Opinion

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The House must follow the Senate's lead

Call your congressional representatives now. Ending the Bush tax cuts for the rich is the critical first step that must be taken if we are ever to have a fair tax system in America.

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Romney scandal worse than it seems

Defenders of Mitt Romney say his refusal to release tax returns and his stashing money overseas are nothing more than what most people would do.

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New Study: Romney tax plan would kill 800,000 jobs

Mitt Romney's tax plan would reward companies for exporting more U.S. jobs as well as encouraging the firms to duck taxes.

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The real issue: Romney’s profits from job-killing

Romney is happy to profit from vulture capitalism, but he certainly doesn't want any voter to think he himself was a vulture.

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Why we need more - not less - government regulation

One of the mantras of the radical Right in this country is that the economy and everything else would be better off if we just had less government regulation.

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Standing at a crossroads

"Casino Capitalism," driven by the unbridled greed of the one percent, caused the current crisis.

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Fish gotta swim and George Will gotta lie

I find the rant against governmental regulatory power bizarre, though not surprising. Will has a lot of - I'll be polite - nerve to complain about regulatory overreach

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Obama's health care law keeps 13.7 million young adults insured

According to a new report, 13.7 million young people either remained on or signed on to health care coverage through the health insurance of their parent, .an early benefit coming from the Affordable Care Act.

The danger of a Romney election

Private sector revised job figures show an average of less than 90,000 per month since January. Unemployment inched back up to 8.2 percent.

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A right-wing apologist in sheep’s clothing

David Brooks positions himself as an above-the-fray "moderate," but the reality is otherwise.

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