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Okay class, here is your bonus question...true or false: Even if Congress were to do nothing at all in response to Paulson's/Bernanke's/Bush's request, isn't it true that The ...

(A diary I posted yesterday that went into some detail on why Bush tax ...

It has been noted that Sarah Palin was once a champion of earmarks (as mayor of Wasilla) before she eventually decided she was against them. In response to critics who pointed out that she ...

Hillary says "the tide has turned?" Oh really? As I recall, she was leading Obama by 11+ points in the PA polls 2-3 weeks ago, when she started her relentless effort destroy Barack Obama's ...

Hillary Clinton decided to go negative a few weeks ago for two very simple reasons: (1) her consultants knew it would be effective, and (2) they were desperate. They knew it was the only ...

In his master plan to save the economy from ruin, John McCain promises more of the same wrong-headed tax cuts that got us in this mess in the first place. In ...

Barbara Ehrenreich's poignant Preying On The Poor provides us with an all-too-accurate picture of The Poor as chronic victims of a hard-hearted Business Class. It is a sad reality that many of us ...

So it just occurred to me that THE best way for the Sanders campaign---and that includes us, Berners---to respond to Hillary’s emotional efforts to portray Bernie as someone who didn’t/doesn’t like Ba

If he is, then he might want to ponder some of the points I make in this [previously posted] diary. In the economics classes I’ve taught, I’ve always looked forward to the ...

What is it that the Republicans do that enables them to manipulate the perceptions that Swing Voters have of the Democrats and their candidate?

Cross-posted at Nontrivial Pursuits .

Substantial educational EXPERIENCE is the most valuable kind of EXPERIENCE that we voters should ask of any citizen who is to be considered worthy of the office of President of the United ...

President Obama, you have been listening to the advice of Rahm E., who has been telling you that the poor Blue Dog Democrats can't vote for a robust public option because they're afraid that it ...

Kathy Hochul's big win in NY's 26th Congressional District surprised many. Republicans were surprised that seniors could be scared into ignoring the sugar-coating they put on their mean-spirited ...

When I heard Bernie Sanders had announced he was running for President a couple of months ago, I was happy to hear the news, but not altogether optimistic about his prospects. Still, I thought, ...

In January 2016, as her poll numbers began to weaken, Hillary Clinton began to criticize Bernie Sanders’ support for a renewal of Glass-Steagall’s limitations on commercial banks, arguing it would not

We are all quite aware of just how amazingly disciplined the Republicans seem to be when it comes to memes and talking points. It's almost as though someone sat them down and explained to them at ...

John in Cleveland offered an assessment of the debate last night that I suspect many Bernie Sanders supporters agree with to a large degree. The essential feeling is that Bernie needed to be a lot ...

I was a little behind the news cycles yesterday and only this morning had an opportunity to view Barack Obama's absolutlely sensational response to the Clinton/McCain attacks. Last night, after my ...

We are quickly approaching a climactic moment that could mean everything to the Democratic Party. The Bush administration + Fed Chair Ben Bernanke have approached Congressional Democrats to ask ...

If he is, then he might want to ponder some of the points I make in this [previously posted] diary. In the economics classes I’ve taught, I’ve always looked forward to the ...

The results in Michigan have now given us proof positive that---contrary to all of the spin we heard from Hillary supporters, both in the MSM and here at DK---Secretary Clinton did not win the Sunday debate. If she had won the debate she would not ha

Because health insurance companies invest millions of $$ in PR campaigns and in their campaign contributions to members of Congress, most people do not realize that there is almost no difference between these ‘business professionals’ and the Mafia when...

In America today there is a widespread belief within the upper classes that the Income Tax is unfair to rich people.  I’d like to explain why, from an economist's POV, this belief is utter nonsense.  

In reading the comments of those who've been encouraging Edwards supporters to switch to Obama, I've noticed that at least some prefer Obama because they perceive Edwards to be 'not authentic.' It'...

I wrote the following analysis of John Kerry's failed presidential campaign in November, 2004 . I think ...

In January 2016, as her poll numbers began to weaken, Hillary Clinton began to criticize Bernie Sanders’ support for a renewal of Glass-Steagall’s limitations on commercial banks, arguing it would not

Overlooked in current discussions of Barack Obama's 'electability' is the glaring fact that Hillary Clinton doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning against the Republican Machine this ...

Wow. Suddenly, the political landscape has shifted dramatically. House Republicans have made it clear that they now know they have a political opportunity to exploit, an opportunity that just ...

CNN is reporting that President Obama will be proposing a job creation package that may top $400 billion :

It's all about incentives. When you need medical care for any reason, do you want to turn to an organization run by people whose only desire is to make money off of you at a moment when you are ...

It's time to resurrect the Experience Issue, Democrats. The Republicans may want to drop it now that they've taken on Palin, but the celebrity governor's stunning ignorance of history and ...

Over at Mark Thoma's Economist's View economics blog, there is a discussion of Paul Krugman's most recent comments on the financial ...

Bernie Sanders’ campaign is all about educating the public re: the many policy proposals he has advanced.  Ultimately, his ability to achieve that goal depends largely on his ability to educate the Jo

No matter what some people may think about the lack of importance of the illegal immigration issue, I can tell you that ...

We are all quite aware of what's at stake. And yes, we are familiar with the bleak projections that have been made. I don't know how things are going to ultimately unfold, but I do know that there ...

(Cross-posted at Nontrivial Pursuits ) . I am ...

We are all quite aware of what's at stake. And yes, we are familiar with the bleak projections that have been made. I don't know how things are going to ultimately unfold, but I do know that ...

Now that the Iraq War is heating up again, Barack Obama needs to start emphasizing one point in particular: American troops could be completely removed from Iraq in as few as six months and leave ...

I've got this funny feeling that the Republicans might be right in their reading of Barack Obama: I think it we may ultimately see President Obama sign whatever kind of economy-destroying ...

It's been good to hear that Barack Obama now feels less pressure to accept bad compromises following his successful re-election bid, but as we approach the coming 'fiscal cliff', my biggest ...