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Janesville, WI

What’s the Matter with Janesville?

May 7, 2017 Arthur Lieber Capitalism, Cities, Community/Common good, Employment, Republican Brain Leave a comment

Each Thursday on the PBS NewsHour, plain-speaking economist Paul Salmon explains difficult issues in his “Making Sen$e” segment. This past week he focused on

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OCD

Does Paul Ryan’s OCD trump empathy?

March 16, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Budget, Republican Brain, Republicans Leave a comment

Paul Ryan never seems happier than when talking about the money that can be saved by repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. It

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Where does Claire McCaskill stand on Paul Ryan’s plan for Medicare?

November 20, 2016 Willy Kessler Activism, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

TPM’s checklist of those who support or oppose House Speaker Paul Ryan’s phaseout of Medicare has been updated to show that Claire McCaskill is

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Paul Ryan: When a Republican does not look like a demon to progressives

May 11, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Politics, Poverty, Republican Brain, Republicans One comment

Wouldn’t it be nice if all of our political stereotypes were affirmed with every individual? You know, for progressives it would be easy if

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Paul Ryan’s mistaken definition of makers and takers

February 4, 2013 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Charity & Justice, Congress, Guns, Obama, Republicans Leave a comment

In his second inaugural speech, President Obama said: “The commitments we make to each other through Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, these things

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Romney/Ryan plan: Tax-free living for the rich

October 30, 2012 Renee Shur 2012 Election, Economy, Financial reform, Romney, Taxes Leave a comment

Yes, as through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men, Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a

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Paul Ryan not fit to be vice-president—or president

October 22, 2012 Madonna Gauding 2012 Election, Politics, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

After the vice-presidential debate, I watched MSNBC’s coverage of a focus group of undecided voters. One young man, who was on the fence before

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Paul Ryan: Bad news for women’s rights

August 18, 2012 Stacy Mergenthal Campaigns, Reproductive rights, Women One comment

To most women, Paul Ryan’s ideas are pretty much the political equivalent of menstruating forever. But it seems like some new analysis of legislation

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Ryan’s fiscal hypocrisy

August 16, 2012 Bobbi Clemons Politics Leave a comment

In a world of 24 hours news, this story s a little old. (A whole week! *gasp*) I found it on NPR, but it

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Whose plan destroys Medicare: Ryan’s or Obama’s?

August 15, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Health care, Obama Leave a comment

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan claim that President Obama is destroying Medicare by “stealing $700 billion” from the program. That’s bunk, says Robert Reich.

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