Trigger Happy
The Communist Manifesto exults over the "specter haunting Europe"--the growth of communism. Today, America's ability to grow in a socially equitable manner confronts a serious threat from another...
View ArticleTaps for Caps
One problem the Republican leadership faces in boasting about the accomplishments of the 1999 congressional session is that one of them was the repudiation of the primary "success" they were trumpeting...
View ArticleRepeal Bush's Tax Cut:
One of the impressive feats of intellectual tenacity in recent times is the Republicans' ability to sustain their faith in large tax cuts for the wealthy despite repeated battering from reality. When...
View ArticleThanks, But No Thanks
In the September issue of the Prospect, Robert Reich offers several Democrats, myself specifically included, some entirely gratuitous advice. Not having spoken with me – nor, I think, with my...
View ArticleLessons for Democrats
The most important lesson to be learned by Democrats from recent events in both the real and political worlds is that economic growth alone is not enough. Expansion of gross domestic product is a good...
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