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Nomi Prins, AlterNet: Four debates later, and it s clear that Big Finance will continue to drive our economy. Banks trump citizens, and absent severe reconstruction of the banking system, the cycle will absolutely, unequivocally continue.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/12358-how-wall-street-won-the-election-long-before-the-first-vote-was-cast



Paying Taxes to Your Boss: A Step Toward 21st Century Feudalism

Tim Price, Next New Deal: Employers collecting taxes from their workers for the privilege of having a job is already legal in 19 states. Did I forget to mention that these employers aren t even required to tell their workers that this is how their ''income taxes'' are being used?

http://truth-out.org/news/item/12366-paying-taxes-to-your-boss-a-step-toward-21st-century-feudalism



A Part-Time Life, as Hours Shrink and Shift

Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times News Service: The new American job is part-time work, part-time pay and part-time living standard. The retail and wholesale sector has cut a million full-time jobs since 2006.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/12368-a-part-time-life-as-hours-shrink-and-shift



The Electoral College: Another Front in the War Against Labor

Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks, The Daily Take: Historically, the Electoral College was established to protect cheap labor, such as slavery. Today, it s still about preserving cheap labor in America, and it s still all about giving more power and influence to the barons of the cheap-labor states.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/12452-the-electoral-college-another-front-in-the-war-against-labor



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