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Boehner May Have To Let The Fiscal Cliff Happen To Stay Speaker

Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games. I've come to the conclusion that House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is going to have a very difficult time making any deal with the Democrats during the lame duck session on taxes and spending – that is, on preventing the...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: Death By Austerity OurFuture.org's Terrance Heath: "Americans now stand a greater chance of dying from the effects of austerity than being killed in a car crash. At least that's what a new report suggests, if you read between the lines. The study,...

The Confidence Fairy is a Vengeful Harridan

Krugman points out in his column today that Mitt Romney declared himself to be the confidence fairy in his Boca remarks, saying that he really didn't need to have an economic program, his election would be enough to lift all those boats without breaking a sweat. The...

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