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Eugene Robinson | Newt and the Closet Kenyan
Washington - Is Newt Gingrich just pretending to have lost his mind, or has he actually gone around the bend? His lunacy certainly seems genuine enough. It's one thing …
Mistakes? I’ve Made a Few … Well, Two
It doesn’t upset me when people attack my ideas. On the contrary, I feel that most wouldn’t bother unless they were worried that I was actually affecting the course …
Negotiating a New NAFTA: What and Why This Is Needed
Agricultural Performance Has Been Particularly Disappointing At the end of 1992, the leaders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Once …
Will Tea Party’s Latest Victim Be Delaware’s Rep. Castle?
Washington - Tuesday, the last big primary election day this year, could be the biggest test yet of tea party influence, as the conservative grass-roots movement appears within striking …
Dean Baker | Forced Busing, the Deficit Commission and Social Security
Forced school busing is often held up as one of the most misguided policy measures ever put into practice. Forced busing came about as part of the process of …
Simon Johnson | Republican Nightmare: Putting Elizabeth Warren to Work Now
What can Obama do that would mobilize his political base and put his opponents on the defensive? There is an easy answer: Appoint Elizabeth Warren. President Obama is finally …
Robert Reich | The Two Categories of American Corporation – and Their Politics
Some giant American corporations depend on a buoyant American economy and a world-class industrial base in the United States. Others are far less dependent. What comes out of Washington …
Solar on the Cheap: Thanks Purple Pokeberry!
A dye made from the purple pokeberry — a common weed — proves uncommonly effective at juicing up the prospects for solar power.
Study Finds CEO Salaries Increase With Layoffs
Executives of the top 50 job-cutting firms in the US earned 42 percent more than their peers in 2009, according to a report published by the Institute for Policy …
Evidence Mounts of BP Spraying Toxic Dispersants
Shirley and Don Tillman, residents of Pass Christian, Mississippi, have owned shrimp boats, an oyster boat and many pleasure boats. They spent much time on the Gulf of Mexico …