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Universal Basic Income Is Easier Than It Looks

Calls for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) have been increasing, most recently as part of the Green New Deal introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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Want to Grow the U.S. Economy? Cancel Student Debt, New Report Shows

Cancelling all student debt could boost U.S. GDP by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and lead to an increase of up to 1.5 million new jobs, according to a new report by the Levy Economics Institute.

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For Elizabeth Warren and Allies, A Fight Over Clinton’s Hires

Warren’s coalition is developing a hit list of the types of people they’ll oppose — what one source called "hell no" appointments — in a Clinton administration.

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Globalization and its New Discontents

Stiglitz: How can something that our political leaders – and many an economist – said would make everyone better off be so reviled? The rules of the game now need to be changed, with measures to tame globalization.

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How Much Do Shady Financial Practices Cost Us? Try $22.7 Trillion

The average U.S. household loses over $100,000 to destructive activities of bankers and financiers.

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This Candidate for Baltimore Mayor Is Building A Platform for Real Economic Justice

Joshua Harris, running for mayor of Baltimore on the Green Party ticket, is a seasoned political activist who says the biggest issue facing Baltimore is the unequal “distribution of capital.”

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"Inequality Is Not Inevitable": A New Plan to Fix the Rules Structuring Our System

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has led a report called "Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy," which seeks to simultaneously reform the financial sector and wrest power from the 1% while redistributing wealth to workers.

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