Category Archives: DEMOCRACY

The Progressive Case Against Obama’s New Team

By Dean Baker, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research HUFFINGTON POST This is the small matter that leads progressives to be unhappy with the renewed dominance of the Clinton economic team. If progressives had devised policies that … Continue reading

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The Bill Daley Problem

By Simon Johnson HUFFINGTON POST Top bankers, including Bill Daley, have pulled off a complete snow job — including since the crisis broke in fall 2008. They have put forward their special interests while claiming to represent the general interest. … Continue reading

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The Anti-Social Network

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For The Jobless, Cold Comfort In “Improving” Economy

By Lila Shapiro HUFFINGTON POST New York — This week, the economy flashed multiple signs of improvement, from encouragingly brisk expansion on the factory floor to a slowdown in layoffs. Yet for the 15 million Americans still officially without work, … Continue reading

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Most Americans Say Tax The Rich To Balance The Budget: Poll

REUTERS Most Americans think the United States should raise taxes for the rich to balance the budget, according to a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll released on Monday. President Barack Obama last month signed into law a two-year extension of Bush-era … Continue reading

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Post Ethics

KAPLAN TARNISHES WASHINGTON POST LEGACY By Peter S. Goodman The Huffington Post Nearly four decades ago, the Washington Post found itself faced with the sort of agonizing decision that can define a reputation. The New York Times had begun printing … Continue reading

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Trends in Income Inequality: The Endgame Is Extreme Civil Unrest

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Julian Assange VS. Mark Zuckerberg

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The Day of Reckoning Is Here

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Amendment Would Enable States to Repeal Federal Law

By Kate Zernike THE NEW YORK TIMES The same people driving the lawsuits that seek to dismantle the Obama administration’s health care overhaul have set their sights on an even bigger target: a constitutional amendment that would allow a vote … Continue reading

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