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Isn't $1.2 Trillion Enough Stimulus? »

Posted by: Shana4Liberty 10 months ago in News

With all the talk of the inevitable “stimulus package” floating around, why is it that most commentators seem to leave out the fact that even ...

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Health Care Realities »

Posted by: Beau7890 3 months, 4 weeks ago in Political Opinion

At a recent town hall meeting, a man stood up and told Representative Bob Inglis to “keep your government hands off my Medicare.” The congressman ...

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Republican Hypocrisy: Economic Stimulus and Defense Cuts »

Posted by: capj71 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman called out congressional Republicans today for the hypocrisy of being against economic stimulus spending because it doesn’t create ...

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New Deal economics - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com »

Posted by: Radiofreeeuropa 1 year ago in Political News

Princeton's Nobel Prize Winning Economist Debunks FDR Haters-
And Has Some Advice For President Obama

Everybodys talking new New Deal these days and, predictably ...

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JournoList: Inside the echo chamber - Michael Calderone - POLITICO.com »

Posted by: lovemylibs 8 months, 2 weeks ago in News

For the past two years, several hundred left-leaning bloggers, political reporters, magazine writers, policy wonks and academics have talked stories and compared notes in an ...

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Glenn Beck Denies Ever Talking About FEMA Concentration Camps »

Posted by: capj71 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News

Glenn Beck has been popping up on FNC outside of his own program, including last night’s O’Reilly Factor to claim that he never ...

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U.S. Economy May Be on Brink of Recovery, Tyson, Krugman Say »

Posted by: Bemuzed 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance

The U.S. economy may be on the cusp of a recovery and the impact of the nation’s stimulus plan should increase this quarter ...

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Obama’s Nobel Headache »

Posted by: doppich 8 months ago in News

Paul Krugman has emerged as Obama's toughest liberal critic. He's deeply skeptical of the bank bailout and pessimistic about the economy. Why the ...

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A Doctor's Reply to Professor Krugman »

Posted by: bowsnumba1 4 months ago in Political Opinion

Read the whole thing. It's a gem.

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The Real Plumbers of Ohio »

Posted by: Beau7890 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance

Now that the "Bush boom," such as it was, is over, we can see that it achieved a dismal distinction: for the first time on ...

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Crash Landings: Paul Krugman's Depression Economics »

Posted by: bowsnumba1 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance

Reviewing Paul Krugman's visionary book The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008.

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NY Times wins 5 Pulitzers amid financial crisis »

Posted by: ap 7 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance

NEW YORK (AP) — The historic collapse of the American newspaper industry was evident at every turn as the 2009 Pulitzer Prizes were announced.

One winner ...

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Today's Progressive Breakfast »

Posted by: bowsnumba1 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News

Left, RIght and Center Attack Far Right Smearmongers; Progressive Grassroots Steps Up; Pharma Deal Still Unsettling Progressives; Durbin Will Take Bill Without Public Option, For ...

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Faint Praise »

Posted by: bowsnumba1 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Political Opinion

Even if we insure more people, as President Obama hopes to, a fragmented, profit-oriented system dominated by these interests simply cannot yield the most efficient ...

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When Consumers Capitulate »

Posted by: Beau7890 1 year ago in Business & Finance

The long-feared capitulation of American consumers has arrived. According to Thursday's G.D.P. report, real consumer spending fell at an annual rate of ...

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