that it sells, the big internet retailers can do the same.

Obama's Clearest Path to the Presidency: Talk About Wages

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. June 24, 2008.
If Obama counters the GOP's race-baiting by promoting working-class interests and a fairer trade agenda, he will win the White House.

America's Debt Complex: FBI Finally Cracks Down on Mortgage Crime Wave

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. June 24, 2008.
With trillions already lost, is the FBI's action too little too late?

Labor's Ambivalence on Immigration

Roger Waldinger, New Labor Forum. June 24, 2008.
Will the movement's leaders be followed?

Brazilian Farmers and Finnish Workers Push Back Against Mega-Forestry Firm

Linus Atarah, IPS News. June 23, 2008.
Displaced Finnish factory workers and landless peasants in Brazil have become unlikely allies in a struggle for livelihoods.

How an Indigenous Community Defeated a Logging Giant

Jessica Bell, AlterNet. June 23, 2008.
Grassy Narrows ran the longest-running blockade in North American history to stop logging on its land, but that wasn't all it took.

Paying More, Getting Less: Just Where Do America's Health Care Dollars Go?

Joel A. Harrison, Dollars and Sense. June 23, 2008.
If people grasped the size of the health care bill they already pay (through taxes), opponents of a universal single-payer system would be in trouble.

How a Shady Citigroup Subsidiary Secretly Makes Billions in the Oil Market

Pam Martens, CounterPunch. June 23, 2008.
Crude oil has risen 700 percent in seven years; the lack of oversight has allowed companies like Phibro to pull in huge and questionable profits.

Turning Your Lawn into a Victory Garden Won't Save You -- Fighting the Corporations Will

Stan Cox, AlterNet. June 23, 2008.
The corporate agriculture industry would like nothing better than to see us spend all of our free time in our gardens and not in political dissent.

Big Oil Returns to Iraq

Patrick Cockburn, The Independent UK. June 21, 2008.
The return of the four major Western oil companies will be greeted with dismay by many Iraqis who fear losing control of their vast oil reserves.

Why We're Suddenly Paying Through the Nose for Gas

Michael T. Klare, The Nation. June 21, 2008.
Oil companies, speculators and OPEC played their part, but ruinous Bush Administration policies have compounded the crisis.

Naomi Klein: What Does Obama's 'Love of Markets' Mean for Our Economic Future?

Naomi Klein, The Nation. June 19, 2008.
The head of Obama's economic policy team is one of Wal-Mart's most prominent defenders.

Did You Know AAA Is Bad for the Environment? But You Can Get Green Roadside Assistance

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. June 19, 2008.
Better World Club offers an eco-friendly alternative to AAA.

Shaky Economic Times Are Shakier for Women

Heidi Hartmann, The Women's Media Center. June 19, 2008.
In general, women need to stretch their resources to accommodate more mouths to feed and more years to live than men.

Life and Death in the Media Business

Stanley Bing, Huffington Post. June 18, 2008.
Newspapers aren't any deader right now than any other coughing, wheezing business in this lousy environment.

The Ordinary People Who Took on the Richest Oil Companies (Video)

Riki Ott, Chelsea Green Publishing. June 18, 2008.
Author Riki Ott tells the extraordinary tale of the people who took on the world's richest oil companies to protect Prince William Sound.

A Comparative Tax Story: Obama, McCain, and Ike

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. June 18, 2008.
Why this November's election may matter more to America's super-rich, in terms of the bottom-line, than any other in U.S. history.

Casinos on Wall Street; Main Street Loses Big

Nader.org. June 18, 2008.
The big time gamblers are on Wall Street and they are gambling with your money, your pensions, and your livelihoods.

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