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Can anybody beat Rahm?
November 19, 2010CHICAGO - Can anyone beat Rahm? That's the question on the minds of many Chicagoans as the Nov. 22 candidate petition-filing deadline for mayor of the nation's third largest city fast approaches.
Read moreLove, revolution, Lula: films from Latin America
November 18, 2010Two new films from Latin America dramatize the progressive histories of Cuba and Brazil: one an allegory, the other a biopic of a charismatic leader.
Read moreAusterity is wrong medicine for bleeding economy
November 17, 2010What is delaying an economic recovery is not too much spending and a growing deficit, but not enough federal spending.
Read moreThe deficit trap
November 16, 2010The deficit commission report is a poisonous prescription, likely to kill the patient while attempting to cure the symptom - budget deficit.
Read moreElection thoughts from the guy who delivers your mail
November 15, 2010Wow - Election 2010 is over. I am still tryin' to put the whole thing in perspective.
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