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Robert Reich Presidential debate: the questions they should (but won't) ask Obama, Romney
What would happen if Robert Reich moderated a presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney? Reich offers his thoughts on what questions Romney and Obama should be asked in Wednesday's presidential debate.
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Opinion: Bring back the American Dream? It’s not that hard.
The problem isn't lack of knowledge on what to do, but partisan arguments that ignore common-sense consensus. America needs an activist government and individual responsibility. It needs immediate job creation, and over the long term, debt reduction and stronger families.
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On the Economy Obama's SOTU was specific, forceful
Obama's SOTU speech called for lawmakers to “build on the momentum we’ve got right now" by creating incentives for manufacturers, skills for workers, jobs in fossil fuel extraction and clean energy innovation, all financed by a fairer tax code.
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Five things to watch for in Obama's State of the Union
Former White House speech writers offer pointers to watching President Obama's State of the Union Tuesday night.
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State of the Union: Obama to double down on taxing the rich
The State of the Union will be an opportunity for President Obama to press his plan to tax the rich more, which could become a major issue in the 2012 campaign.
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How to restore the middle class
What policies do we need to push back inequality and make upward mobility possible again?
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How to make Obama's ecomomic ideas realities
President Obama's economy speech last week was a huge step in the right direction. Here are the concrete policies that can make his "we're in this together" agenda a reality.
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Obama's most important economic speech
The President’s Kansas speech was the most important economic speech of his presidency in terms of connecting the dots, laying out the reasons behind our economic and political crises, and asserting a willingness to take on the powerful and the privileged that have gamed the system to their advantage.
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In Kansas, a combative Obama tries on his Teddy Roosevelt hat
In the Kansas town where Teddy Roosevelt called for a progressive 'New Nationalism,' Obama delivered a populist appeal fairness through taxes and regulation and an indictment of the GOP agenda as he sees it.
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