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Joseph M. Firestone's picture

SOTU: He Hasn't Learned Anything More About the Economy in the Past Year

Last year I prepared for the SOTU by speculating about the “fairy tales” the President would tell about fiscal responsibility, fiscal sustainability and the debt/deficit problem. more »

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Leo Gerard's picture

Recess Appointments: Backlash to Blackmail

In America, when gangs of bullies torment school children, pushing them around and extorting their lunch money, parents know only one response effectively counters the abuse: confrontation. Running, whining, negotiating -- none of that works.

For the past year, since Republicans took the majority in the U.S. more »

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Leo Gerard's picture

Resolutions, Political Resolutions and Damned Lies

‘Tis the season of resolutions. With the new year comes pledges to quit smoking, get out of debt and spend more time with family. Gym memberships jump. Weight Watchers’ profits fatten.

This also happens to be the season of political resolutions. It’s that every-fourth-year event featuring presidential candidates in a contest of campaign promise one-upmanship. more »

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Josh Rosenblum's picture

Speaker Boehner: Just a Regular Guy Who Only Backs Millionaires and Billionaires

This morning at the Newseum House Speaker John Boehner was asked by Politico's more »

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Leo Gerard's picture

Americans Are Greater Together

It wasn’t so much a vote as a proclamation of ideology last Thursday when Republicans filibustered Obama’s nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The rebuff had nothing to do with the person, Richard Cordary, who even more »

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Joseph M. Firestone's picture

Bernie: YOU Stop Caving to Peterson/Obama/#supercommittee

Dear Bernie,

Today, you told the “Democrats stop caving in . . . ” to the interests of corporations, the tea party, wealthy individuals, and the Republicans in Congress. The only problem with your fiery statement is that you began it by “caving in” to them yourself. more »

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Leo Gerard's picture

Traditional Voting Fails; Alternative Works

Voting doesn’t work anymore. If it did, Americans would get what they want -- or at least some of it -- from Washington.

But they don’t. more »

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Robin Hood Tax Gains Ground at the G-20

The G-20 meeting in Cannes got underway yesterday. The sunny beach resort, playground to movie stars and media moguls was an odd choice for a somber G-20 meeting. As President Obama and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner touched down in Air Force One, the Greek government was on the verge of collapse, austerity was sweeping Europe and the future of the Eurozone in doubt. more »

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Leo Gerard's picture

The 99% Seek a Just Economy, Not Just an Economy

Republicans jammed together a mess of old, failed and vague schemes and called it a jobs bill. Sen. more »

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Leo Gerard's picture

The Week of Walking Backwards

As the Occupy Wall Street movement spread across the nation last week, politicians in D.C. more »

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