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The Problem Isn’t Outsourcing. It’s that the Prosperity of Big Business Has Become Disconnected From the Well-Being of Most Americans
The American economy has moved way beyond outsourcing abroad or even u201cin-sourcing.u201d Most big companies headquartered in America donu2019t send jobs overseas and donu2019t bring jobs here from abroad.
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Mitt’s Kampaign Klown Kar
The intervening years have leavened the atavistic dread I feel for all things clown-related thanks to that gruesome little painting above the Alabama bed of my youth, to the …
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Military Industry Descends on Capitol Hill to Fight for Their Perceived Right to Profit
You know itu2019s a big moment for defenders of the United Statesu2019 bloated military budget when some of the all-time superstars of the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex descend on Capitol Hill …
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FDA and GE: Extra Radiation? Who Cares?
Food and Drug Administration officials reacted to suspected whistleblowing by some of its scientists, about excessive radiation from medical imaging devices, by spying on several. But the larger issue …
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Think Political Conventions Don’t Matter? Think Again!
With an incumbent guaranteed renomination, will the Charlotte convention this summer matter?
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It’s a Great Day to Act to Cut the Pentagon Budget
Conventional wisdom is that the automatic cuts in the Budget Control Act won't happen; at the end of the day, they will be replaced by a package of revenue …
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Mitt Romney: Not Exactly a Captain of Industry
It appears that the Obama campaign has decided to ignore the queasiness of Democrats who have Wall Street ties and go after Mitt Romneyu2019s record at Bain Capital. And …
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Problem of His Own Making
Mitt Romney has every right to cloak his personal and professional finances in secrecy — and voters have every right to assume he has something embarrassing to hide. If …
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Presto! The DISCLOSE Act Disappears
The DISCLOSE Act is meant to reveal who's donating $10,000 or more to super PACs and trade groups.
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Four Spending Myths That Could Wreck Our World: How Not to Solve an American Crisis
If lawmakers skipped the myth-making and began putting Americau2019s resources into a series of domestic investments that would spur the economy now, their acts would yield dividends for years …