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The Downward Trend Of The American Middle Class, And Why Mitt Romney Doesn’t Know
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
The Republican Myth of Obama’s “Entitlement Society”
One of the few things Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich agree on is that President Obama is turning America into “European-style welfare culture.”
The Biggest Risk To The Economy In 2012, and What’s The Economy For Anyway?
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos a few days ago, said the “critical risks” facing the American economy this year were a worsening of Europe
Why No Responsible Democrat Should Want Newt Gingrich to Get the GOP Nomination
Republicans are worried sick about Newt Gingrich’s ascendance, while Democrats are tickled pink
Who is Sheldon Adelson and What Has Newt Promised Him?
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino owner, is now the poster boy for what’s terribly wrong with our campaign-finance system.
The State of Our Disunion: A Globalizing Private Sector, A Government Overwhelmed by Corporate Money
Who should have the primary strategic responsibility for making American workers globally competitive – the private sector or government
The Romney Tax Loophole
After refusing for weeks to release his taxes, Mitt Romney now says he’ll do so — by tax day, April 15. But the real news is what Romney has now admitted about his taxes
Free Enterprise On Trial
Mitt Romney is casting the 2012 campaign as “free enterprise on trial” – defining free enterprise as achieving success through “hard work and risking-taking.”
The Youthful Magic Of Ron Paul
South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint, the darling of the Tea Party wing nuts of the GOP, is urging Republican candidates to listen to Ron Paul








