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Build Me Up Buttercup Republicans Are NUTS

I have "Build Me Up Buttercup" stuck in my head and I think I figured it out. President Obama is coming to Redwood City today (and I am fleeing, heading to Seattle to cover tomorrow's Amazon shareholder meeting.) Look at the marquee at the downtown Fox Theater: ABBA...

More Solar Not Less

Van Jones will be a featured speaker at the Take Back the American Dream conference, convening June 18 to 20 in Washington, DC. The following was originally published by The Huffington Post and co-written with Roger Kim, executive director of Asian Pacific...

The Case Against Tax Breaks for Private Equity

I wanted to wait a few days before commenting on Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s spontaneous criticism of Barack Obama for picking on Mitt Romney's experience at Bain Capital. Booker doesn’t know much of anything about private equity, but many financial services donors...

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