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Oil Execs to Congress: I Drink Your Milkshake

Chris Kelly | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics


Chris Kelly

Supply and demand is one factor in determining price, but another factor used to be called "competition." Again, I'm not an economist, but I'm pretty sure that was supposed to drive prices down.

A Paroxysm of Voterly Rage

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics


Jeff Dorchen

I apologize for the following. It was written in anger brought on by listening to All Things Considered for three whole minutes, a mistake I shall no...

Crony-Capitalists: History's Still Hangin' 'Round

Paula Gordon | Posted 01.11.2008 | Living


Paula Gordon

Andrew Carnegie was once the richest man in the world. Three Presidents were said to have served under Andrew Mellon during his 10 years as U.S. Treas...

Which Side Are You On?

Larry Abrams | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics


Larry Abrams

Getting rid of Bush will be good and great thing, but it doesn't make the case for Hillary Clinton. The problem with Hillary is that she doesn't really fit the political moment.

Who Are These People?

Jane Smiley | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics


Jane Smiley

The World Bank opposes fertilizer subsidies in order to -- well, it boggles the mind. In order to what? Get rid of the population? Degrade the soil beyond repair? I cannot think of any other reasons.

The Rise of Captive-Industry Populism

David Sirota | Posted 10.26.2007 | Politics


David Sirota

If you think about captive-industry populism for a while, you will realize how applicable it is on many different issues - from health care to land politics to labor organizing.

My Unrequited Love for the Business Press

Naomi Klein | Posted 10.25.2007 | Business


Naomi Klein

When I get worried about inadvertently fueling the disaster complex, I take comfort in the response my book has elicited from the world's leading business journalists.

Democratic Golden Opportunity: Republican Voters Oppose "Free Trade"

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 10.05.2007 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

Some Democrats still can't be trusted on trade. And at the AFL-CIO presidential debate, the Democratic field generally failed to take on the major failed underpinnings of so-called "free trade."

Friday Democratic Talking Points

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.28.2007 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Time for another round of Democratic talking points, for the benefit of whoever's going to be on this weekend's Sunday morning talk shows (or for any ...


 

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