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The Truth About “Class War” in America
Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2011 in Washington, DC. Ryan, among other Republicans, has described Obama's deficit reduction plan as “class warfare.” …
Jobs Act’s Pre-Emptive Concessions Show More Pressure Needed Within and Outside Washington
President Barack Obama holds a copy of the American Jobs Act while delivering remarks at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, September 14, 2011. (Photo: Doug Mills/The …
The Math Behind “Class Warfare” – a Middle Class Under Attack
Washington - President Obama said on Monday that his proposal would bring taxes for millionaires in line with those paid by the middle class. This “is not class warfare; …
Postal Service: Death by Bathtub Drowning
A resident of Lawrence, Kansas, sends mail at the US Post Office on April 18, 2011. (Photo: Steve Hebert / The New York Times) President Obama announced …
Republicans Battling Windmills Instead of Budgeting
The question that everyone should be asking is: Why is the House GOP only proposing a short-term continuing resolution? This should be the moment when either individual …
Four Trillion-Dollar Tax Cuts = Four Trillion-Dollar Budget Cuts
This past Monday, September 19, President Obama revealed his proposals for how to pay for his $447 billion tax cut/jobs bill announced last week. In the same speech, he …
Can Solyndra’s Breakthrough Solar Technology Outlive the Company’s Demise?
The politically charged investigation into Solyndra's collapse has overshadowed the fact that the fate of a groundbreaking technology hangs in the balance. The politically charged investigation into …
Iraq: We Lost $1.2 Billion in Equipment Going in; How Much Will We Lose Getting Out?
(Image: JR / Truthout) On December 31, 2011, the United States has committed to the government of Iraq that they will be removing their troops and contractor …
Thirty Days in Kabul, or Afghanistan Seen Through a Keyhole
Afghan police officers, September 14, 2011. (Photo: Kuni Takahashi / The New York Times) As I finalize this article, The Associated Press (9/14) reports that the US …
Happy Constitution Day
(Actually, it was on Saturday.) I just read Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan (W.W. Norton, 2009), by Kim Phillips-Fein. It’s …