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Capitalism and Economy

Protest demands “Hands off Social Security”
David Hungerford | Newark, New Jersey | 4/19/13
The People’s Organization for Progress (POP) put a Hands off Social Security picket line in front of the Essex County Social Security building, April 16.
newark, People's Organization for Progress, POP, Social Security
Utah students protest Wells Fargo
Josh West | Provo, UT | 4/11/13
Students and community members protested in front of the Wells Fargo building on April 6 to voice their opposition to Wells Fargo’s hypocritical marketing...
Corrections Corporation of America, Revolutionary Students Union, Utah Valley Dream Team, Wells Fargo
Struggle over wage theft ordinance continues in Florida
Staff | Gainesville, FL | 3/06/13
The Alachua County Wage Theft Task Force has been working to stop wage theft in Alachua Coutny, Florida for the past year. Wage theft, or the stealing of...
Alachua County Wage Theft Task Force, wage theft
Drop in GDP at the end of 2012 is a warning on austerity
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 2/11/13
On Jan. 30, the Commerce Department reported that Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, fell by a very small amount (0.1% at an annual rate) in the last three...
austerity, GDP, Gross Domestic Product
Automatic spending cuts threaten college financial aid
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 2/06/13
On March 1, the automatic spending cuts demanded by the 2011 Budget Control Act are scheduled to go into effect. These cuts were originally scheduled to...
Budget Cuts, financial aid, spending cuts
Increase in payroll tax surprises many workers
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 1/25/13
Starting Jan. 1, payroll taxes paid by workers went up from 4.2% to 6.2%. This increase will affect about 77% of all households.
Capitalism, income tax, payroll taxes, Tax the rich, worker's rights
Republicans ‘blink’ and agree to raise debt ceiling for 3 months
Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 1/25/13