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Social Security: President Obama’s Biggest Failure in Last Week’s Debate
Obama's worst moment was when he quite clearly told the country that there was not much difference between his position on Social Security and Romney's.
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Gingrich Admits Romney Wasn’t Honest About Tax Plan During Debate
During the primary debates, Romney insisted that everyone in America would get a 20% tax cut, including the 1%.
Is the Greek Crisis a Harbinger of Our Future?
Bank-imposed Greek economic collapse and austerity policies have resulted in social and political as well as economic impacts that may foreshadow what the rest of the so-called developed world …
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Skilled Women Break Through Barriers to Entry and Promotion in Trades Work
More women are seizing new opportunities to enter the skilled blue-collar workforce, which can pay $20 to $80 an hour.
Economic Update: The Presidential Debate Evaded Economic Realities
Updates include the decline of graduate school enrollment and how the wealthy evade taxes. This is followed by an Expose of Romney's
Unemployment Falls Below 8.0 Percent for the First Time Since January 2009
Upward revisions bring the monthly rate of job growth to almost 150,000 since June.
How Big Companies Use Plain English to Rob You Blind
David Cay Johnston believes that the facts speak for themselves: the government has helped rig the economy to favor corporations and the super-rich.
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Politics Aside, There’s No Debating the Scary Facts of Romney’s Tax Policy
Imara Jones reminds us why Mitt Romneyu2019s shaky grasp of the details on display in Denver should be downright disconcerting.
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Florida Farmworkers Win Chipotle’s Support in Bid for Improved Conditions
Farmworkers win another round in the fight to improve working conditions and compensation.
The Debate: A Masterful Liar Defeats a Man Without Conviction
Leo Panitch: Romney's defense of small banks, small businesses and the middle class is disingenuous, but Obama share's too many of the same assumptions to counterattack.