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Same as it ever was

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Good Krugman piece on Republican "populism": Has the Republican Party, which has championed the interests of big business and sought to keep wages low since the late 19th century, suddenly become populist? Some of its rising stars would have you believe so. For example, after the...

McConnellism

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The Republican Party consists of two interlocking factions at this point. The first is those aping Trump and moving toward fascism at a record pace. The second is Mitch McConnell.

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LGM Film Club, Part 168: Pete DuPont

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It seems that Pete DuPont was in fact still alive until yesterday. Who knew! Anyway, here's a 1988 DuPont campaign ad pushing an early version of what George W. Bush would try--privatizing Social Security by "allowing" young workers to invest their own SSN funds. I know,...
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