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Carelessly Mistaking Theater For Policy
Candidates for the Republican presidential nomination engaged in a debate at Fox News forum. (Photo: Todd Heisler / The New York Times) One crucial thing you need …
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State of Nature
I’ve been reading a lot of books lately, some of which I’ve mentioned here: The Submerged State by Suzanne Mettler, Invisible Hands by Kim Phillips-Fein, The Wealth and Poverty …
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Notable Death of the Year: RIP Austerity Economics, 1921-2011
This is the time of year when we're reminded of all the famous people who died over the last twelve months, a list which includes two of my favorite …
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Marginalizing Ron Paul
It is official now. The Ron Paul campaign, despite surging in the Iowa polls, is not worthy of serious consideration, according to a New York Times editorial; “Ron Paul …
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Violence and Evolution: Where Do We Stand?
(Photo: Paul Jacobson / Flickr) How do we measure violence? The question has come up because of recent studies by Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker, featured …
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Give a Gift That Matters
(Photo: Rob Stinnett / Flickr) It wasn't that long ago that the act of "gift giving" didn't require a maddening trip to Walmart or a desperate online …
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Republicans Try to Impose Selfishness on American People
Texas Governor Rick Perry. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times) In the iconic Christmas film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” an angel offers the beleaguered main …
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A Brainpower Revolution
Washington - This is a moment when policymakers should be thinking big, not small. History will little note nor long remember that the payroll tax holiday was extended for …
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Partisan Shenanigans, Political Nonsense
President Barack Obama spoke out against growing income inequality in the United States at a speech on December 6 in Kansas. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times) …
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Occupy Rigged Elections: A Call for the Second American Revolution in 2012
A protester with the Occupy movement is led away by law enforcement after interrupting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a campaign event for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. …