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Job Numbers Hype Its Bad Politics and Worse Policy

The reaction to January's jobs report shows how tragically our expectations have fallen, especially among some Democrats and their supporters. Their cheerleading isn't just bad policy or bad politics, although it is both of those things. It's also callous and...

Washingtons Inside Game

Just in case you missed the news, "Insider trading" is back. It's even bipartisan. Well, the truth is that it never really went away after its heyday during the 1980s, when Gordon Gekko served as a stand-in for era villains like Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky. It...

Save The Date Take Back The American Dream June 18-20

Join thousands of progressives, five months before the critical 2012 elections, to energize the movement and "Take Back the American Dream." Go to OurFuture.org/takeback for "Early Early Bird" discount registration for the Take Back The American Dream conference....

Bruce Bartlett On The GOP Attempt To Make Sure Tax Cuts Dont Count

Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games. Over at Economix, Bruce Bartlett does a very nice job explaining how House Republicans are trying to change the congressional budget process so that cutting taxes is never a problem no matter what damage that would do to...

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