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Chris Hedges: Bandaging the Corpse

Biden’s bailout will not alter the structural inequities and other fundamental underpinnings of America’s death spiral.

by Chris Hedges

A “Slap in the Face:” Anger at Pelosi, Democrats Over Paltry $600 Stimulus Check

Lawmakers finally agreed to a new coronavirus stimulus package yesterday and like the CARES Act, it appears to include huge new tax breaks for corporations and the very wealthy.

A “Slap in the Face:” Anger at Pelosi, Democrats Over Paltry $600 Stimulus Check

Lawmakers in Washington agreed to a new $900 billion coronavirus stimulus package yesterday. The bill, like the previous CARES Act, appears to include huge new tax breaks for corporations and the very wealthy. However, of

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Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. After completing his PhD in 2017 he published two books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams.

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A “Brazen Giveaway” GOP HEALS Act is a $30 Billion Bonanza for the Pentagon

The new $1 trillion GOP HEALS act includes billions for F-35 fighters, Apache Helicopters, and other welfare programs for the Pentagon.

A “Brazen Giveaway” GOP HEALS Act is a $30 Billion Bonanza for the Pentagon

On Monday the Senate GOP released their outline for a new $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. A successor to March’s

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Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. After completing his PhD in 2017 he published two books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams.

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The Dem’s $3 Trillion Dollar HEROES Act Can Not Brace Us for the Coming Shock

As the Trump show continues and each side of the political aisle takes aim at each other, the economy’s freefall is quickly reaching catastrophic levels.

The Dem’s $3 Trillion Dollar HEROES Act Can Not Brace Us for the Coming Shock

The actual number of people who stand to benefit the most from last month's CARES Act could fit into Dodger Stadium and still have plenty of elbow room to catch any foul balls that might come their way. Just 43,000 of the richest

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Raul Diego

Raul Diego is a former MintPress News Staff Writer, independent photojournalist, researcher, writer and documentary filmmaker.

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No Stimulus for the Weary: The US is Now Sitting on an Inflation Time Bomb

The White House budget office doesn’t know if the $2.2 Trillion-dollar stimulus package and Trump’s $1,200 stimulus checks might cause an inflationary spiral. But many economists have no doubt it will.

No Stimulus for the Weary: The US is Now Sitting on an Inflation Time Bomb

The consequences of the $2.2 trillion stimulus package are being ignored, even by the White House budget office that put it together, admitting that the package had "come together so quickly," that they had no time "to do the customary modeling of its

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Raul Diego

Raul Diego is a former MintPress News Staff Writer, independent photojournalist, researcher, writer and documentary filmmaker.

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As One of the Largest Bailouts in History Looms, “Crisis-Ridden” Corporations Reap Record Profits

Once again it appears that big business will get bailed out while the American people get sold out.

As One of the Largest Bailouts in History Looms, “Crisis-Ridden” Corporations Reap Record Profits

Hospitals overflowing with sick and dying patients. Overworked staff risking their lives wearing garbage bags as makeshift protective equipment against an invisible but deadly virus. Refrigerated containers left outside medical facilities, filling with the dead. Mass graves being dug in the city. It is like something out of a horror movie. But it

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Alan Macleod

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. After completing his PhD in 2017 he published two books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams.

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Tenth Anniversary Of Financial Collapse, Preparing For The Next Crash

We can look to Iceland for an example of how to handle the next crisis. In 2008, they jailed the bankers, let the banks fail without taking on their debt and put controls in place to protect the economy.

Tenth Anniversary Of Financial Collapse, Preparing For The Next Crash

Ten years ago, there was panic in Washington, DC, New York City and financial centers around the world as the United States was in the midst of an economic collapse. The crash became the focus of the presidential campaign between Barack Obama and John McCain and was followed by protests that created a popular movement, which continues to this

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Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese is a lawyer, advocate & activist Organize with Popular Resistance, he co-directs ItsOurEconomy.US and Clearing the FOG.

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers is a pediatrician, advocate for single payer health care and justice. She co-directs Popular Resistance and co-hosts Clearing the FOG.

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