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- 27 Dec 08
Economic Death and Millionaire Taxes

For most of us, Benjamin Franklin's words in 1789 still apply: "Nothing is certain but death and taxes."… more

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- 12 Dec 08
We Told You So

Please, forgive me for saying it. I know it's a tad annoying, but it has to be said… more

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- 05 Dec 08
Those Other Elections

A month after Barack Obama's triumphant victory, we are still celebrating America's only authentic national religion, and it… more

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- 21 Nov 08
Tuning Out the Braindead Megaphone

If you're having trouble remembering what the recent election was all about, rest easy: you're probably not going… more

web only barack obama, election 2008, media
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- 19 Nov 08
Mandate for Change

Voters' message to Obama: think big

vol. 32, iss. 12 election 2008, mandate, obama
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- 14 Nov 08
Knowing When To Walk Away

It wouldn't be the George W. Bush we all know if our shamed president didn't spend his remaining… more

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- 24 Oct 08
McCain Banking on a Confederacy of Dunces

Is John McCain stupid, or does he believe we are? That's the question as he criticizes Barack Obama… more

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- 17 Oct 08
Signs of an Earthquake in Oregon

America's government-by-television means instantly memorable image is everything. Our electoral decisions pivot less on issues and positions than… more

web only economics, oregon, senate
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- 15 Oct 08
Remembering Those Other American Dreams

Democrats struggle to win blue-collar voters

vol. 32, iss. 11 blue-collar, election 2008, working class
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- 10 Oct 08
Crony Communist or Businessman?

Is Henry Paulson a crony communist or a businessman? The answer could be the difference between economic disaster… more

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- 03 Oct 08
Saying “No Deal” to This New Deal

The marriage of American capitalism and democracy has always been a Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee affair --… more

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- 01 Oct 08
Turning a Wall Street Giveaway Into a Rescue for All Americans

Charting a progressive response to the crisis

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- 26 Sep 08
Back in the U.S.S.R.

When I worked for then-Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the late 1990s, Washington was in the panting throes… more

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- 22 Sep 08
The $700 Billion Questions

Wall Street and Washington's wrecking crew aim to get the most expensive free lunch in American history

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- 19 Sep 08
No Time For A Minimalist

Old Milwaukee beer's slogan -- "It just doesn't get any better than this" -- should be Barack Obama's… more

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- 12 Sep 08
Country First

Let's say that you enjoyed watching last week's Republican National Convention on television. Let's say you drank in… more

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- 09 Sep 08
Making Goliath Walk

"This is a David-and-Goliath confrontation, but we believe we'll have enough stones in the sling to knock this… more

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- 29 Aug 08
An Unconventional Convention

When I first heard about the Democratic convention coming to my hometown of Denver, I wasn't all that… more

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- 15 Aug 08
Will Obama Wave Bayh Bye to the White House?

If you believe the chatter, Barack Obama is desperately seeking a white guy -- any white guy --… more

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- 08 Aug 08
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to Denver

BUTTE, Montana -- Drinking a pint in Butte, Montana's M&M bar should be an entry in a "Things… more

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- 01 Aug 08
Sanity From The Silver Screen

When President Bush responded to 9/11 and the subsequent economic downturn by ordering us to go shopping, many… more

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- 25 Jul 08
Six Little Words To Fix America’s Wage Crisis

History books teem with six-word phrases, from the comforting ("Nothing to fear but fear itself") to the inspiring… more

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- 18 Jul 08
‘Centrists’ Running the Asylum

In the asylum that is American politics, beware a candidate like Barack Obama when he is lauded for… more

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- 11 Jul 08
Anywhere Becomes Everywhere

I spent the July 4th weekend in my own Americana cliche: I relaxed in the humid heartland, drank… more

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- 04 Jul 08
The Free Trade Heretic

Ha-Joon Chang is an award-winning Cambridge economist whose new book, Bad Samaritans, explodes what its subtitle calls "the… more

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- 27 Jun 08
This Summer’s Trilogy of Truth

The future of the media is cloudy. In this brave new world of YouTube, Facebook and 400 cable… more

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- 20 Jun 08
Countering Race With Class

In our us-versus-them culture, every political campaign is a battle to define who exactly the "us" and "them"… more

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- 13 Jun 08
An Anti-Clinton For VP

You can't turn on a television or have a conversation about politics without being accosted by speculation about… more

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- 06 Jun 08
The Populist Uprising

American history is the history of populist uprisings. From the Revolutionary War to the coalfield wars, from labor… more

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- 30 May 08
The Lamont Lesson

When you hear folks say that history inevitably repeats itself, you probably figure they are referring to the… more

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- 26 May 08
Why Democrats Won’t Stop the War

The nationwide opposition to the Iraq War is based on a host of populist impulses. Some people hate… more

vol. 32, iss. 06 iraq war, media, politics
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- 23 May 08
A Different Kind of Democracy

The never-ending presidential campaign is enough to overload anyone's senses. The themes and messages are mind-numbingly discombobulated --… more

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- 16 May 08
Toward A New Washington Consensus

You've probably heard that John McCain once said, "I know a lot less about economics than I do… more

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- 09 May 08
Acknowledging the Race Chasm

When it comes to race, American politics is as polarized as a red and blue election map. On… more

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- 02 May 08
The Plague of Potomac Fever

If any publication was going to document the sickness known as Potomac Fever, it was going to be… more

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- 25 Apr 08
Matthews Vs. McNulty

If television is the nation's mirror, then no two TV characters reflect the intensifying "two Americas" gap better… more

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- 18 Apr 08
The Ludlow Legacy At Home

The Ludlow Massacre's tiny monument off I-25 in Southern Colorado is easily missed if you don't know where… more

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- 04 Apr 08
Confessions of an Economic Hitman

I'll admit it: I used to admire John McCain. To paraphrase the UFO poster from "The X Files,"… more

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- 04 Apr 08
The Upside of Nationalism

America-first fervor could be the driving force behind economic populism

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- 31 Mar 08
The Clinton Firewall

The New York Senator's last-ditch efforts to win the Democratic nomination could rely on the "Race Chasm" and the trampling of democracy.

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- 28 Mar 08
Is Wright Right About Racism?

Since the 1960s, bigotry has undergone an aesthetic makeover. Today, the most pernicious racists do not wear pointy… more

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- 21 Mar 08
New Housing Crisis, Old Isms

The Federal Reserve Bank's decision last week to address the housing crisis by extending $200 billion of taxpayer-financed… more

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- 14 Mar 08
Remembering What Nixon Learned

A half century ago, Richard Nixon spearheaded his party's national congressional campaign in the face of a recession… more

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- 07 Mar 08
Hope in the Time of NAFTA

Reading articles about Hillary Clinton attacking NAFTA can lead you to believe The Onion has taken over America's… more

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- 29 Feb 08
The New Permanent Campaign

In 1976, a young political consultant named Patrick Caddell sent a memo to Jimmy Carter telling the president-elect… more

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- 22 Feb 08
A Trade Transformation

When it came to sex, Bill Clinton made us debate the definition of "is." Now, when it comes… more

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- 20 Feb 08
It’s Also the Congress, Stupid

Empowering Capitol Hill progressives is just as important as presidental campaign platforms.

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- 15 Feb 08
The Candidate of the Permanent Will

To the consternation of news bureaus, political consulting firms and has-been politicians, the Wall Street Journal's poll last… more

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- 08 Feb 08
The Democrats’ Class War

For all the hype about generational and gender wars in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, we have a… more

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- 01 Feb 08
Rocky Mountain Realities

When I told my East Coast friends a few years ago that I was going to live in… more

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- 25 Jan 08
The Stimulus Swindle

"Stimulus" -- you've probably heard this nebulous, scientific-sounding word this week. Every politician suddenly wants economic "stimulus," and… more

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- 18 Jan 08
Digging in the Right Place

There's a memorable moment in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana Jones sees a rival's archaeological excavation… more

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- 11 Jan 08
Stay Classy, Huckabee

"The uncool subject is class," author Bell Hooks once wrote. "It's the subject that makes us all tense."… more

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- 02 Jul 07
Kissing up to K Street

Democrats are selling out the economic populism that got them elected in the first place

vol. 31, iss. 07 campaign finance, congress, congress
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- 27 Mar 07
Democracy Haters

How much opposition to the Iraq War must be expressed in America before Congress takes note and does… more

vol. 31, iss. 04 war and peace
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- 28 Nov 06
Embracing Populism

The Democratic victories on Nov. 7 were thanks to the populist agenda of challenging corporate economic power.

vol. 30, iss. 12 election 2006, elections, politics, voting
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- 10 Nov 06
Learning From Lamont

Lamont campaign staffer discusses the real reasons Lieberman was reelected.What happened in Connecticut, and what it means for American politics

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- 30 Oct 06
Dueling Democrats

No matter what happens election day, Democrats are in for a wild ride in 2007

vol. 30, iss. 10 administration, election 2006, elections, politics
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- 13 Sep 06
The Prairie Populist: Byron Dorgan

Sen. Byron Dorgan, a populist Democrat from North Dakota, has a new book out entitled "Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America."

vol. 30, iss. 09 books, economy, politics, trade
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- 10 Jul 06
Legislating Under the Influence

Up close and personal with the House Appropriations Committee

vol. 30, iss. 07 congress, corruption, politics
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- 01 May 06
Careless Industry

How corporate America perpetuates the health care crisis

vol. 30, iss. 05 medical and health
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- 14 Apr 06
The Seinfeld Strategy

For the first time in more than a decade, Democrats seem to have a shot at taking back… more

vol. 30, iss. 05 elections
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- 10 Apr 06
A Primary Concern

Free Trade could be key for Democrats in '08

vol. 30, iss. 04 elections
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- 23 Dec 05
Will the Dems Step Up in the New Year?

As the winter holiday season blows in and 2005 begins to wane, both major political parties face big… more

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- 21 Nov 05
This Is the Race

A candidate whose record demands progressives' support

vol. 29, iss. 26 politics
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- 17 Oct 05
Partisan War Syndrome

The left falls victim to a debilitating affliction

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- 27 Sep 05
Hurricanes Rain on Bushs Tax Cut Parade

How the Katrina catastrophe proves that conservatives' tax cut zealotry has left America vulnerable to disaster.

vol. 29, iss. 22 environment, politics
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- 18 Apr 05
Fear, Loathing and the GOP

The telltale sign of desperation in politics is when people start making wild threats and accusations. From Joe… more

vol. 29, iss. 12 politics
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- 14 Dec 04
Green + Red = Blue

As a key faction of the Republican base, hunters and anglers, often hailing from rural, culturally conservative areas,… more

vol. 29, iss. 03 election 2004, environment, politics
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- 28 Sep 04
You Call This a Democracy?

There is nothing quite as hypocritical as a politician preaching the virtues of democracy while doing everything he… more

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- 14 Jul 04
When Left is Right

How does today’s Republican Party fit Wall Street bankers under the same tent as blue-collar America? How does… more

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- 08 Jun 04
When Ignorance Isnt Bliss

Between Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, Chris Matthews, John Ashcroft’s terror warnings, “The Bachelor,” the final episode of “The… more

vol. 28, iss. 16 congress, election 2004
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- 27 May 04
Being Dick Cheney

There are moments in the life of every politician when the public gets an unfiltered glimpse of the… more

vol. 28, iss. 15 administration, politics
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- 21 Apr 04
Its the Stupidity, Stupid

“What did the president know, and when did he know it?” For an older generation, this Watergate-era question… more

vol. 28, iss. 12 administration

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