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Daily Archives: April 17th, 2012

Whither Europe?

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

On several occasions, including yesterday, Paul Krugman has warned about the disastrous economic consequences of the European religion of austerity, which against all sound economic theory, insists that the way to fight an economic downturn is through savage budget cuts. So far, it has only brought a deepening depression. The pain has not been spread […]

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Closing the barn door, etc.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

ALEC, having largely accomplished its mission of eviscerating gun laws and destroying the right of the poor, the elderly, and the black to vote, is now redirecting its efforts to its main mission of impoverishing the nation. Will all those corporations that dropped funding now feel it’s safe to go back and support ALEC’s agenda. […]

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