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The Leadership Vacuum
Washington - Failure of political leadership knows no party. The past few days have offered an unfortunate demonstration of this sad maxim: House Speaker John Boehner ducking his appropriate …
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Obama and the Failure of the Deficit Hawks
Washington - For 30 years, conservative ideologues have played moderate deficit hawks for suckers. You'd think this might endow those middle-of-the-road deficit-busters with a touch of humility. …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | Obama and the Failure of the Deficit Hawks
Washington - For 30 years, conservative ideologues have played moderate deficit hawks for suckers. You'd think this might endow those middle-of-the-road deficit-busters with a touch of humility. Fat chance. …
Ruth Marcus | The Leadership Vacuum
Washington - Failure of political leadership knows no party. The past few days have offered an unfortunate demonstration of this sad maxim: House Speaker John Boehner ducking his appropriate …
WikiLeaks Cables Anticipate Human Rights Violations in Lead-Up to Rio Olympics
The even-increasing trove of US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks is shedding light on the realities the people of Rio de Janeiro will be facing as that city prepares …
Angry Demonstrations in Wisconsin as Cuts Loom
Madison, Wisconsin - As four game wardens awkwardly stood guard, protesters, scores deep, crushed into a corridor leading to the governor’s office here on Wednesday, their screams echoing through …
Firms Throw Up New Hurdle: Unemployed Need Not Apply
Washington - As if finding work weren't hard enough already, a federal agency warns that some employers are excluding jobless workers from consideration for openings. The practice has surfaced …
Financial Governance and the Crisis: New Developments on the Horizon
In what follows, I flag a number of new developments that relate to developing country and international financial institutions responses to the ongoing economic crisis. 1. Central Banks to …
Robert Scheer | Home Sweet Wall Street
A most dastardly deed occurred last Friday, when the Obama administration issued a 29-page policy statement totally abandoning the federal government's time-honored role in helping Americans achieve the goal …
Reasons for Rising Food Prices? Supply, Demand, Climate
Political unrest in the Arab world and elsewhere is supposedly being caused by the actions of none other than … Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke! That is ridiculous, …