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Economy
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Obama’s Tax Threshold Concession Bodes Ill for Debt Ceiling Talks
The president won re-election promising to raise taxes on those earning more than $250,000. Now he's already capitulating.
Robert Pollin: Economic Outlook for 2013
Bob Pollin: With austerity policies in Europe and the USA and slow down in China and India, 2013 needs innovative policies or more recession is likely.
So-Called Fiscal Cliff Averted as Congress Begins New Fight over Spending on Social Welfare Programs
The bill lays the groundwork for future battles between Democrats and Republicans over decisions on federal spending and debt, when much of the focus is expected to be on …
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The Ongoing War: After the Battle Over the Cliff, the Battle Over the Debt Ceiling
Robert Reich: The battle over the fiscal cliff is over, but the trench warfare will continue.
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Who Won in the Fiscal Cliff Deal?
Who won in the fiscal cliff deal were all those individuals making between $113,700 and $400,000 per year.
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Uninformed Politicians Pushing US Toward Austerity
If writers at a major newspaper can't get deficit facts straight, how can you expect ordinary voters to get it?
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An Ugly Deal
A final deal has been reached between Senate and President Obama in regards to the fiscal cliff, and while it is victory in some ways, it is failure …
Post-Shootings Rush to Legislate on Surveillance, Mental Health Is Dangerous
Why the law is not enough to protect our society from gun violence - or to protect criminalized people from violence and poverty.
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Rosy Forecast of Cheap Oil Abundance, Economic Boom a Myth
We have enough oil and gas to burn our way to climate catastrophe, but the age of cheap oil abundance is a myth.
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A Checkerboard Strategy for Regaining the Progressive Initiative
A strategy for change at a time when 400 Americans own more wealth than the bottom 185 million combined.