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Sarkozy's Footsteps: Will the Democrats Be Next?

And another one bites the dust.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy just became the latest politician to lose his job because he wouldn't let economic experience—or political common sense—sway him from the path of austerity. more »

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For a Sane Economy in 2012, How About a Little Shame?

The other day I was asked what one single thing could do the most to save our economy. What one idea or tool might help us create a more just society? My answer was "shame." more »

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Notable Death of the Year: RIP Austerity Economics, 1921-2011

"Smokestack Lightnin'," with Hubert Sumlin backing Howlin' Wolf in 1964

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Corporate Rewards: Controlling U.S. Trade Policy

Real men, real human beings, with feelings and families, fought and died at Gettysburg to preserve the Union, to ensure, as their president, Abraham Lincoln, would say later, that “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” more »

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