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A Budget Narrative for Mitt Romney's America

It seems like just yesterday Mitt Romney released his 59-page "plan for jobs and economic growth." That's because it practically was just yesterday. Romney released "Believe in America: Mitt Romney's Plan for Jobs and Economic Growth," around the beginning of...

Budget Hell a Figment of Zealots’ Imagination

Originally posted at Capital Gains and Gains. At least since I’ve been an adult, I’ve never believed in heaven or hell. Despite all of the fire-and-brimstone warnings and thunderous sermons about the need to avoid eternal damnation by behaving a certain way, I can’t...

In It Together: The LGBT and Progressive Movements

When I walked into the "What's Next for the LGBT Community" at the Take Back the American Dream conference, I thought I already knew what I would write about it afterwards. In the past month, I've written two posts — one after President Obama announced his support for...

Corporate Primacy Causes People Poverty

The Romney v. Obama economic smack down in Ohio last Thursday failed to deliver half the punch of remarks the men made earlier in the week. President Obama said the nation must focus on the public sector, which continues to lay off thousands of teachers, cops and...

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