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One in Three Americans Lacked the Income Needed to “Make Ends Meet” in 2009
Today the Census Bureau released a report on trends in income, including median income, income inequality and income poverty, and health insurance coverage between 2008 and 2009. As expected …
Eugene Robinson | Master of the Palin Affect
Washington - Not to spoil the fun, but Democrats shouldn't take the Republican Party's bitter internal warfare — and the inexperienced, flaky candidates who've emerged from the fray — …
David Sirota | Synthetic Novelty Is Not Reality
A week removed from the ninth anniversary of 9/11, after all the sound and fury has temporarily subsided, we can look back and know that we have just witnessed …
News in Brief: For-Profit Schools Donating to Lawmakers to Oppose New Financial Aid Rules, and More
For-profit colleges have increased their lobbying efforts considerably in the face of proposed new financial regulations, reported ProPublica. The industry says the regulations, which would create a two-part test …
Jon Stewart | Elizabeth Warren’s Greatest Hits (video)
Elizabeth Warren's Greatest Hits from MoveOn.org Official Channel on Vimeo.
Obama Puts Bark in Consumer Watchdog: Elizabeth Warren
Washington - President Barack Obama's decision to appoint Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren on Friday to oversee the creation of the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection cheered …
Senate Passes Small-Business Jobs Bill, Opening Tax Cut Battle
Washington - With midterm elections 47 days out, the last few weeks of Congress are all about jobs, especially those created by small business. Two Republicans broke party ranks …
Robert Reich | The Crackpot Gap
After the victories of many of the insurgent primary candidates she's sponsored, Sarah Palin is off to Iowa today (Friday) for a high-profile series of political events. Is it …
Senate Delays Talks on West Coast Drilling Bans
Plans by the Senate Interior Department to pass a bill that would have blocked West Coast offshore drilling have been delayed, according to a statement from the Senate Appropriations …
Joe Conason | Will Big Tobacco’s Former Bag-Man Really Be the Next Speaker?
With their loud voices and antic style, the “tea party” activists may lead voters to expect something new and different if the Republican Party returns to power. But observing …