The Economy

Cutting Through The Fog

Jared Bernstein | Posted 06.15.2008 | Politics

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Jared Bernstein

The election debate is already off the rails, and misinformation is swirling like balloons at the convention. McCain says he's the big tax cutter and Obama's going to raise your taxes through the roof. That's not just a little bit wrong -- it's a lot wrong.

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How Obama Can Win the White House

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Bush and the GOP's domestic fumbles are potentially Obama's biggest selling point. He must repeatedly remind voters that they should be mad about the economy.

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Why The Economy Is Worse Than You Think: Newsweek

Newsweek | Daniel Gross | | Posted 06.08.2008 | Business

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The forgettable first half of 2008 is stumbling to a close. On Friday, the Labor Department reported that American employers axed 49,000 jobs in May, ...

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The Path Ahead

Jared Bernstein | Posted 06.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Policy, MPG Standards, President 2008, Economic Policy, The Economy, Immigration, Energy Policy, Health Care, Immigration Policy, Politics News
Jared Bernstein

Here is a list of problems we face as a nation, and solutions, guided by one insider's view of what we've learned over these last two terms which have been dominated by conservative ideology.

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Race (and West Virginia) Makes the Democrat's Obama Gamble Riskier than Ever

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: West Virginia, Barack Obama, Blacks, Racism, The Economy, George Bush, Democrats, Presidency, Students, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Blue Collar White Voters, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The overwhelming rejection of Obama by blue collar, rural, and non-college educated in West Virginia, all Democrats, is no longer cause for private worry for Obama but grave public fear.

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The Show's Over; Shelve the Sequel

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics

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Robert L. Borosage

Hold off on the internment rites. While Mr. Bush is being discarded, a stake still needs to be placed into the catastrophic conservative policies that he championed.

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