John Case
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Case
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Opinion
Obama’s budget tradeoffs leave vital steps missing
February 16, 2011"It's significantly less bad than the Republican budget - but it's not going to bring down unemployment in my hometown," one reporter commented at a White House press conference.
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GE, capitalist icon, teams up with Obama – why?
February 8, 2011The addition of General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to the third top Obama administration position on economic policy tells an important tale.
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“Rally for Coal”: which way for West Virginia?
January 31, 2011The EPA vetoed the permit for the Logan County mine, a symbol of the debate over mountain top removal mining that has been embroiled in litigation since 1998.
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Obama, triangulation and what’s our job for 2012
January 11, 2011For Obama, triangulation makes sense, and focusing criticism on it instead of on putting together the grassroots structures for us to win in 2012 is a dead end.
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Poem of the week: Emily Dickinson and the Republicans
January 6, 2011The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives can be viewed, almost poignantly, as a death in the neighborhood, and Emily Dickinson provides a commentary.
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Prosperity Santa or austerity Grinch?
December 20, 2010If you want Obama to pass the "Lincoln test" and choose Santa over the Grinch, better get busy.
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Estate tax versus Woody Guthrie
December 17, 2010Republicans demanded "liberalization" of the estate tax on inherited wealth as the second part of their payback to the rich ... what would Woody say?
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Jobless benefits vs. taxes: deal or no deal?
December 7, 2010Having a showdown fight on taxes, when the workers have to take a big hit at the get-go, is an invitation to greater divisions.
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