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Defense Budget Shell Game

Behind the hoopla, military spending continues to rise.

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The House That Taxpayers Built

Somewhere, likely in a basement, the next great documentarian is scavenging YouTube for clips of congressional inquisitions, Wall Street… more

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The Only Road Out of Crisis

Yes, it is socialism, but nationalize the banks already.

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Antidote to Drug War Madness

So I was making dinner, and on NPR I hear, to my amazement, a report by Robert Siegel and… more

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Piggish Capitalism

Even if you don't dig on swine, it has become impossible to avoid them. If you're not pummeled by… more

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Bonuses Make a Comeback

It is hard to believe that Wall Street does not recognize it has failed. Late last month, America's largest… more

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‘One More Bubble!

When I took an editing job at Bloomberg News in March 2000, my arrival coincided with the bursting of… more

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Old War on New Deal

The new book Invisible Hands reveals how quickly conservatives organized to challenge New Deal liberalism.

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‘Reform’ To Nowhere

How the crusade against earmarks threatens constitutional democracy.

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Newsflash: Populism Is Popular

In 2006, journalist Christopher Hayes wrote a little-noticed article for In These Times magazine about a proposal in Oregon… more

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Bailout Bandits

In these days of "bank stablization plans" (bailouts for fat cats) and "overseas contingency operations" (wars), Americans who celebrated… more

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The Meltdown Goes Global

It is time to rethink capitalism.

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The Best Investment Money Can Buy!

Feeling sorry for yourself? Struggling to get by? Wondering how you can get a bailout? Well, stop moping, because… more

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Let’s Expose the Poster Boys of Greed

Boy, have I learned my lesson, which I pass onto you. Do not, under any circumstances, call out any… more

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Do-It-Yourself Governance

Without new social movements, there will be no new New Deal.

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Wanted: A Perp Walk For Plutocrats

My husband and I were engaged in our usual dinner table rant about politics and the economy. Having made… more

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Give CEO Pay the Pink Slip

Capping outsized salaries is the first step toward creating responsible corporations.

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A Government of Men, Not Laws

United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard likes to say that Washington policymakers "treat the people who take a shower after… more

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Road Tripping Through Whitopia

Rich Benjamin set out to write about race‚ and wrote about class instead.

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A Spectre is Haunting America

Ghosts of neoliberalism trouble Obama’s response to the recession

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The A Word

MEXICO CITY--Any serious scribe will tell you that writing is, at its heart, the maddening struggle to find exactly… more

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Orange Fades to Black

Heralded for its Orange Revolution five years ago, Ukraine is coming apart at the seams

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The EFCA Battle is Joined

Unions and allies are fighting the anti-Employee Free Choice Act “Meltdown Lobby” with an IRS complaint and grassroots campaigns.

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Past the Point of No Return

Why did Barack Obama choose to come all the way to Denver, Colorado to sign the economic recovery package… more

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All-Consuming Poverty

The upside of the current depression is that Wall Street greed and Washington corruption show as starkly as blood… more

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Detroit: City of Hope

Building a sustainable economy out of the ashes of industry.

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Won’t Get Fooled Again

(Well … maybe just one more time.)

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Green Jobs for Whom?

Obama must ensure that the green economy provides a living wage and opportunity for all.

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The Failed Prophet

As Wall Street collapses, so does Milton Friedman’s legacy.

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Hilda Solis: Great Choice for Labor

Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), President Obama's pick for labor secretary, could help restore dignity and respect to American workers.… more

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That Old Saying in Tennessee

The veto is the legislative equivalent of a nuclear warhead -- a rarely used instrument of devastating force that… more

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Beyond Casino Capitalism

Bush let the gamblers run wild. Here's how Obama can rein them in.

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‘Chicago Boys’ Home

University of Chicago professors protest school's planned 'Milton Friedman Institute'

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Knowing When To Walk Away

It wouldn't be the George W. Bush we all know if our shamed president didn't spend his remaining White… more

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McCain Banking on a Confederacy of Dunces

Is John McCain stupid, or does he believe we are? That's the question as he criticizes Barack Obama for… more

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Blueprint for a Real Secretary of Labor

In recent days, colleagues have asked me to write about the near-collapse of the economy. My first response was… more

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Americans Unwilling to Face Reality

It's not as though no one saw it coming. Here's the economist Michael Hudson, writing in the May 2006… more

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Signs of an Earthquake in Oregon

America's government-by-television means instantly memorable image is everything. Our electoral decisions pivot less on issues and positions than on… more

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Crony Communist or Businessman?

Is Henry Paulson a crony communist or a businessman? The answer could be the difference between economic disaster and… more

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Russia’s Monroe Doctrine

Cornered by NATO’s expansion, Moscow reasserts its imperial ambitions

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