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Rangel: Obama Aides Sending Pro-NAFTA Expansion Signals

By David Sirota
November 22nd, 2008

In my column last week, I praised the Obama team for suggesting they see the political and policy danger of backing President Bush's proposed NAFTA expansion into Colombia - a country with one of the worst human rights records in the world. But now I see this little tidbit from Inside U.S. Trade: more »

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These Giants May Fall: Deadbeat Auto Execs Jet Into Storm

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November 21st, 2008
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mayfield.co.nz — In a classic case of insensitivity two of the auto execs flew in on private jets, old habits die hard. One of the Senators in the hearing picked up on this and asked if they had considered downgrading to First Class. It was a well deserved moment of barbed sarcasm, not lost on the three, as the Senator communicated his anger and frustration...

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Study Shows "Center-Right Nation" Narrative Spiked Immediately After Election Day

By David Sirota
November 21st, 2008

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Conservatism: Trashing Government on Its Way Out

By Terrance Heath
November 21st, 2008

I'm beginning to wonder if there's a single agency in the United States government that conservatives haven't left in worse shape than they found it. more »

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Tuning Out the Braindead Megaphone on Health Care

By David Sirota
November 21st, 2008

I don't know about you, but to me it feels pretty 1993 of late. more »

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VIDEO: HHS Chief Daschle Says States Will Play Major Role In Health Care Reform

By David Sirota
November 20th, 2008

There's been something of a debate about whether a universal health care system will come only from Washington, D.C., or whether it will involve state governments. more »

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Wash Post Re-Floats Possibility of Lame-Duck NAFTA Expansion

By David Sirota
November 20th, 2008

Glenn Greenwald long ago taught us why we should always look skeptically at the fact-free prognostications of the Washington Post's Steve Pearlstein. more »

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(Card) Check Please

By Digby
November 19th, 2008

I have long been amused by certain bizarre conservative rallying cries. This past election I noticed a new catch phrase. The minute a conservative breathes the word "card check," his or her supporters completely lose their minds. But where does the passion come from? more »

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Mandate Watch: "Team of Rivals" Or Rival Team?

By David Sirota
November 19th, 2008

A quick lexicographic note: Seems to me the term "Team of Rivals" is the new euphemism for "bipartisanship," which unto itself has always been a synonym for "buypartisanship" (ie. bipartisan corporatism) and "Broderism" (the principle, championed by Washington Post columnist David Broder, that bipartisanship is an inherent virtue regardless of what it is in pursuit of). more »

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Health Insurance Premiums and the Stock Market

By Monica Sanchez
November 19th, 2008

If you ever wondered what the insurance companies do with our premium dollars other than pay out claims here is one answer: they invest our money in the stock market. When the market is good, these investments generate even bigger profits for them. When it’s not, it means higher premiums for us.

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