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Defense of Marriage Act Under Fire in Courts and Congress
A steady, legal assault on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is underway in Washington, DC. On Thursday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) led 132 Democrats …
Robin Hood Tax Gains Ground at the G-20
The G-20 meeting in Cannes got underway this week. The sunny beach resort, playground to movie stars and media moguls was an odd choice for a somber G-20 meeting. …
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The Mitt Might Not Fit
Washington - The Republican Party's inevitable decision to nominate Mitt Romney for president is starting to look evitable after all. That's certainly not a consensus view among …
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Forget About a Dream Job, College Grads Just Taking Whatever They Can
As the economy continues to flounder, a growing number of college grads are shifting their priorities away from forging a career path in their desired field to more immediate …
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“The Whole World’s Watching“
The surreal dance that has evolved between Occupy Tulsa and the Tulsa Police Department continued Wednesday night as officers once again took control of downtown Centennial Park, arresting 13 …
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Bill Gates Champions a Financial Transactions Tax: “This Money Could Be Well Spent and Make a Difference“
While Republicans resist any attempt to address growing income inequality, more and more of America’s wealthy are asking to pay their fair share. Joining billionaire Warren Buffet, Microsoft founder …
Economy Generates 80,000 Jobs in October, Employment-to-Population Ratio Edges Higher
(Photo: photologue_np / Flickr) There is no reason to expect much of a drop in unemployment anytime soon. The economy added just 80,000 jobs in …
Tunisia Elections: The Real Thing This Time
It was only 2005 — not all that long ago — that Zine Ben Ali won his third term as Tunisia’s president with 99 percent of the vote. At …
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A Brave New World Wide Web of Economics
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Ryan Avent, the economics writer at The Economist, and I have been corresponding about the role of the …
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US Deports 46,000 Parents With Citizen Kids in Just Six Months
Between January and June of 2011, the United States carried out more than 46,000 deportations of the parents of U.S.-citizen children, according to previously unreleased federal data obtained by …