Almost nowhere else is there such a tight link between class and opinions about cutting government.
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Daily Meme: Ladies’ Choice
Nothing sparks speculation in Washington like a new political memoir, but two are a true bonanza, enough fodder for days of online chatter. Last week, Hillary Clinton announced that the story of her four years as Secretary of State, the unimaginatively named Hard Choices, will appear in bookstores in June. Although Clinton has yet to […]
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Future of Television at Stake at Supreme Court Today
OK, that’s a slight exaggeration. But the case of the scrappy, disruptive startup Aereo could alter the cable landscape.
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Too Big to Fail. Not Too Strong.
Nomi Prins’s new book traces America’s propping up of banks since the robber barons.
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How Big Data Could Undo Our Civil-Rights Laws
From “reverse redlining” to selling out a pregnant teenager to her parents, the advance of technology could render obsolete our landmark civil-rights and anti-discrimination laws.
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Manly Men Condemn Obama’s Lack of Manliness
Here’s what they ought to be asked next time they make this ridiculous argument.
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A Chance to Remake the Fed
Two vacant slots offer progressives the opportunity to ensure the Board finally cracks down on Wall Street.
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Race-Blind Admissions Are Affirmative Action for Whites
In 1994, University of Michigan rejected Jennifer Gratz, setting in motion the overturning of state’s affirmative-action policy. Now, she’s challenging a black student who’s protesting her own rejection.
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Republicans on the ACA: Wrong, but Rational
For the GOP, there’s no real benefit in admitting Obamacare is working.
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When Shareholder Capitalism Came to Town
The rise in inequality can be blamed on the shift from managerial to shareholder capitalism.