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Open Enrollment Eye-Opener

On the heels of an explosive political document that has been hitting millions of mailboxes of potential voters— third-quarter 401(k) statements showing how much the Wall Street meltdown has hurt individual retirement savings—another potential game-changer is...

The Voter Fraud Lie: ACORN Fights Back

The rabid right has turned up the volume on their insidious accusations that ACORN is engaging in voter fraud. But the executive director of ACORN is fighting back with a detailed response that would silence the critics if they had a shred of integrity. They are...

Depression Conditions That Demand A New Deal Response

The economy that conservatives until a few weeks ago were calling "fundamentally sound" is actually, in many respects, in the worst shape it's been in since the Great Depression, according to a report by economist Charles McMillion. While the report primarily focuses...

Cox And The Right Set Up Wall Street's Fall

In 2005, our co-director Robert Borosage warned readers about the travesty of appointing Christopher Cox to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Business Week described corporate lobbyists as "almost giddy" at the prospect of Cox at the head of the SEC because Cox...

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