unemployment
Documenting the disaster
July 16, 2012"Hard Times: Lost on Long Island" is an examination of endless heartbreak and the clinging to the slender thread of hope.
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Greed and the pain in Spain
June 19, 2012The European Union's response to the economic chaos gripping the continent seems a combination of profound delusion, and what British a reporter called "sado-monetarism" -- endless cutbacks, savage austerity, and widespread layoffs.
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Fish gotta swim and George Will gotta lie
June 19, 2012I find the rant against governmental regulatory power bizarre, though not surprising. Will has a lot of - I'll be polite - nerve to complain about regulatory overreach
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Study shows tea party not what it pretends to be
April 23, 2012Shedding some light on membership in the Tea Party Caucus in Congress.
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Portugal imposes “rule of lead,” left wing charges
April 16, 2012Portugal has become the first European country to approve the European Union's fiscal compact, known to critics as the "permanent austerity" treaty.
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