By Paul Krugman.
New York Times.
Once upon a time a rich man named Romney ran for president. He could claim, with considerable justice, that his wealth was well-earned, that he had in fact done a lot to create good … Read more »
By Bill Press
Tribune Media Services
This is the political season. So you can expect to hear a lot of lies, and we do. “The stimulus did not create one single job.” (John Boehner) “Barack Obama is the most dangerous … Read more »
By Eugene Robinson, Published: June 22
In 2006, when George W. Bush was president, federal law enforcement officials came up with a spectacularly dumb idea: Allow powerful firearms purchased in the United States to “walk” across the Mexican border, where … Read more »
By Jeff Spross, ThinkProgress
New numbers released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the economy added a mere 80,000 jobs in June. That’s down from an average of 150,000 jobs a month for the first part of … Read more »
By Paul Krugman, The New York Times
In a better America, Mitt Romney would be running for president on the strength of his major achievement as governor of Massachusetts: a health reform that was identical in all important respects to … Read more »
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By Nicholas Shaxson, Vanity Fair
For all Mitt Romney’s touting of his business record, when it comes to his own money the Republican nominee is remarkably shy about disclosing numbers and investments. Nicholas Shaxson delves into the murky world of … Read more »
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
IN my mind, there are two lessons from the Supreme Court’s 5-to-4 decision to support President Obama’s health care plan: 1) how starved the country is for leadership that puts the nation’s interest before partisan politics, … Read more »
By Sandra Fluke, Guardian UK
Now that the supreme court has declared, once and for all, the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, much of the debate has turned to the politics of the ruling and what it means for … Read more »
By Bernie Sanders.
Madam President, the American people are angry.
They are angry because they are living through the worst recession since the great depression.
Unemployment is not 8.2%, real unemployment is closer to 15%.
Young people who are graduating … Read more »
