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Economy

Six Economic Steps to a Better Life and Real Prosperity for All
We've got to break out of the old ways of thinking about the economy.

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Japan’s Fiscal Stimulus: Yes, There Is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch
Sometimes there is a free lunch for countries suffering from unemployment and in some cases, recession.

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The Curious Case of Japan’s Economic Stimulus
Is Japan the country of the future again?

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GOP, Thomas Hobbes Rig Elections
Should we simply let the modern-day kings, the billionaires, run things?

Will China-Japan-US Tensions in the Pacific Ignite a Conflict and Sink the Global Economy?
Conditions are deteriorating in the western Pacific.

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The Agenda for Obama’s Second Term: Full Employment and Fighting Poverty
Robert Pollin: President Obama needs clear goals in order to reduce unemployment and poverty in his second term.

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Swell Times for America’s Swollen Fortunes
Americau2019s political leaders took it upon themselves to start hacking away at the federal estate tax.

The Radicalization of Martin Luther King
Obama's presidency has nothing to do with the legacy of King, it's actually the opposite.

Economic Update: Economics and Banking
Updates on Gerard Depardieu's individual tax evasion, corporate tax evasion via profit repatriation, worst CEOs of 2012, and phony DC

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The Trillion Dollar Coin: A Debt Solution for the People
We the people need to take back the power to issue our own money, and we can't do it with nickels and dimes.