economy
A do-it-yourself kit on plutocracy and the deficit
November 22, 2010How can you tell whether you live in a plutocracy? Easy. Just conduct this simple test.
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Republicans have a money problem
November 22, 2010In the 2010 mid-term elections, there was no mandate.
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Trumka: more jobs solve deficit crisis
November 19, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI) - AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka is strongly reiterating the position that creation of more jobs will increase revenues and thus solve the nation's deficit and debt crisis.
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The Afghanistan deficit
November 18, 2010Over the next four years, if we don't start winding this war down, it will cost $260 billion to $400 billion: more than half, or nearly all, of the projected deficit.
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Schakowsky issues progressive deficit plan
November 17, 2010A leading congressional progressive issued a counter-plan to the one advocated by the deficit commission's co-chairs. The plan would reduce deficits - but not on the backs of working people.
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