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Blame Austerity, Not Obama, For Slow Economic Recovery

GOP-led spending cuts have led to "the most discouraging recovery on record," an Economic Policy Institute study says.
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Trump Could Trigger The Longest Recession Since The Great Depression, Report Says

Yikes.
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The Bernie Sanders Campaign Didn't Matter

Sanders got as far as he did because of a terrible, lopsided economy -- and that's not going away.
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Obama's Favorite City To Spotlight Is Filled With People Who Distrust Him

The president loves coming to Elkhart, a place that's undergone a major revival. So why doesn't Elkhart love him back?
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Clinton Blasts Trump For Cheering Housing Bubble Burst

Clinton's campaign released an ad with audio Trump recorded in 2006 in which he spoke of a "bubble burst" that he "sort of hope... happens."
By Amanda Becker, Reuters

America's Largest City Is Failing Its Young People

Millennials in New York are more educated than the previous generation, but they're stuck in bad jobs with paltry pay.
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Clinton And Goldman: Why It Matters

By Simon Head, The New York Review Of Books

3 Charts That Show Just How Dire The Student Debt Crisis Has Become

The debt load of the typical recent college graduate has nearly tripled, while starting wages have remained flat.
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The Killer Question Republicans Couldn't Answer Tuesday Night

History hasn't been kind to GOP arguments about taxes.
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There Are Not Enough Jobs, And Austerity Is To Blame

The September jobs report is spooking even the optimists.
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