What Does ‘Recyclable’ Really Mean?
A trade group is lobbying to redefine recyclable, pressuring regulators to make plastic appear more environmentally friendly.
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Can the UN Save Palestine from US-Israeli Genocide?
The UN General Assembly can sanction Israel for violating the ICJ ruling to expel settlers from the West Bank and Jerusalem. What then?
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Naked Capitalism is a welcome alternative to the often dystopian mainstream media as well as an aid to people’s movements everywhere.
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Boeing is in a staredown with its machinists’ union over pay and other issues. With downgrade possible, what are the odds of a bailout?
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How solar-powered water pumps could alleviate shortages of potable water, particularly in poor parts of the world.
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Mark Ames’ biting classic is a reminder that Larry Summers, like so many prominent economists, has become too big to fail.
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Read more...Is US Policy Saving the Dollar or Destroying It?
How the global economy is being restructured, in no small measure due to inept, self-destructive policy moves that undermine dollar use in trade.
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Greenfield, Massachusetts’s Compost Co-op gives ex-inmates a living wage through meaningful work.
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How Naked Capitalism helps you rise above the sterile wastelands of the mainstream media.
Read more...The First Year of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Is Mired in Red Tape
How Georgia’s Medicaid work rules are operating as planned.
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Can We Afford the Welfare State?
Unpacking why the obstacle to preserving the welfare state is not national income or demographics but rentiers increasing their take.
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