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Deep Divisions Cloud Obama’s Legacy
If the point of being president is to do things with lasting effect, Mr. Obama has delivered. So why the bashing?
Massive EU Infrastructure Priority Projects Lack Mandatory Environmental Assessment
EU heads of state gathering today and tomorrow will discuss the European Energy Security Strategy promoting a number of massive infrastructure projects which include gas pipelines, LNG terminals and …
Why Did Economy Shrink So Dramatically During the First Quarter of 2014?
Robert Pollin: Five years after the Great Recession, austerity as the dominant policy agenda is keeping the recovery weak.
Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, US Faces Greatest Curbs on Voting Rights Since Reconstruction
In a week marking the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, Mississippi was in the news when African-American voters crossed party lines to help Republican Sen. Thad Cochran narrowly defeat …
Fannie Lou Hamer and the Racist Dixiecrats
Bob Moses describes how in 1874 the white racist Democratic Party violently overthrew the Governor of Mississippi (who had been elected by a mostly black Republican Party), and how …
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The Boehner Lawsuit: The Caucus Room Conspiracy Continues
Any lawsuit that Speaker Boehner brings against the president will just be part of these same old dirty Republican tactics.
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An Innovation Lesson From Germany: Less Disruption, More Quality
Paul Krugman: Maybe we need to do less disruption and instead put more effort into doing whatever we do well.
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Shredding the Fourth Amendment in the Post-Constitutional US: Four Ways It No Longer Applies
In Post-Constitutional America, the government might as well have taken scissors to the original copy of the Constitution stored in the National Archives, then crumpled up the Fourth Amendment …
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“Trans Health Care Now!” Lawsuit Seeks End to Health Care Discrimination for Transgender New Yorkers
The lawsuit follows a number of recent victories for transgender health care.
Saving American Cities
If the Fed was serious about strengthening the basic economy, it would bail out American cities, says Robert Pollin.