By PAUL KRUGMAN – New York Times.
Watching the evolution of economic discussion in Washington over the past couple of years has been a disheartening experience. Month by month, the discourse has gotten more primitive; with stunning speed, the lessons … Read more »
By Paul Krugman
In about a month, if nothing is done, the federal government will hit its legal debt limit. There will be dire consequences if this limit isn’t raised. At best, we’ll suffer an economic slowdown; at worst we’ll … Read more »
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The Washington Post — By Phil Angelides
They say that winners get to write history. Three years after the meltdown of our financial markets, it’s clear who is winning and who is losing. Wall Street — arms outstretched in triumph … Read more »
By Fareed Zakaria – Time Magazine.
“Conservatism is true.” That’s what George Will told me when I interviewed him as an eager student many years ago. His formulation might have been a touch arrogant, but Will’s basic point was intelligent. … Read more »
Last week Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor walked out of the negotiations aimed at preventing America from defaulting on its debt and pushing the country back into economic free fall. What was the impasse that led him to take such … Read more »
By Ian Millhiser – ThinkProgress.org
In 1969, Justice Abe Fortas resigned in disgrace after the nation learned that he had
accepted tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts from corporate executives and other wealthy benefactors. Forty years later, Justice … Read more »
By Al Gore – Rollingstone.com
Can science and the truth withstand the merchants of poison?
The first time I remember hearing the question “is it real?” was when I went as a young boy to see a traveling show put … Read more »
Reuters.
Life in the oceans is at imminent risk of the worst spate of extinctions in millions of years due to threats such as climate change and over-fishing, a study showed on Tuesday.
Time was running short to counter hazards … Read more »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore is going where few environmentalists – and fellow Democrats – have gone before: criticizing President Barack Obama’s record on global warming.
In a 7,000-word essay for Rolling Stone magazine that will be … Read more »
