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The Supreme Court got it supremely wrong when it held that corporations had the same rights as people to spend money in elections.

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Liz Kennedy
Credit: Tarsandsaction FlickrYesterday, in a rare win against dirty fossil fuels, the Obama Admini
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J. Mijin Cha
“Every week I would work different hours, and budgeting to make rent and cover my expenses became difficult because I didn’t know how much I would earn each month,” explains Janet, a former Tommy Hilfiger salesperson.
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Amy Traub
It’s not often that good news comes out of Washington. Today is an exception: the Obama Administration is expected to deny TransCanada’s Keystone XL tar sand pipeline application.
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J. Mijin Cha
we have to constantly ask a fundamental question: what is our economy for? What is the purpose of the game and therefore, what principles should guide the rules we set?
In the media
Heather C. McGhee
The only thing that separates progressives and conservatives when it comes to taxes is more or less a matter of percentages: what is the best tax rate for each income bracket? Or, how much income tax should corporations pay? In fact, these debates are all variations on the same theme -- taxing
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J. Mijin Cha
The Corporate Reform Coalition – made up of institutional investors managing a combined total of $800 billion in assets, as well as public officials, legal scholars, good government groups and CEOs – will hold a telephone press conference to discuss a petition calling on the Securities and Exchange
Press release/statement
Few professions have been spared from the corrupting effects of today's intense focus on profits and the bottom line within corporate America. The medical profession has been one of the most notable casualties of this push, as top drugmakers have showered doctors with ethically questionable or
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David Callahan
Two years after this disastrous decision it’s time to accept that it’s wrong, out-of-touch with modern political reality, and needs to be overturned.
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Adam Lioz
Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times
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Amy Traub