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Economy

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Neither Stimulus Nor Austerity Will Solve This Crisis: A Third Way?
(Photo: b.e.n. / Flickr) Few subjects have so bitterly divided our insecure times than the double-edged saber of stimulus vs. austerity. Consensus over which course will lift …

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Cooperatives Over Corporations
(Photo: Tara Herberger / Flickr) We're being told by today's High Priests of Conventional Wisdom that everyone and everything in our economic cosmos necessarily revolves around one dazzling …

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Why the Banks Are Too Big to Jail
A Bank of America building in San Francisco. (Photo: Michele Ursino / Flickr) Washington, DC - Among the fundamental principles of any functioning justice system is …

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Blaming Decline in Family Values for Soaring Inequality
Sonya Robison, who is facing a foreclosure suit, holds her son Sean-Charles, 1, while daughters Christina Kay, 3, right, and Sophia, 2, play in their bedroom, in Yoder, Colo., …

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Corporations Don’t Need a Tax Cut, So Why Is Obama Proposing One?
The Obama administration is proposing to lower corporate taxes from the current 35 percent to 28 percent for most companies and to 25 percent for manufacturers. The move is …

Bill Moyers Interviews Rita Dove on the Power of Poetry (Video)
Rita Dove on the Power of Poetry from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. TRANSCRIPT: BILL MOYERS: From the combative, ferocious and vituperative field of politics, we repair to a quieter …

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Who Owns the GOP Candidates
Foster Friess of Freiss Associates speaking at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit in Phoenix, Arizona, February 26, 2011. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Have you heard …

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Conservatives Twist Economic Debate
Protesters, some dressed as zombies, walk the streets as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests, which began three weeks ago, in New York, Oct. 3, 2011. (Photo: Damon …

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Manufacturing Illusions
Suddenly, manufacturing is back – at least on the election trail. But don’t be fooled. The real issue isn’t how to get manufacturing back. It’s how to get good …

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A Fearful GOP
Washington - Republicans haven't quite thrown away what they see as a winnable presidential election, at least not yet. But they're trying their best. In GOP circles, there is …