Opinion
Historic voter mobilization blocks Republican takeover of Illinois
November 9, 2010In the face of a horrible economic crisis and torrent of secret outside money, progressive forces blocked a complete takeover of Illinois state government by Republicans.
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Wall Street doesn’t hurt when Main Street bleeds
November 9, 2010The main sections of capital, like right-wing extremism that does its bidding, are comfortable with a slow-growth economy - but they can be beat.
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That’s capitalism: the super rich pay zero U.S. taxes
November 9, 2010Corporate taxes are not too high - they are way too low. In fact the majority of big corporations operating in the U.S. pay no taxes at all. That's right: zero.
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Republican “jobs” plan: tax cuts for the rich
November 9, 2010Give a business owner a million dollars a day in "incentives" - if no one is coming into the store, the owner will not create a single new job.
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What we can learn from the elections
November 9, 2010The "tea party movement" is neither "populist," or new; nor was it as I see it, a major factor inthe GOP victory. So what was?
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