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Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators: Nick Hanauer

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

By Nick Hanauer Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — It is a tenet of American economic beliefs, and an article of faith for Republicans that is seldom contested by Democrats: If taxes are raised on the rich, job creation will stop. Trouble … Continue reading →

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Moyers: Why ‘We The People’ Must Triumph Over Corporate Power

Posted on December 12, 2011 by admin

Berrett-Koehler Publishers By Bill Moyers Bill Moyers reminds us that repairing American democracy begins with reasserting that corporations do not have the same constitutional rights as citizens. December 11, 2011 (Editor’s note: The following is the foreword to Corporations Are … Continue reading →

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The GOP’s Crackpot Agenda

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

The top Republican candidates share a single, radical vision: to trash the environment, shred the safety net and aid the rich. By Tim Dickinson December 7, 2011 8:05 AM ET By all rights, 2012 ought to be a cakewalk for … Continue reading →

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A Club of Liars, Demagogues and Ignoramuses

Posted on December 5, 2011 by admin

A Commentary by Marc Pitzke The US Republican race is dominated by ignorance, lies and scandals. The current crop of candidates have shown such a basic lack of knowledge that they make George W. Bush look like Einstein. The Grand … Continue reading →

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SWAT Raids, Stun Guns, And Pepper Spray: Why The Government Is Ramping Up The Use Of Force

Posted on December 5, 2011 by admin

Radley Balko Senior Writer and Investigative Reporter, The Huffington Post In February of last year, video surfaced of a marijuana raid in Columbia, Mo. During the raid on Jonathan Whitworth and his family, police took down the door with a … Continue reading →

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America’s corporate tax obscenity

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

A new report about companies’ finances won’t just enrage you — it’ll make you run to the nearest protest BY ANDREW LEONARD In 2010, Verizon reported an annual profit of nearly $12 billion. The statutory federal corporate income tax rate … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Is Shrinking

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

Zachary Karabell The sorry saga of Jon Corzine and MF Global is another signal that the diminution of Wall Street is underway, says Zachary Karabell, with shrunken market capitalization and receding profits. As the Occupy Wall Street movement gathers momentum … Continue reading →

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China Trade: Another Chapter in the 2000s Weak Jobs Story

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

A friend was commenting on this post from the other day wherein I hypothesized as to why employment growth was so much slower in the 2000s than in earlier decades. He suggested the sharp acceleration in Chinese imports after their … Continue reading →

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China’s 99% — Why China Will Not Surpass the U.S.

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

Lyric Hughes Hale Author, ‘What’s Next? Unconventional Wisdom on the Future of the Global Economy’ The received wisdom these days is that the West is in rapid decline, and China is on an upward trajectory that cannot be stopped. Sooner … Continue reading →

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Too Big to Jail

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

Robert Scheer Editor, Truthdig.com; Author, ‘The Great American Stickup’ Can we all agree that a $1 billion swindle represents a lot of money, and the fact that Citigroup agreed last week to pay a $285 million fine to settle SEC … Continue reading →

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