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A modest proposal for stimulating the economy: Create more taxpayers

This afternoon President Obama will sign into law the tax compromise he hammered out with Republicans, but not everyone is happy. Neither incoming...
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Natural Gas Act is a stimulus bill with bi-partisan support in Congress

President Obama is looking for new stimulus legislation to get our currently stagnant economy to start growing. Growth in the economy is essential...
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Whirlpool takes 19 million dollars from taxpayers, ships jobs to Mexico, is awarded for innovation

As its U.S. workforce in Evansville, Indiana prepares to rally to keep their jobs, Whirlpool Corporation today announced it ranked fifth on Fast...
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American Needle, the NFL and the Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States goes back to work this week and the nine justices have an interesting case on the docket.American Needle Inc...
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Farmers and Ranchers Coalition formed in support of the Employee Free Choice Act

Union density tends to exist primarily inurban areas steeped in labor history and teeming with workers, so out in the heartland support for pro...
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Teamsters approve new contracts at MillerCoors breweries; workers to receive wage, pension increases

Teamsters at MillerCoors breweries in Eden, N.C., and Fort Worth, Texas, have ratified new, three-year contracts. The agreements cover more than...
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Soulful leadership among "the least of these"

While middle-class Americans are feeling the impact of lost jobs and home foreclosures in this current economic crisis, what is happening to those...
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The Soul of an Economy

As American leaders struggle to get the economy back on track, it’s important to focus on ethics as well as on principles of finance. In a...
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Fiddling while Rome burns

America is facing the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. With millions of jobs gone and people’s hard-earned savings...
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America's urban policy failure: Sports facilities as economic engines

In the future, people who study and write about civilizations will make judgments about policies. The future Fred Siegels of the world will dissect...
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