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If Only
When it comes to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid today, Democrats might be the champions they were during the days of the New Deal.
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As Another Confrontation Looms, Will Obama Stand His Ground?
Paul Krugman: If Mr. Obama stands his ground in the debt ceiling confrontation, the fiscal cliff deal wonu2019t look bad in retrospect.
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Save Social Security: Paul Krugman for Treasury Secretary
A push is on to get the Nobel Prize winner in economics the position in the new Obama administration.
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Fox News Takes on the No Billionaires Campaign
The NoBillionairesCampaign just received its biggest boost yet: harsh criticism from Fox News, the network owned by billionaire Rupert Murdoch.
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Why Schools Used to Be Better
It's one of the ironies of education reform that despite wave after wave, schools are seen by many as in worse shape as before all the changes. Here's a …
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My Striking Vacation
I spoke to several workers and learned of their grievances. “We work hard,” said a cook who had worked at the hotel for 12 years. "We run our own …
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Living Your Life Honestly
“Good teaching is living your life honestly in front of students.” I don't recall exactly when Jim Koplin first told me that, but I know that he had to …
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Don’t Feed The Debt-Ceiling Trolls
As conservative right-wing politicians continue to bring down our economy by refusing to raise the debt-ceiling limit, maybe the answer is simply to call their bluff.
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A Newsworthy Investment
The Orange County Register is defying conventional wisdom by offering readers more and better coverage to boost business.
Those Who Say “I Support the Troops” Should Just Stop, Out of Respect for the Troops
Michael Moore: I don't support the troops, America, and neither do you.