Economics
The deficit trap
November 16, 2010The deficit commission report is a poisonous prescription, likely to kill the patient while attempting to cure the symptom - budget deficit.
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In tea party town would fire fighters watch as houses burn?
October 7, 2010Last week the nation saw a preview of life in an America as envisioned by ultra-right tea party types - a country where everything will be "privatized," more frightening than anything the cinema has to offer.
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The federal deficit: The bar tab will have to be paid
August 26, 2009The Congressional Budget Office announcement of a nearly $10 trillion price tag on government borrowing for the next decade has sent a shiver down the spine of the most committed liberals.
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Goodbye “trickle-down” economics
March 6, 2009Fresh from winning passage of a $787 billion economic stimulus package, the Obama administration has outlined its $3.6 trillion budget for the coming year. Its priorities represent a sharp break with longstanding Republican “trickle down” economics,...
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Victor Perlo’s penetrating analysis of U.S. foreign policy
August 1, 2007U.S. military interventionism is the subject of numerous commentaries by the author. Perlo noted its continuous use under different administrations and showed its direct connection to the military-industrial complex.
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