All News Articles for 2017-08-11

Friday, August 11, 2017
"Curbing advertising, taxing carbon, a basic income, and a shorter work week" can be part of a strategy of "planned de-growth." (Photo: Generation Grundeinkommen/flickr/cc) Universal Basic Income Needed to Break 'Addiction to Economic Growth Killing Us'
Anthropologist Jason Hickel presents basic income as part of strategy of "planned de-growth," which will "increase human well-being and happiness while reducing our economic footprint."
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Trump's Profits at D.C. Hotel Show Clear Violation of Constitution, Lawmakers Say
After raising prices, Trump International Hotel has earned $18 million and made a profit of $2 million so far this year
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Gov. Scott Walker has been pushing through a $3 billion dollar tax-payer funded deal to bring the Taiwanese company Foxconn to Wisconsin, with little transparency. Critics Wary of Wisconsin Gov. Walker's Plan to Push Through Foxconn Deal
Residents question whether the jobs provided by manufacturer would be worth the investment
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As the state of Nebraska stands poised to make a potentially life-altering decision about permitting this poisonous bitumen to be inflicted on its population Keystone XL Foes Vow to Put Their Bodies on the Line to Protect the Planet
"Our water, property rights, climate, and the Sovereign Rights of Native Nations are in the public interest and must be protected."
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As US Bombs Kill More Afghan Women and Kids, McCain's Plan? More War
"Ordinary Afghans—who are always left out of the calculations of American experts—are the first to suffer and the last to be included in war plans."
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With 142 deaths from opioid overdoses per day, drug policy experts have demanded that the government increase access to treatment instead of dealing with the opioid crisis as a law enforcement issue. 'Wrong Way to Go': Experts Warn Trump Opioid Declaration Could Revitalize Failed War on Drugs
"This is not a problem that we can incarcerate our way out of."
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According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, corporate profits are "near all-time highs." Wages for most workers, meanwhile, have been stagnant for decades. Corporations Complain Their Taxes So High, But New Study Busts That Myth
Minimum-wage workers can't afford to rent a one-bedroom apartment, but the GOP thinks it's massive corporations that need an income boost
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8 in 10 Americans Fear Nuclear War as Trump Says US 'Locked and Loaded'
Psychologists say public anxiety is what you would expect from president's "fire and fury"-style rhetoric as poll shows huge majority "fearful" of nuclear war with North Korea
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