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Obama’s Recess Appointments It’s Called Governing

After years of conciliation and one-way "bipartisanship," with Republicans refusing to meet even partway, the President got fed up. The President is finally taking the necessary steps to get the government up and running, doing government's job of protecting citizens...

Behold and Beware Our New SWAG Economy

Today's swaggering rich are increasingly stuffing their dollars into investments that do America's 99 percent not one whit of good. Your pop quiz for today: Define “art.” Wait, you don't need to panic here. You don’t need to go fumbling in the deep recesses of your...

We Still Need Stronger Steps To Create Jobs

Today's report of 200,000 jobs created in December means that the economy is barely growing at the rate needed to keep up with the growth of the labor force. Economists estimate that the U.S. will have to create more than 350,000 jobs per month – for the next three...

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