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Immigrant worker is modest hero in “A Better Life”
July 21, 2011Movie Review A Better Life Directed by Chris Weitz 98 minutes, 2011, PG-13 For some reason, the advertisements for A Better Life emphasize that director Chris Weitz's credits include About a Boy. The new movie is...
Read moreDebt-ceiling deals: Turning away from prosperity to austerity
July 20, 2011The rich continue to make out like bandits in the "six" proposal, according to economist Dean Baker.
Read moreGrappling with cuts when Democrats are in charge
July 20, 2011In many states, Democratic leaders make cuts to social programs, putting a big hole in the safety net as the economic crisis and unemployment worsen - What to do?
Read moreConnecting extreme weather dots across the map
July 20, 2011Talking about the weather isn't small talk any more.
Read moreElizabeth Warren falls on her sword
July 19, 2011Elizabeth Warren represented the moral opposite of the decadence in Wall Street that nearly ruined, and may yet ruin, the whole nation.
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