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Need for October Budget Resolution Creating Serious GOP Angst
Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games.
There’s increasing nervousness on Capitol Hill these days about the one thing that has to be done on the budget before voters go to the polls.
Myanmar and the Asian Transformation
I write from a patio overlooking the palmed courtyard of the Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The colonial vestiges have their appeal.
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Yes, Romney Is a "Modern Capitalist."
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE: Yes, Romney Is a "Modern Capitalist."
David Brooks Thinks Romney's a "Modern Capitalist." He's Right.
David Brooks says Obama's attacks on Romney's business record are "about capitalism." That's like saying an arrest for vehicular homicide is "about driving."
Maybe Mitt Thinks We Can't Handle The Truth
Everyone wants to know, "What is Mitt Romney hiding?" Or - given that lately every day seems seems bring to another revelation about Romney's offshore accounts, or
Republicans used to oppose regulations on campaign contributions by saying all we needed was more disclosure so people would know who contributed to who, and could make their own judgements. Now, when Democrats introduce a DISCLOSE Act to do just that, Republicans filibuster. Natch. The Jeff Daniels character from The Newsroom would know what to ask the operators of an allegedly "grass roots" group called "No Labels": "Why won't you publish your list of donors?" If our government just did the infrastructure work it has to do anyway eventually, much of the unemployment emergency would go away and the economy would get better. It's just that simple. But they won't. Bankers love to recount the fabled story of the invisible hand. In their version, the superhero Invisible Hand effectively controls the market, thoroughly trust-busting and fraud-forestalling. Everyone lives happily ever after. Truth be told, however, the tale of the invisible hand is a horror story. The invisible hand fails miserably to constrain bankster racketeering.
Republicans Filibuster DISCLOSE Act So Wealthy Donors Won't Get Their Feelings Hurt
The Slick "No Labels" Plan to Duck Debate, Cut Social Security and Coddle the 1%
"What's wrong with having legislators debate the issues publicly? Isn't that how representative democracy works?"
The Big Jobs #Fail
Infrastructure = Internal Improvements That Support Business
Casper the Friendly Ghost Can’t Regulate Wall Street
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