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Revised History

by Jeff Madrick,

Last month, Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States, the documentary series the director made with historian Peter Kuznick, completed its ten-episode run on Showtime. Those who unthinkingly dismiss…

Trading for Jobs

by Jeff Madrick,

As President Obama begins his second term, our gross domestic product is in recovery mode. But the jobs market is still in a Great Recession. Unemployment hovers stubbornly around 8…

Second Chance

by Thomas Frank,

Inauguration Day is upon us. And it seems like only yesterday that the colossal, overheating machinery of democracy, which had been running in high gear for almost two years, finally…

All the Rage

by Thomas Frank,

In the political contest now entering its final few weeks, there are numerous issues great and small being debated by the candidates. But there is only one Issue before the…

The Entitlement Crisis That Isn’t

by Jeff Madrick,

At September’s Democratic National Convention, Bill Clinton roused his party when he said that Republicans, having left Barack Obama with a “total mess,” were now complaining that the president hasn’t…

The Invisible Stimulus

by Ian Volner,

In search of what Obama built

The Austerity Myth

by Jeff Madrick,

As economic adversity continues to spread, from Athens to Madrid, London to the Beltway, austerity has become a most dangerous idea. What now dominates the world is the popular theory…

Letter from Brownbackistan

by Thomas Frank,

In recovery

by Genevieve Smith,

Twelve steps to prosperity

Debt, be not proud

by Thomas Frank,

A Rising Tide

by Andrew Marantz,

Planning the future of a sinking island

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Revised History

Trading for Jobs

Second Chance

All the Rage

The Entitlement Crisis That Isn’t

The Invisible Stimulus

The Austerity Myth

Letter from Brownbackistan

In recovery

Debt, be not proud

A Rising Tide

December 2011

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