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The case for the Sanders revolution

February 15, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders, Budget, Campaigns, Capitalism, Democracy, Demographics/Polls, Economy, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Survey 2 comments

Bernie Sanders is calling for a political revolution. Is there evidence to demonstrate that his “revolution” is needed? And why is the Sanders revolution

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Survey: Does our economic system favor the rich?

February 3, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Capitalism, Democracy, Democrats, Demographics/Polls, Economy, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Survey One comment

Conventional wisdom holds that Republicans are the party of the wealthy. But as Donald Trump’s campaign has clearly revealed, there are plenty of Republicans

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Life will be harder to understand without the Rams

January 19, 2016 Arthur Lieber Capitalism, Charity & Justice, Cities, Sports Leave a comment

Like many people, I have mixed feelings about the Rams leaving St. Louis for Los Angeles. In some ways, they parallel the mixed feelings

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U.S. companies make a killing off prison labor

December 1, 2015 Madonna Gauding Capitalism, Prison, Privatization 7 comments

In 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery, but there was a loophole. Prisoners were exempt. Since the passage of the amendment, prisons and businesses

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