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Tag: Bill Clinton

Clinton remembers poor as well as middle class

October 5, 2012 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Charity & Justice, Consumer issues, Democrats, Employment, Good government, Health care, Human Rights, Politics, Poverty, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

The official poverty rate for the United States in 2010 was 15.1 percent. There were 46.2 million individuals who were poor, defined as a

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The Clintons and the Obamas: Being smart and learning humility

May 14, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Foreign Policy, Government, International, Obama, Politics, Voting/Elections 2 comments

A common stereotype about Ivy League universities as well as other high prestige ones is that the students are arrogant, even snobby. That can

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Progressives vs. Republicans and Democrats

March 29, 2012 Madonna Gauding Campaigns, Politics, Voting/Elections 2 comments

There is a war going on in this country and it’s not the war between Democrats and Republicans. It’s a war between progressives—those who

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Education doesn’t always lead to strong economy: Ask Greece

December 21, 2011 Arthur Lieber Business, Economy, Education, Employment, Financial reform, Good government One comment

One of the few conservative ideas that has sufficient appeal for progressives to embrace is that you can’t solve problems just by throwing money

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We need politicians to do their day jobs

October 11, 2011 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Congress, Financial reform, Good government, Obama, Politics, Voting/Elections One comment

It’s present in the rhetoric of virtually all politicians. “We need to have a work ethic; it’s not American to be lazy.” Like so

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