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Letter From Flint, Michigan
It began on December 30, 1936, at Fisher Body No. 1 in Flint, Michigan: workers occupied General Motors factories, launching one of the key struggles in U.S. labor history. …
Democrats Unlikely to Repeal Tax Cuts for the Rich
Washington - Democrats in Congress are poised to play a leading role this month in thwarting their party's effort to raise income tax rates on the wealthy. Tax cuts …
The Cry for Democratic Moral Leadership and Effective Communication
If you have not read Drew Westin's outstanding piece “What Created the Populist Explosion and How Democrats Can Avoid the Shrapnel in November” on The Huffington Post, AlterNet, and …
Robert Reich | The Stock Market Rally Versus the World’s Economic Fundamentals
What passes for business reporting in the United States is too often a series of breathless reports about the stock market. When the Dow rises precipitously, as it did …
GOP Will Take Over House, Political Guru Larry Sabato Predicts
Washington -The Democrats are likely to lose 47 seats and control of the House of Representatives in November's elections, a top political analyst says in a new forecast Thursday. …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | What’s on Obama’s Next Page?
Washington - By insisting Tuesday evening that “it's time to turn the page,” President Obama was talking about more than the Iraq War, and doing much more than reviving …
Dean Baker | Seven Key Facts About Social Security and the Federal Budget
Washington, DC - Heading into the midterm elections, Social Security has proven to be one of the hot button issues of this cycle. Despite the fact that the program …
James Kwak | Just Because You Make a Lot of Money Doesn’t Mean You Know What You’re Talking About
Hedge fund managers may be good at investing money. (Or they may just be the beneficiaries of luck, like successful stock mutual fund managers.) But that doesn’t mean they …
Another False Ending: Contracting Out the Iraq Occupation
Another false ending to the Iraq war is being declared. Nearly seven years after George Bush's infamous “Mission Accomplished” speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln, President Obama has just …
Feds File New Arizona Immigration Lawsuit, This Time to Protect Workers
The Justice Department alleges that an Arizona public college discriminated against immigrant job candidates. The case could pit states' rights against those of the federal government. Los Angeles - …