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Why Energy Reform is on Shaky Ground
Since national energy reform is on the rocks, ethanol subsidies for the Midwest and ballot propositions to roll back progressive energy legislation in California are the most important policy …
Kirchner Rescued Argentina
This article was also published in The Guardian.
Dean Baker | Surging Inventories Sustain Third-Quarter Growth
Equipment and software investment continues to grow at a double-digit rate. Inventories grew at a $115.9 billion annual rate in the third quarter, the highest rate of increase since …
A Boot to the Head … From Michael Moore
There she was, thrown to the pavement by a Republican in a checkered shirt. Another Republican thrusts his foot in between her legs and presses down with all his …
Pennsylvania’s Senate Race: The Very Definition of Tossup
York, Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania has a reputation as a political swing state, but even the savviest students of politics are scratching their heads in confusion over which way the …
US Economy Grows for Fifth Straight Quarter
Washington - The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 2 percent from July to September, the government reported Friday. The data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis …
David Sirota | It’s the Stupidity, Stupid
Redistributionist - as epithets go, the moniker is so mild, so...2008. Today, we're hammered by screeds against Democrats' alleged socialism and President Obama's supposed Marxism. The class war is …
Eugene Robinson | The Mondo-Bizarro Campaign
Washington - With their “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” this weekend, political satirists Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are late to the party. This weird campaign has been …
Poll: Boxer Leads Fiorina by Eight Points in California Senate Race
With stronger backing from women and independent voters, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer has jumped to an eight-percentage-point lead over her GOP rival, former businesswoman Carly Fiorina, according to the …
Why Is the Public Sector Under Attack?
As the French continue mass protests to keep their job benefits and the retirement age at 60, here in the U.S., government employees are under attack for collecting big …