economy
Krugman’s attack on China
March 18, 2010We must find the mix of policies that accommodates rising incomes for both Chinese and American workers - a trade war with China is no answer.
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Rich get richer; Working families feeling the pinch
March 17, 2010The rich are getting richer, and they are paying fewer taxes.
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Women leaders call for urgent action on Illinois budget crisis
March 16, 2010More than 200 women leaders call for a "sensible" tax rate to overcome budget crisis of "epic proportions."
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Double dip danger
March 15, 2010What does the economic future hold? The commentators in business media are like fortune tellers, reading the future in a bunch of soggy tea leaves. Fewer jobs lost than expected in February? The economy must be...
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Oakland residents demand action vs. banks
March 12, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. - Fighting back tears, anger in his voice, Al Marshall recounted how his "kids were crying when the judgment came down" to abandon the home in which they were growing up.
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