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Credit to Small Enterprise: The Silent Crisis
When the focus is on advanced economies, a fast-growing financial sector is actually detrimental to aggregate productivity growth.
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Election Countdown 2012: Three Polls Show Obama Widening His Lead Over Romney, and More
In today's Election Countdown 2012 news: Three polls released in the last 24 hours show Obama widening his lead over the [Romney] to as much as nine points; in …
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Twelve Things You Should Know About Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan
Ryan (R-WI) was the architect of the GOP budget, which the New York Times has described as u201cthe most extreme budget plan passed by a house of Congress in …
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Romney Picks Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as Running Mate
Ryan is seen as a rising star in the GOP and a favorite among conservative activists who view him as deeply committed to their fiscal principles.
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In the Shadow of Paraguay’s Coup: Social Movements Mobilize for Democracy
The coup gave birth to new forms of repression. It also unwittingly created a new panorama of leftist social movements.
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Corporate “Sin-Washing” – Embracing the Olympic Brand Pays Off for Sponsors
Sportswriter Dave Zirin: More than any other enterprise, if a company associates themselves with an Olympics, it really creates a positive feeling in the mind of the consumer.
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Mitt’s Many Mansions and the Foreclosure Crisis
It is time for reporters following Mitt to start asking him some questions about the crisis we face in our housing markets.
Obama’s “Fast and Furious” Assault on Medical Marijuana
Ever since California voters approved Proposition 215, which legalized marijuana for medical use in 1996, law enforcement lobbyists had been urging the federal government to enforce prohibition and choke …
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Meet Four Fictional Veterans the Whole Country Can Learn From
What if the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion were veterans lost on the yellow brick road home from war?
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: New York City Is Poised to Become the Surveillance Capital of America, and More
In today's On the News segment: New York City is poised to become the surveillance capital of America; Chevron is responsible for nearly poisoning an entire American city; Google was …