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Who Wants Big Banks?
Thirty years ago, Merton Miller, one of the giants of modern finance, was at a banking conference when a banker said he couldnu2019t raise more capital by selling stock …
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The Best Little Chicken Sanctuary in Texas
Some people complain that their town has gone to the dogs. Bastrop, Texas has gone to the chickens u2014 and Bastropians are proud of it.
A Wall Street Gambling Tax: The Remedy to Inequality
Taxing Wall Street speculation is a great way to raise whatever money might be needed to meet deficit targets.
Gay Marriage and Social Justice With Gail and Betsy Leondar-Wright
Gail and Betsy Leondar-Wright, who have been together since 1991, were among the first same-sex couples to be legally married in the United States — on May 23, 2004, …
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Romney’s Bain Problem
While the Supreme Court's upholding of the health care law was last week's most important event in historical terms, it will not be the decisive event of the 2012 …
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Why Big Business Owns Congress
In a piece about populism and the Democratic Party in Politico, Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown (OH) explained how Big Business has, through its ability to tap into an extraordinary …
Hot Air and the Stench of Brimstone
These resources are comprised of the collective outrage of our over 28,000 clients within the armed forces, paired with the brain trust that comprises our organizational staff and the …
New Israeli Deputy PM Undercuts Strategy of Pressure on Obama
By staking out a policy line on Iran reflecting the views of the Israeli national security leadership, Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz has undercut the Benjamin Netanyahu governmentu2019s carefully …
Government by the Banks, for the Banks: The ESM Coup D’Etat in Europe
On Friday, June 29th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel capitulated to changes to a permanent Eurozone bailout fundu2014u201cbefore the ink was dry,u201d as critics complained. Besides easing the conditions …
How Iran Might See the Threats
Hard-headed realism and outside-the-box thinking might be needed to avert another catastrophe in the Middle East, this time an Israeli attack on Iran and the unpredictable consequences. In that …