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Economist Mom: Obama Speaks of the Virtuous Cycle of Fiscal Responsibility: My favorite part of his speech last night [June 3]... Change...

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In michael parekh on IT - Posted 4 days ago

LOOK MA, NO HANDSToday California joins a host of states that make it illegal to drive while using a cell phone in one's hand. While the logic of th...

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In Big Picture - Posted 4 days ago

For those of us who dwell in that hypothetical construct known as reality, the following E.L. Doctorow keynote address -- critical of ideological fund...

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In Cleanergy.org - Renewable Energy & CleanTech - Sol - Posted 5 days ago

By Helen Aki and Jesse Jenkins, cross-posted from the Breakthrough BlogJust as the time becomes ripe for a major push towards clean, cheap sources of ...

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In michael parekh on IT - Posted 6 days ago

DEMOGRAPHIC TECTONICSAs a long-time geek on demographic matters, this weekend's New York Times Magazine cover story on the falling birth rates in Euro...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

Why did the Washington Consensus reforms fail to improve economic performance in developing countries?:When does policy reform work? The case of centr...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

[I wrote this last night, then decided against posting it, but the issue is getting more attention than I expected and I don't have much else right no...

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In Big Picture - Posted 1 week ago

We call it the 'Bank of America bill on steroids.' -Anonymous House staffer The staffer was referring to the Dodd-Shelby bill that would let m...

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In Big Picture - Posted 1 week ago

We call it the 'Bank of America bill on steroids.' -Anonymous House staffer The staffer was referring to the Dodd-Shelby bill that would let m...

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In Economist's View - Posted 1 week ago

We keep hearing from Republicans that the economy is doing well, but the media has left people with the opposite impression. I think Republicans are c...

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