Fables of Wealth

Our most destructive lie, he added, “is that it is very easy for any American to make money.” The lie goes on. The poor are lazy, stupid and evil. The rich are brilliant, courageous and good. They shower their beneficence upon the rest of us.

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Murdoch's Pride Is America's Poison

My complaint is that Fox pretends very hard to be something it is not, and in the process contributes to the corrosive cynicism that has polarized our public discourse.

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Henry Aaron, Inventor Of Paul Ryan's Medicare Reform Concept, Explains Why It's Wrong

The co-creator of the concept that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is relying upon to reform Medicare no longer thinks it will work. Henry Aaron, now of the Brookings Institution, got the chance to tell Ryan exactly why at a recent Capitol Hill hearing.

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British Red Cross worker murdered in Pakistan

The body of a British Red Cross worker held captive in Pakistan since January was found in an orchard Sunday, his throat slit and a note attached to his body saying he was killed because no ransom was paid, police said. Khalil Rasjed Dale, 60, was managing a health program i …

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8 Examples Of How A Face Ages? Where Are The Men?

Well, I think it's a little rude to compare 2 pics, that are decades apart, of these lovely women, but that's just the way that some people are. Where are the comparisons of men?  In all fairness I am sure that there has been similar comparisons of men somewhere a …

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Young man with autism appeals to Obama | Fox News

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Jacqueline Novogratz: What It Means to Really Stand for the Poor

In places where government priorities and market imperatives create a world so capricious that to help a neighbor is to risk your ability to feed your family, and sometimes even your own liberty, the idea of the mutually supportive poor community is demolished.  The poor b …

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Federal Reserve Seeks to Fine Firms Over Foreclosures - NYTimes.com

Federal regulators are poised to crack down on eight financial firms that are not part of the recent government settlement over home foreclosure practices involving sloppy, inaccurate or forged documents.        Last week, a senior Federal Re …

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