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Barack Obama
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Thirteen Safe Bets for 2013
Michael I. Niman's projections for 2013.
Rich Should Be Happy with Cliff Deal
Gerald Epstein: President Obama did not have to make this deal, it's a debacle being called a win
Cliff Deal a “Moderate” Betrayal
Bill Black: Compromise on tax hikes on rich and allowing payroll taxes to rise sets the ground for a “grand betrayal” yet to come.
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The Final Failure of a Failed Congress
The sun will rise on Thursday morning to shine down upon the end of the 112th Congress, the single most useless do-nothing assembly of fools and failures in …
Streamlined Deportation: “No One Here in This Room Can Help You”
Operation Streamline turns trespassing across an international border into a criminal offense for the first time in US history.
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On the Left, Seeing Obama Giving Away Too Much, Again
Just as Boehner has been under pressure from his right, Obama faces a virtual Tea Party of the left that sees his compromise as capitulation.
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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.
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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 …
Fiscal Cliff: Obama and Senate vs. House Radicals – Another Step Closer to Deal
House radicals have jumped out of Boehner's frying pan and into Obama's fire, argues Jack Rasmus.
Four More Years: The Asia Pivot
For the first time since the collapse of the old Soviet Union, two major nuclear powers are bumping up against one another.