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When the Super-Rich Cry, “Class Warfare!“
I ran into my friend Jeff Madrick a few weeks ago. Like a rabbit out of a hat, or so it seemed, he whipped from his coat a copy …
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Why Democracy Is Public: The American Dream Beats the Nightmare
(Photo: Joel Davis-Aldridge / Flickr) Democracy, in the American tradition, has been defined by a simple morality: We Americans care about our fellow citizens; we act on …
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The Racial Wealth Gap’s Larger Than Ever. Here’s How It Will Destroy Us
This morning features two large and frustrating pieces of economic news. One: Washington's silly fight over a fake debt crisis (rather than the real debt crisis) isn't likely to …
Epic Fail
It's become all too evident that a manufactured crisis has suddenly transformed into a very, very real one.
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WikiLeaks Cables Show Haiti as Pawn in US Foreign Policy
The US tried to undermine Haiti's oil deal with Venezuela in order to protect the vested interests of US oil corporations. Under the Obama administration, the …
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Power of the Big Idea
Washington - Those who would chronicle events in Washington can find no richer source of analogy and metaphor than the Three Stooges. These days, I'm thinking of the times …
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Death and Contradiction: The Case of Iran’s Nuclear Scientists
Part I – Death On 23 July 2011 it was announced that Dariush Rezai-Nejad was shot to death …
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All That Glitters Isn’t Gold – Nor Money
Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas), is best known in the United States for his fierce criticism of the Federal Reserve. (Stephen Crowley/The New York Times) My wife …
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Getting Away With Torture: the Ill Treatment of Detainees
Should the U.S. government officials most responsible for setting interrogation and detention policies following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks be investigated, and if warranted prosecuted, under United States and …
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Why the GOP Aims to Sink the Economy
“Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.” ~ Mark Twain ~ If our …