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The question isn't whether we need a central bank: We do. The question is, Why is it dominated by the people who have already ruined the economy once -- and who have a clear conflict of interest?
My own heritage is a concrete example of what bigotry in hand with indifference to justice can do to a family history.
A wrap-up of stories and posts you might have missed or overlooked -- the ones below the fold.
Not for the first time, Elizabeth Warren has spoken a simple truth, one that ought to be heeded: Jamie Dimon must surrender his seat on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Everyone in the public arena reaches for "truth" as if it were a Phillips screwdriver on the top shelf of the national toolbox. How many times have you heard politicians start a string of lies with "The truth is, folks... "?
Here are the moms you're going to see on the campaign trail this year in various roles -- they're ones we should all be watching!
In the latest Rasmussen poll, Scott Brown is tied 45-45 with Elizabeth Warren. The voters don't seem to be buying Brown's brutal attacks on Warren, nor do they seem to be buying Brown himself.
How could you spend a $100,000 writing a book about your own life? By hiring a ghost writer. And not just any ghost writer. Lyric Winik, the very same ghost writer Laura Bush used to write her own memoir.
I believe both Senator Rubio and Elizabeth Warren when they talk about their family histories. I believe both of them heard those stories for years in their families and just repeated them. Big deal. No one died. Let's move on to more substantive issues.
Elizabeth Warren is going to keep taking on the big Wall Street special interests that are funding Scott Brown's campaign. Scott Brown is going to keep going to the old school, Dick Nixon-inspired Republican playbook.
In a Washington full of revolving-door sellouts who effortlessly glide between special-interest sinecures and government jobs earning personal fortunes on the payroll of the 1 percent, Elizabeth Warren will never sell her public conscience for private wealth.
Rep. Patrick McHenry wanted Elizabeth Warren to not be head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He got his wish. But now Massachusetts has a fearsome Senate candidate who has Republican Sen. Scott Brown very nervous.
Scott Brown certainly is an independent voice for Massachusetts -- because he's all alone in his support of moving the Sox from Fenway.
It is a major strong sign of momentum for Warren. While Warren considerably outpaced Brown the last two quarters overall, she had not yet outpaced his Massachusetts fundraising
There are many excellent candidates running in this election, but the above eight will be fierce advocates for youth. Please consider supporting them in any way you can.
Brown's Facebook page is noteworthy because it demonstrates the tensions in his campaign -- between his moderate rhetoric and his right-wing affiliations, between his claim to be independent of the Republican party and his deep connection to the GOP.
