Heroes and villains
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What it’s like to be one: Bookmark It
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If there’s one thing that makes me happy despite all the bad news, it’s that people aren’t taking it laying down anymore. Pushback is much more common these days: A Connecticut mayor who sparked a firestorm of criticism for quipping “I might have tacos” when interviewed by a TV reporter about the arrest of four town police officers accused of racially profiling and bullying Latino residents got more than he bargained for. More than 2,000 tacos were delivered to the [...]
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It doesn’t work, but it’s the only sensible solution! Bookmark It
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Coal Tattoo has an enlightening piece on the politics of closing down dangerous mines that supply the only local jobs. Bookmark It
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If they let them off the hook on robosigning, which has completely undermined our entire property system, what’s the point? Or is “moral hazard” only for the little people? Bookmark It
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After reading this CJR piece, I’d say it’s pretty clear that Larry Summers really wants to be the next Secretary of the Treasury. Again. Bookmark It
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If you’ve been around here a while, you’ve read the various posts I’ve done about the Chilean privatized Social Security system. Now liberal economist Dean Baker is responding to Newt Gingrich’s praise of that same system: Dear Speaker Gingrich: I have seen you refer to the privatized Social Security system in Chile several times as a model for the United States. I believe that you would not hold this view if you were more aware of the details of the [...]
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Things I don’t have to think about today… Bookmark It
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