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Jed Lewison

McCain Says "I'm Not A Rich Man"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


John McCain was joking around on Morning Joe earlier today about gambling on the baseball playoffs and let loose a verifiably false claim, saying "I'm...

Friday Talking Points [44] -- McCain House Party!

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

John McCain said something ridiculous to a reporter yesterday. I hasten to point out that the previous sentence should have been a major media headlin...

Friday Talking Points [42] -- Get Up, Stand Up, Barack

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I have to assume if you're reading this that you're sick of the Olympics already. Wow, that was fast. Is NBC's coverage going to be twice as bad as ...

Money: What Do Rich People Do When They No Longer Have It?

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 06.16.2008 | Business


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

Without all that money and newly leased Mercedes, people did not know how to define themselves anymore. Unless, that is, they were actually real people inside them to begin with.

Super-Rich Actually See Wealth Grow

Reuters Via CNBC | Posted 03.27.2008 | Business


Wealth held by rich investors with assets over $1 million is set to grow 50 percent in the next five years to $75 trillion, according to a report publ...

Changing Our National Priorities

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics


Sen. Bernie Sanders

During the Senate's consideration of the budget resolution, I will offer an amendment to restore the top income tax bracket to 39.6 percent for households earning more than $1 million a year.

The Black Guy, the Woman, and the Gays

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

The biggest threat facing America isn't terrorism or the Chinese. It's the widening class divide. The rich are too rich, the poor too poor, and the only candidate seriously addressing this issue is John Edwards.

The People's Army

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

As in 1892, today in 2007 a weakened union full of religiously and racially segregated sects, and an inflated state of Corporatism, threaten to sever the spinal cord of this fragile democracy.

Top Gift For Uber-Wealthy? $30K Commissioned Biography

Wall Street Journal | Robert Frank | Posted 12.07.2007 | Business


With a record number of billionaires in the U.S., and even more consumers who want to spend like them, retailers are dreaming up ever-more-outrageous ...