By Thomas Neuburger. Originally published at DownWithTyranny! Donald Trump discussing the new NAFTA trade deal (source) If Trump gets re-elected, if Big Tech continues to evade accountability, if imperial adventures continue abroad, if migrant farmworkers cannot feed their families, you can trace it back to this Tuesday, and the actions a House Speaker took while […]
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Read more...Yves here. Even thought the mainstream media, as usual, duly applauded the winners of this year’s “Nobel” prize in economics, there’s been less attention paid to the recipients than usual and far more criticism, some very measured, others more critical. The winners helped develop and promote an approach to development economics they called “randomized control […]
Read more...Is the GOP willing to embrace a historical political realignment to become an ally of laborers, or at least manufacturing workers?
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