austerity
“Time to challenge basic assumptions,” says Trumka
October 11, 2011Americans must challenge and rethink three basic assumptions that have guided the country and the economy for the last 30 years and run both into the ditch, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says.
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Free online movie, Debtocracy, tells story of Greek debt crisis
September 29, 2011Debtocracy, a free online movie distributed under Creative Commons license, exposes roots of Greece and Europe's debt crisis and offers an alternative to austerity policies.
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British education cuts: a member of Parliament speaks out
December 14, 2010The yawning gap between the richest and the rest has to be addressed and wealth must be redistributed.
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Portugal: Economic struggle goes to the streets
June 7, 2010On Wednesday June 2, the Portuguese parliament voted by a thin margin to accept the austerity package presented by Socialist (PS) Party Prime Minister Jose Socrates.
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