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Right-Wing Line That "Uncertainty" In D.C. Is Killing Jobs Doesn't Hold Up

On Friday, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its report that another 20,000 Americans had lost their jobs in January, the right-wing spin machine immediately unleashed one of their tried-and-true talking points: that the reason the economy is not creating new jobs is "uncertainty" created by Democratic policymakers in Washington. more »

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Wall Street Whores

I don't like to use the term "whore" lightly. But what else, in our current economic environment, would you call this? more »

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Chris Dodd vs. Big Banks' Gambling Addicts

Will Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., be seduced by the siren song of bipartisanship and allow the nation's largest banks to gamble with what amounts to a taxpayer-paid insurance policy? more »

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2011 Federal Budget: Timidity Instead Of Transformation

For a short period on NYTimes.com today, there was a compelling juxtaposition of stories: In one column, President Obama proposes a budget that "pivots to trim future deficits." Next to that story is a photo of firefighters in New York City fighting a blaze in which five apartme more »

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Small Businesses Defy Chamber, Support Financial Reform

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The Fed Accountability Fight Is Not Over

Though progressives have not succeeded in blocking Ben Bernanke's renomination as chairman of the Federal Reserve—which was always a long-shot proposition—we now have on the historical record a detailed critique of his record during the financial crisis that we might not have had if a few key senators— more »

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Options For Restoring Fairness To Elections

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Financial Reform: We Can't Afford To Lose

"There's a lot of populism going on in this country right now, and I'm tired of it."

—Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., in an interview on CNBC January 25

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Borosage on ABC: Obama Should Lay Down The Gauntlet

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Hickey: Move Forward On Health Care

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