Reaganism

Think Again: "As Ronald Reagan Said... Oh Never Mind"

Eric Alterman | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Tax Reform Act of 1986, Irs, Ronald Reagan, Capital Gains Taxes, Paul Krugman, Capital Gains, Reaganism, Reaganomics, Media News

Conservative media outlets are falling all over themselves looking for the "true" heir to Ronald Reagan. Thing is, Ronald Reagan actually raised capital-gains taxes.

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Hacking Rupert Murdoch

MP Nunan | Posted 09.11.2011

What would it look and sound like if we could see the hacked voicemails and texts between Rupert Murdoch, and his son and heir-apparent, James Murdoch -- as they deal with the fallout from the crisis?

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Ronald Reagan: Setting the Record Straight

Bob Burnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reaganism, Conservatives, Ronald Reagan, President Reagan, Republicans, Politics News

Ronald Reagan has been out of the White House for twenty-two years but his legacy lingers on, leading us down the path to "Twilight in America."

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Two Reaganite Presidents: Bill Clinton and Barack Obama

Andrew Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Triangulation, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Politics, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Regime Change, New Deal, Reaganism, Tea Party, Great Society, Politics News

Barack Obama understands the evils of Reaganism even better than Bill Clinton. He also knows what ought to be done and what he, as President, must do to get it done. Shame on him, therefore, all the more.

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The End of Reaganism

Robert Slayton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Reaganism, Tea Party, Politics News

For the right, the health care bill is the biggest attack on economic inequality since the Age of Reagan, and the first major challenge to the principles the Gipper fought for.

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Cut What?

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Reaganism, Deficits, Politics News

This post originally appeared at Campaign for America's Future (CAF). I am a Fellow with CAF. Here's an easy way to win an argument with a conservat...

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Ross Douthat: No Tax Cuts, Regulate To Contain Busts

New York Times | ROSS DOUTHAT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reagan, Gop, Congress, Bush, Globalization, Regulation, Obama, Reaganism, Democrats, Financial Regulation, Government, Deficit, 2010, Jim Manzi, Tax Cuts, Politics News

...As the 2010s begin, there's reason to worry that America has further to fall. Our politics are polarized, our finances are still overleveraged, and...

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Krugman: Why The Public Option Matters

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Private Insurers, Medicare, Reaganism, Public Option, Healthcare Reform, President Obama, Politics News

Most arguments against the public option are based either on deliberate misrepresentation of what that option would mean, or on remarkably thorough mi...

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The GOP's "Nah Nah Nah Can't Hear You!" Argument

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama, Conservatives, Liberals, Progressives, Conservative Movement, Reaganism, Politics News

Obviously, the Right understands what's really going on in America -- and is working to reinterpret that reality.

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Conservative Socialism: Spreading Debt Around

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reagan Economics, Trickle Down Economics, John McCain, Conservative Socialist, Tax Relief, Obama Tax Relief, Conservative Socialism, Reaganism, Capitalism, Obama Socialism, Barack Obama, Tax Policy, Reagan Era Economics, Socialist Economy, Free Market Economics, Socialism, Middle Class Tax Relief, Socialists, Politics News

Obama's tax policies cannot be described as socialist except by those too ignorant to know the difference or too cynical to reveal the truth.

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Jon Voight Supports Palin for President at SoCal Rally

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Palin Vice President, Southern California, Reaganism, Jon Voight, Entertainment News

Sarah Palin was in Southern California, and wingnut actor, anti-father figure and notorious Campaign Chest Supporter Jon Voigt was working the crowd ...

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Channeling Ronald Reagan

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palin Reagan, Vice Presidential Debate, Reaganism, Ronald Reagan, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Sarah Palin's pathetic attempt to channel Reagan does a disservice not just to her party, not just to history, but the truth of who Ronald Reagan was.

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Behind Wall Street's Collapse

Walden Bello | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Bailout, Wall Street, Rosa Luxemberg, Cdos, Wall Street Bailout, International Monetary Fund, Argentina, Reaganism, Collatorized Debt Obligations, International Financing Review, Klaus Schwab, Internet Bubble, Imf, Stock Market, Dean Baker, Great Depression, World Economic Forum, Financialization, Technology-Stock Bubble, Economic Bubble, Bankruptcy, Golden Age of Contemporary Capitalism, Brazil, Fannie Mae, U.S. Treasury Department, Recession, Financial Collapse, Freddie Mac, Subprime Mortgages, Ben Bernanke, Neoliberal Restructuring, China, Business News

In a nutshell, the Wall Street meltdown is not only due to greed and to the lack of government regulation of a hyperactive sector.

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The Fiscal Meltdown Reveals the Democratic Deficit

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congressional Oversight, Regulation, Financial Crisis, Democracy, Reaganism, Economy, Business News

In response to this financial crisis, consumers must become citizens again, reclaiming their democratic right to fiscal transparency, political oversight and market regulation.

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The Politics of Bad Ideas: The Curse of Reaganism

Bryan D. Jones and Walter Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bush Economy, Ronald Reagan, Opec, George W. Bush, Tax Cuts, Republican Propaganda, Reaganism, Republicans, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

America must come to realize that Reaganism is the philosophical underpinning of our woes. They are due to George W. Bush's mismanagement, but more fundamentally, by our slavish worship of flawed political philosophy.

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