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Economy
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With the American Left in a Smouldering Wreck Post-Wisconsin, Who’s to Blame?
President Barack Obama arrives at the Philadelphia International Airport, June 12, 2012. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times) We are not alone, and the system is weak. …
Election Countdown 2012: General Mills Came Out Against the Marriage Amendment, and More
Daily countdown to the election, with links that keep you in the know!
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Once More, With Feeling
Let the Bush tax cuts expire; then, assuming that economic stimulus is necessary, push for a big, across-the-board, temporary tax cut.
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Cuomo’s Marijuana Proposal
Cuomo's marijuana proposal is not addressing the underlying issue of rampant police discrimination and privacy infringement.
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Chris Hayes | 1% Pathologies
Chris Hayes: We largely ignore the effect of extreme inequality that is, in the long run, the most destructive: the way it makes those at the top of the …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Republican War on Women Has Reached the Military, and More
In today's On the News segment:Â Meet the billionaire who's trying to buy the 2012 election for Mitt Romney, Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim wants the rest of the world …
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The Great Retirement Squeeze – Pension Cuts Mean Poverty for Future Elders
Only a week after an election signaling a rollback in public-employee retirement benefits, new Federal Reserve data show a sharp decline in family wealth. The effect is especially acute …
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Five Reasons Americans Are Right to Blame Bush for the Economy
Five reasons why George Bush is still clearly to blame for the economic downturn.
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Economics and Morality: Paul Krugman’s Framing
In his June 11, 2012, op-ed in The New York Times, Paul Krugman goes beyond economic analysis to bring up the morality and the conceptual framing that determines economic …
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Billionaires Against Billionaires
For those who believe money already has too much power in American politics, 2012 will be a miserable year.