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Mitt Romney: Tribune of the Plutocracy

November 1, 2012

After months of campaigning and hundreds of millions in advertising, voters and commentators still seem uncertain about Mitt Romney. Is he the "severe conservative" of the primaries, or the moderate of the last days eager to reach across the aisle? Does he have core beliefs or is he prepared to shift anything to appeal to his audience? more »

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Progressive Breakfast

By Bill Scher

November 1, 2012

MORNING MESSAGE: Stormy Weather

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Stormy Weather: The Candidates and Climate Change

By Terrance Heath

November 1, 2012

First, there was Snowpocalypse. Then there was Snowmageddon. That was followed by Thundersnow. more »

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Sandy Disaster Aid Puts Boehner In A Big Political Bind

By Stan Collender

October 31, 2012

Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games.

You haven't heard much...or perhaps anything...yet about a disaster relief supplemental appropriation for the state and local governments and individuals who were hit so hard by Sandy.

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Is The Budget 'Crisis' History?

By Dean Baker

October 31, 2012

Originally published at TruthOut.

One of the major growth industries in Washington is the promotion of budget hysteria. Well-funded groups have weekly, if not daily, events designed to hype the country’s budget situation. Much of the national media, most importantly the Washington Post, have enlisted in this effort, devoting both their opinion and news sections toward this goal.

Unfortunately for the deficit-crisis industry, the facts may stubbornly refuse to cooperate. Any discussion of the deficit requires separating out the short-term and the long-term story. The short-term story is very simple. The economy collapsed in 2008 when the housing bubble burst. That is the story of the large budget deficits that we have seen in the last five years: full stop.

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The "BS" Austerity Plan Nobody Wants ... And We May Get Anyway

By Richard (RJ) Eskow

October 31, 2012

Poll after poll has shown that the public rejects the millionaire-oriented, tax-cutting, government-slashing austerity plan known as "Simpson Bowles." And yet politicians in both parties keep trying to force it through the legislative process under the banner of a "Grand Bargain." Word is they're going to try again, either during the lame-duck session or when the new Congress convenes in January. more »

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The Latest Lie: Now Romney Doubles Down On Welfare Lie

By Dave Johnson

October 31, 2012

Candidate Mitt Romney is trying to "get the job done" of winning, doing anything and saying anything to accomplish that, no matter the hard done in his wake. more »

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Progressive Breakfast

By Bill Scher

October 31, 2012

MORNING MESSAGE: Is Sandy God's Stimulus?

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God's Stimulus? It'll Take More Than Just Money to Recover From Sandy

By Richard (RJ) Eskow

October 31, 2012

Hurricane Sandy was the stimulus nobody wanted. It took a terrible toll in lives, homes, and dreams. For the families who lost loved ones the tragedy will never end. And yet, in a bitter irony, this terrible storm will spur the kind of spending we should have been seeing all along. There will be jobs, at least for a while -- in construction, road work, repair, and other lines of work. more »

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