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Mitt and the middle class
With astonishing speed, the 2012 presidential election is becoming a referendum on how best to help the American middle class. So far, Romney's solutions are likely to be far more pleasing to the Republican base than the general electorate.
Fantastic news on jobs
What mean reversion? This is two fantastic jobs reports back-to-back, with the second even better than the first.
Mitt Romney’s Kodak moment
Kodak, which once upon a time held a mighty 90 percent market share, has declared bankruptcy. Business leaders, take heed. Figure out what’s going to blow you apart before the competition does. Stare into the future – and be afraid. Be very afraid. Hello, Mitt Romney, are you listening?Why Facebook won’t kill the class reunion
Why take it as a given that knowing more about our fellow alumni would cause us to be less likely to want to see them in person? Scrolling down an endless stream of status updates, family photos and videos of toddlers makes me want to see them more, not less.Amid social media fury, Komen backs down, pledges to continue Planned Parenthood funding
News release from the Komen FoundationHow the West should treat ‘honor’ killings
The guilty verdict against three members of the Afghan-Canadian Shafia family shows that North America is finally starting to identify and address honor-based crimes, and improve policies to deal with them, something European countries embarked on 15 years ago.Subsidizing people instead of corporations
Enough with all these state supply-side programs to encourage business. Way too many end up being corporate giveaways. Let's just give that money to people instead.MOST COMMENTED
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