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Michigan's Own Scott Walker-Style Showdown Is Coming

Unions plan a Wisconsin-style protest as Gov. Rick Snyder and Michigan Republicans target unions with right-to-work legislation.

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| Fri Dec. 7, 2012 10:10 AM PST

Will Big Oil Keep Its Subsidies in a Fiscal-Cliff Deal?

One of America's most profitable industries banks billions in subsidies—but there's little talk in Washington of putting these handouts on the chopping block.

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| Fri Dec. 7, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Rand Paul Doesn't Know Which Industries Actually Dominate His State

Mining isn't even in Kentucky's top ten industries.

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 8:58 AM PST
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Obama to GOP: No More Debt Ceiling Blackmail

Forget all the talk about taxes—the ultimate game of chicken is happening with the nation's debt limit and credit rating.

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 4:00 AM PST

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Will Obama Beat Back a "Nuclear" Attack by the Big Banks?

Financial regulators are scrambling to finalize the Volcker rule—and Wall Street has mounted a full-on blitz to defang it.

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 4:00 AM PST

The GOP Channels Romney on Latest Debt Deal Offer

Republican's latest budget plan is not a plan.

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| Tue Dec. 4, 2012 12:23 PM PST

Obama to Help Screwed Homeowners (Finally)

By firing the guy who blocked a wide-reaching mortgage write-down program.

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| Mon Dec. 3, 2012 11:21 AM PST

Report: Elizabeth Warren Gets a Banking Committee Seat

Despite their best efforts, the big banking lobby couldn't keep Warren off the committee.

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| Tue Dec. 4, 2012 9:37 AM PST
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More Trolling on White House Petitions Site: Death Star Edition

A few hundred people jokingly/not-so-jokingly want Obama to "spur job creation" by beginning construction on the Death Star from "Star Wars."

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| Tue Dec. 4, 2012 8:20 AM PST

CHARTS: To Fix Climate, World Needs to Boost Spending by 185 Percent

And the private sector needs to lead the way, new analysis finds.

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| Mon Dec. 3, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Public Opinion Has Moved on Climate Change. Will Obama Follow—or Fiddle?

It's not jobs vs. climate. It's about a disaster economy vs. an adaptive one.

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| Mon Dec. 3, 2012 4:00 AM PST

The Sports Tax That Everyone Pays

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| Sun Dec. 2, 2012 10:20 AM PST

Feds Shutter Historic Northern California Oyster Farm

The decades-old oyster beds will be turned into wilderness.

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| Sat Dec. 1, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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"Killing Them Softly": A Hitman Movie—That's Actually About the Financial Crash

Andrew Dominik's new film, with Brad Pitt as a mob enforcer, is a violently seductive take on the economic crisis.

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| Fri Nov. 30, 2012 7:44 AM PST

Study: ALEC Is Bad for the Economy

A new report shows that the business-backed group's model legislation is not good for state economies.

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| Thu Nov. 29, 2012 12:15 AM PST
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10 Ways to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff

The money's there if you know where to look for it.

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| Wed Nov. 28, 2012 4:00 AM PST

12 Ways a Fiscal "Grand Bargain" Could Screw the Poor

Any deal to avert the looming fiscal cliff will likely target the social safety net.

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| Tue Nov. 27, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Top Republicans Threaten to Ditch Grover Norquist's Anti-Tax Pledge

Just in time for the fiscal cliff talks, four GOPers say they won't be bound by Norquist.

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| Mon Nov. 26, 2012 10:21 AM PST

Why Raises For Walmart Workers Are Good For Everyone

New research shows that increasing pay at the largest retail stores would boost the economy.

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| Mon Nov. 26, 2012 1:44 AM PST

The Effect on the Rich of a $50,000 Deduction Cap

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| Sun Nov. 25, 2012 7:42 PM PST