Is Austerity a Mistake?
A new paper from researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Does High Public Debt Consistently Stifle Economic Growth? A Critique of Reinhart and Rogo ff, has set the wonk world ablaze by debunking…
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Tokenism 101
Last week, whether you parked at the 50 Yard Line or rolled on the Informative Avenue, the GOP’s much-vaunted new Latino outreach efforts did not appear to be going well. Even Senator…
April 14, 2013April 27, 2013
Lifestyles of the Rich and Shady
Video: In this animation, see how investors can create companies and trusts in offshore jurisdictions, where an estimated one-third of the world’s worth resides. The Washington Post, April 6, 2013. Oligarchs, politicians,…
April 7, 2013May 5, 2013
We’re all being trolled
Much has been made over the past few weeks of two of the younger, more attractive members of the Phelps clan publicly splitting with their mother and grandfather, Fred Phelps, and deciding…
March 2, 2013March 3, 2013
Senator Rape
Dear Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert (R-Conway): when people were talking about “the rape caucus,” it was not actually supposed to be an official thing. I mean…
February 22, 2013February 22, 2013