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Obama Class Warfare

Think Again: 'Class Warfare' Revisited

Eric Alterman | Posted 06.18.2013 | Media
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Eric Alterman

The first time I clicked on this Politico article, titled "Obama, class warrior," I had to check my calendar. Had I forgotten April Fools Day? What else could explain what otherwise struck me as a purposeful -- indeed, expertly executed -- parody of a Politico article?

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A Final Word on 2012: Class Warfare Won

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 01.15.2013 | Politics
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Robert L. Borosage

Amid the flood of analysis about the 2012 election, too little attention has been paid to what may be its most obvious aspect. This was one of the first class warfare elections of the new Gilded Age -- and the middle class won big.

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Michael McAuliff

Billionaires Are Economy's Michael Jordans, Says GOP Senator

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 07.24.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama should stop talking about the middle class because it turns people against rich Americans, who should be embraced...

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Just Capital: What the 99% Really Need (Part 2)

Deepak Chopra | Posted 09.08.2012 | Politics
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Deepak Chopra

The frustration over social injustice, inspired by Wall Street's flagrant behavior before and after the calamitous downturn of 2008, strikes me as the most urgent issue facing us right now.

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Volcker: Obama Socialist Claims Have 'No Connection With Reality'

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 03.25.2012 | Business
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Paul Volcker sounded off on critics of President Obama in an interview with CBS's Anthony Mason. Asked whether he agrees with accusations that the...

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America's Got 99 Problems and Needs Someone from the 1 (%)

Corey Stern | Posted 04.15.2012 | Home
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Corey Stern

Wouldn't we want someone like Romney, with experience as a CEO and a self-acquired net worth of over $200 million to run our nation? Doesn't his past show that he's capable of leading us in the right direction?

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Increasing the Debt Ceiling Won't Fix the Economy

Sam Turer | Posted 03.07.2012 | Home
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Sam Turer

We need to create a bipartisan legislation that will help the American people and government find some way out of its 300-year battle with debt.

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Class Warfare?: No Class, No War, No Fair

Rabbi Samuel April | Posted 12.05.2011 | Religion
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Rabbi Samuel April

The president has been accused of class warfare for trying to raise the taxes on the wealthy. His reply was "This is not class warfare, this is math." This is classless, it is not war, nor is it fair.

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WATCH: Colbert Calls Out Obama's Class Warfare

Posted 11.21.2011 | Comedy
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No one declares class warfare in this country without Stephen Colbert calling them on it. On Tuesday night, Colbert explained why taxing the rich i...

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Amanda Terkel

Are Republicans Engaging In 'Class Warfare'?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.20.2011 | Politics
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NEW YORK -- Democrats are hitting back at Republicans who say President Obama's plan to increase taxes on millionaires and billionaires amounts to "cl...

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Obama's Tough Talk Won't Reduce The Debt On Its Own

Howard Fineman | Posted 11.19.2011 | Politics
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Howard Fineman

WASHINGTON -- Can Barack Obama be the tough guy? There he was in the Rose Garden today, comparing himself to George Washington and the Republicans to...

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