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Manifesto for Economic Democracy and Ecological Sanity
A new historical vista is opening before us in this time of change. Capitalism as a system has spawned deepening economic crisis alongside its bought-and-paid for political establishment. Neither …

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Manufacturing on Planet Economus
Economist Christina Romer had an op-ed in the NY Times this weekend, Do Manufacturers Need Special Treatment? The question that keep coming back to me is why did she …

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The Whole Truth – and Nothing but
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to Congress on January 24 in Washington. (Photo: Brendan Hoffman / The New York Times) The criterion, …

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Clint, Rick and the Limits of Pessimism
Washington - What do Rick Santorum and Clint Eastwood have in common? Sorry Rick, you haven't made it yet as an Eastwood-style make-my-day cultural icon. But in different ways, …

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What’s In Your iPhone?
Early last year, during an intimate chat and chew dinner with some Silicon Valley high-tech barons, President Barack Obama posed a question to Steve Jobs, baron of the Apple …

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The GOP’s Nonsensical Attempt to Paint Elizabeth Warren as a Hypocrite
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) George Washington was a hypocrite. O.K., that’s not what I believe. But it’s apparently what Senator …

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The American Middle Class Is Becoming Poor, and Mitt Romney Doesn’t Realize It
January’s increase in hiring is good news, but it masks a bigger and more disturbing story – the continuing downward mobility of the American middle class. Most of the …

Blunt: GOP’s Answer to All Our Problems: Tax Cuts!

Restoring Government, of, by and for the People
Rescinding corporate personhood is the first step toward a larger vision of reclaiming and reinvigorating democracy around the world.

If We End Corporate Personhood We Can Define the Terms of a New Economy
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Although the increasingly unrestrained marketplace that Teddy Roosevelt and Louis Brandeis warn of makes it hard for many companies to emphasize community …