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"It's the Democracy, Stupid!": The "Vague" Goals of the Other 99%

David J. Dunn, PhD | Posted 12.31.2011

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David J. Dunn, PhD

To help my students think about the way the market works, and especially how it affects real people, I have them play Monopoly. But I modify the rules to make the game more realistic.

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Artists' Famous Last Words

Posted 12.31.2011

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While great art lives forever, great artists don't. And aside all of the panic, pain and stress death brings, there is also the pressure to come out w...

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The Evil Master

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yoani Sanchez

One of the most frequent topics of discussions when talking about Cuba, is whether the reality in which we live can really be called "socialist." For...

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Marx On The Upper West Side

HuffPost Citizen Reporting | Justin T. Cass | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Local Citizen Reporting Team Here in New York City, the seat of global finance, Karl Marx received a standing ovation on Satur...

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Fishing for Our Souls

J. Pittman McGehee | Posted 05.25.2011

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J. Pittman McGehee

One of the most important lifelong tasks I continue to undertake is to offer hope, insight and healing for people who feel wounded by religion.

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Republican Leaders Join In Honoring New Rotunda Statue Of Radical Socialist Woman

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

A woman whose name we all know was a proud Red, a committed Socialist, and an unapologetic Wobbly. And now she's not only buried in the National Cathedral, she's got her own statue in the Capitol.

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Jewish Liberation From The Ghetto: Excerpt From "Emancipation"

GlobalPost | Michael Goldfarb | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Goldfarb GlobalPost An excerpt from Michael Goldfarb's new book, "Emancipation: How Liberating Europe's Jews from the Ghetto Led to Revolutio...

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Thanks Glenn Beck -- This 'Socialism' Sounds Great!

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Capitalism has been given a pass while Americans struggle. When will capitalism be a word as dirty as socialism?

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Other Economists in the Room

Jane Smiley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jane Smiley

I don't disagree with Paul Krugman, but he is missing out on some big issues that also need to be discussed and understood before we actually know what is going on in our world.

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Was Marx Right? The Bailout and the Auto Industry

Howard Schweber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Schweber

We need a bailout of the auto industry to give the new contracts and the new automotive products a chance. And then we need to address the larger question about the auto industry, and about American industry in general.

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The Communist Manifesto Hits 160

Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barbara Ehrenreich

This year marks the 160th anniversary of the Communist Manifesto and capitalism, aka "free enterprise," seems willing to observe the occasion by dropping dead.

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