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New York’s Tax Overhaul, Said to Raise Taxes on the Rich, Actually Doesn’t
The tax overhaul that New York state passed this week has been widely described in news reports as raising taxes on the rich and cutting them for the middle class — even …
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The Private Insurance Market
I’m currently in the process of buying long-term care insurance—you know, so my daughter won’t have to take care of me when I’m old. I have a good agent …
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Insurers Use PR Playbook to Keep Us in the Dark About Health Insurance
If you wonder why the health insurance industry has to set up front groups and secretly funnel cash to industry-funded coalitions to influence public policy, take a look at …
US-China Trade Policy and the Class War in the US
The Commerce Department's release of trade figures last week showed another large deficit with China for October, albeit slightly lower than the record hit the previous month. This figure …
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Detainee in Iraq Poses a Dilemma as US Exit Nears
Washington — As United States troops prepare to exit Iraq at the end of the month, the Obama administration is facing a significant dilemma over what to do with …
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Don’t Call Gingrich a “Lobbyist“
Mea culpa, I misspoke, my bad. I stand corrected. I have called Newt Gingrich a lobbyist. Apparently, he hates that tag, even though he has indeed gotten …
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Climate Deal Struck in Durban; Critics Say It Falls Short
Durban, South Africa - Two weeks of contentious United Nations talks over climate change concluded Sunday morning with an agreement by more than 190 nations to work toward a …
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Three Women’s Rights Leaders Accept Nobel Peace Prize
Paris - In a ceremony in Oslo that repeatedly invoked gender equality and the democratic strivings of the Arab Spring, the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was presented to three …
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Quality of Air? That’s as Murky as Western Sky
Denver - Oh say, can you see across the Grand Canyon? Not as well as you used to on some days. The question of how clean the …
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Euro Crisis Pits Germany and US in Tactical Fight
Berlin - Even as European leaders put together their latest response to the euro crisis last week, a German-American clash over how best to manage a vast financial crisis …