If the president wants the public’s support, he should be making a forceful case for spending
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The Anti-Economist — From the April 2013 issue
The Anti-Economist — February 13, 2013, 5:11 pm
If the president wants the public???s support, he should be making a forceful case for spending
If the president wants the public’s support, he should be making a forceful case for spending
Letter From Afghanistan — From the February 2013 issue
Counting down to economic collapse in the Afghan capital
The Anti-Economist — From the February 2013 issue
The Anti-Economist — From the January 2013 issue
The Anti-Economist — December 13, 2012, 3:47 pm
The Federal Reserve makes jobs a priority at last
The Federal Reserve makes jobs a priority at last
Notebook — From the January 2010 issue
Weekly Review — September 9, 2008, 12:00 am
The Treasury Department seized control of mortgage and loan giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, firing the companies’ chief executives and promising to provide as much as $200 billion to prevent insolvency.New York TimesThe jobless rate rose from 5.7 percent to a five-year high of 6.1 percent, with more than 84,000 jobs lost in August,Yahoo and Senator John McCain accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for the presidency.KTLA.com“This campaign is not about issues,” said McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis. “This election is about a composite view of what people take away from these candidates.”Washington PostIt emerged that McCain did not properly …
Readings — From the May 2007 issue
Readings — From the October 2002 issue
Readings — From the January 1996 issue
Capital letter — From the September 1993 issue
Employment is one thing the global economy is not creating

Amount of cash CNN reporter Peter Arnett says he wore sewn into his clothes while covering the Gulf War:

Babies prefer to look at attractive people.

A woman testified that prostitutes at the “bunga bunga” parties thrown by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi had dressed up as President Obama.
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”