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Inversions May Define Midterms "White House betting ’14 midterm elections on economic patriotism" reports The Hill: "Democrats see the tax issue as a political winner that allows President Obama to side with middle class taxpayers and against corporate executives who...
Wingnut Week In Review: Speaking Ill Of the Dead
Two tragic events this week gave right wingers an opportunity to show some humanity and decency. As usual, wingnuts did not exactly cover themselves in glory. Instead of rising to the occasion, they sank to new lows.
Who Has Been Warning About Police Militarization?
Cato and Reason have been sounding the alarm about the militarization of our police departments and the potential consequences. But there have also been plenty of “liberal” and other sources trying to raise awareness of this issue as well.
Character Change In The 'Education Reform' Soap Opera
Michelle Rhee's resignation from the organization she founded, StudentsFirst, is an alteration of a script already written by very wealthy people who’ve created an elaborate fiction for how the nation should educate its children
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Bipartisan Effort To Tackle Inversions Sen. Chuck Schumer's inversion plan attacks "earnings stripping." Bloomberg: "[Schumer] wants to curb a practice known as 'earnings stripping,' in which companies that engage in inversions load their U.S. operations with debt and...
JPMorgan Chase’s $13 Billion Shadow
There is one conclusion to be drawn from the settlement’s otherwise vague “statement”: bankers at JPMorgan Chase engaged in widespread fraud, and in all likelihood they will never pay for their crimes.
Solar Power Gets Hot, Hot, Hot
With so many homeowners and businesses making greener energy choices, private utilities see the writing on the wall. They're trying to coax lawmakers into rigging the rules against increasingly competitive new energy alternatives.
Obama And Dems Tout Improving Economy. Are They Right?
The economy is improving and the behind-the-scenes numbers that economists and business types pour over look better than they have looked in a long time. But the voters Democrats need just aren't feeling this.
Blink, And You'll Miss The Latest "Libertarian Moment"
The latest “Libertarian Moment” is upon us, and will expire once it runs headlong into its own inherent shortcomings and the reality of a populist majority. Blink, and you’ll miss it.
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Senate Dems Aim For Inversion Vote Senate Dems draft inversion plan. WSJ: "The proposal, detailed by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), would restrict the practice of earnings stripping, where U.S. companies borrow money from overseas parents and deduct the interest...
