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Republican logic fail

July 3, 2012 Stacy Mergenthal Campaigns, Charity & Justice, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, Employment, Government, Taxes Leave a comment

Something I don’t understand about GOP logic, if it can be called that, is the idea that public workers are just a useless drain

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Auto sales show the market working – with government help

April 10, 2012 Arthur Lieber Business, Campaigns, Consumer issues, Economy, Labor and unions, Transportation Leave a comment

In the April 1 (no fooling) episode of Mad Men, Governor Romney is called a clown. We’re talking about Michigan Governor George Romney, father

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Even against Romney, Obama would have tough time carrying the South

March 23, 2012 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Obama, Politics, States, Voting/Elections One comment

Back in the “ancient times” of January and early March, 2012, Mitt Romney was unable to carry  early Southern states such as South Carolina

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Romney turns his back on his home state

February 22, 2012 Arthur Lieber Business, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, Employment, Energy, Environment, Good government, Labor and unions, States, Technology, Transportation Leave a comment

If you want to see how convoluted Mitt Romney’s record is regarding what to do to help the American auto industry, simply compare his

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Obama and Romney woo Wall Street donors

June 16, 2011 Madonna Gauding Campaigns, Economy, Employment, Infrastructure, Obama, Politics One comment

According to a recent article in the New York Times, a few weeks before announcing his re-election campaign, President Obama invited two dozen Wall

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Monthly numbers aren’t everything in economics

June 15, 2011 Arthur Lieber Economy, Employment, Government Leave a comment

Fully understanding economics is definitely above my pay grade, but I have plenty of company with that, including the best of our economists, the

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