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Political Polarization

Democracy 3.0

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 12.07.2009 | Impact

Read More: Power Vacuum, Democracy, Disengaged, Civic Engagement, Civic Apathy, Uninformed, Political Polarization, Special Interests, Political Ignorance, Engagement, Citizen, Impact News
Jeffrey Abelson

We -- The People -- need a radical upgrade in the way we practice democracy.

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Why Growing Income Inequality Is Bad for America

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Howard Rosenthal, Jared Diamond, Aig, Cigna Insurance, Bi-Partisanship, Wall Street Bonuses, Distribution of Income, Nolan McCarty, Wall Street Bail Out, J.P. Morgan Chase, Public Option, Regulatory Reform, Political Polarization, Paul Krugman, Kevin T. Poole, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The CEO of the average company in the S&P Index makes $10.5 million. That means that on the first workday of the year, he (sometimes she) has made more than the minimum wage workers in his company will make all year.

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Bipartisanship and Successful Polarization

Ed Kilgore | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Bipartisanship, Political Polarization, Obama, Democrats, Republicans, Politics News
Ed Kilgore

Was all of Obama's bipartisanship talk on the campaign trail and in his first days as president just a shuck or a big mistake? I don't think so.

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Zelizer's Book Corner: Can We Move Beyond Polarization in Washington?

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Zelizer's Book Corner, Political Polarization, Huffpost Books, Books, Politics News
Julian E. Zelizer

If President-elect Obama is serious about post-partisanship, he will need to deal with some of the institutional factors that cause polarization regardless of who is in power.

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