Economy

Bain Capital Workers Face Down Mitt Romney Over the Outsourcing of Their Jobs

By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now!

After repeatedly touting his business experience as an asset towards reviving the U.S. economy, Romney has been put on the defensive by Bain workers who are fighting back against the outsourcing of their jobs.

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GOP: A Party That Hates Women

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5 Weird -- and Terrifying -- Consequences of Climate Change You May Not Know About

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Paul Ryan's 'Path to Prosperity' Is Really a Bad Trip on the Road to Economic Ruin

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Teaching People to Hate Their Own Govt. Is at the Core of the Project to Destroy the Middle Class

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Temp Worker Nation: If You Do Get Hired, It Might Not Be for Long

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Inside ALEC's Powerful, Right-Wing Indoctrination Machine

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Right-Wing Media Completely Distorts Educational Initiative for Undocumented Students

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Uncle Sam Needs YOU for a Bailout: 6 Reasons Another Big Banking Crisis Is Coming Our Way

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The Major Economic Ideas We Live By Are Shockingly Flimsy

Johnathan Schlefer / Harvard University Press

Even Adam Smith Would be Appalled by Romney's Tax Evasions

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The Paul Ryan Insider Trading Story Won’t Die Because It’s Legitimate

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Bill Black: Slate's William Saletan Epitomizes Media's Bizarre Infatuation with Paul Ryan

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Sad But True: Corporate Crime Does Pay

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