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The Wall Street Journal  ignored the role of government employment in economic recovery, writing that “government needed austerity” and that hiring “is unsustainable given current debt and tax burdens.” The decline in total government employment, which is historically unusual following a recession, is harming the recovery and slowing economic growth. In a May 3 editorial, the  WSJ  claimed the decline in government employment was a response to President Obama’s stimulus package, advocated further austerity for federal hiring, and ignored the public sector’s role in boosting economic growth.

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Dean Baker In principle the country faces a choice this fall between a moderate conservative, President Obama, and the extreme conservative Romney-Ryan ticket that wants to privatize Social Security and Medicare and eliminate most of the services that the public expects from the federal government. The reason why this choice only exists in principle is that the media have worked hard to conceal Representative Ryan’s extreme positions from the public. read more

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But it is fundamentally inimical to the idea of democracy that people can donate large amounts of money to political campaigns without voters’ knowing about it. … 8 Responses to “Does the HoS know the Electoral Act?” ..

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Paul Buchheit Wealthy individuals and corporations want us to believe they’ve made it on their own, without the help of government or the American people. Billionaire financier Sanford Weill blustered, “We didn’t rely on somebody else to build what we built.” He was echoing the words of his famous predecessor, the formidable financier J. P

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As Mitt Romney’s campaign enters the   444 th round of debates about the candidate’s portfolio, as he explains when and how and with what Bain Capital statione ry he invested in what outsourcer, it’s a good time to ask: What ever happened to the businessman-turned-candidate?

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 Yesterday, the journal Science reported the discovery in an Oregon cave of human DNA that is more than 14,000 years old . The DNA was extracted from coprolites , or fossilized feces.

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“ The Most Damning Verdict : Louis Freeh’s investigation of Penn State reveals two things: Joe Paterno must have known, and former university president Graham Spanier must be held accountable,” by Emily Bazelon and Josh Levin. The writers review Freeh’s damning report that details how Penn State officials failed to show empathy for Sandusky victims or take steps to stop the abuse

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As Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney bridled at independent review of his decisions by the Commonwealth’s civil service.  In reaction, Romney repeatedly politicized previously non-partisan state operations, imposed gag orders and pushed out dissenters, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), presaging a possibly similar take-no-prisoners management style should he be elected this November. read more

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by Jessica Goad This past February, Mitt Romney told a Nevada newspaper that he doesn’t know “ what the purpose is of ” public lands. But a new report released today by the U.S.

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More than half of all public broadcasting stations would be put “at risk” if federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting were eliminated, according to a new report commissioned in response to attacks from conservatives that put the funding in jeopardy. The report stated: “Ending federal funding for public broadcasting would severely diminish, if not destroy, public broadcasting service in the United States.” The study , released June 20 from Booz & Company Inc. , reviewed alternative funding options for public broadcasting if federal funding is removed.

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