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Irresponsible, Thy Name Is Peterson

In advance of Monday's "Fiscal Responsibility Summit" at the White House, summit participant Pete Peterson and his foundation launched a $1 million ad campaign, irresponsibly peddling false information

“Republicants” Deny The Sky Is Falling

The sky is falling. For the average Working Joe or Jane in America, it is anyway. Unemployment is at 7.6 percent and rising. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that there are 4.1 job seekers now for every opening. The mortgage delinquency rate set another record...

A-Rod and Inequality: A Lesson Worth Learning

Huge rewards for 'talented' people are supposed to leave all our lives much better than before. But they don't — not in sports or any of the rest of life either. Everything you really need to know about life, a fun best-seller posited a few years back, you learn...

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