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The Easter Resurrection of the Republicans
A new day has dawned for Republicans. After being humiliated in the election last November, Republicans have come back to life. And it's such a surprise, not only to the Democrats and to the media, but even to the Republicans themselves. Nobody … [Read more...] about The Easter Resurrection of the Republicans
Taxes and Tactics of the Class War — April 1993
Clinton’s Con Game About Taxable Income
Remember the movie “The Sting” about two good looking womanizers who hustled the gangster with a phony building that looked like a real betting parlor? At the end of the story, Paul Newman said to Robert Redford, “Nice con, Kid.” That’s what we … [Read more...] about Clinton’s Con Game About Taxable Income
Bill Clinton: Class Warrior
Who says a President from Arkansas can't be a class guy? In his sales campaign for his economic package, Bill Clinton is showing that he is the most effective practitioner of class warfare our country has seen since Franklin D. Roosevelt railed … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton: Class Warrior
The New World Order Wants Your Children — March 1993
Managing the Economy, Reich Style
There's a new star in the Clinton constellation - Robert Reich. Tapped to be Secretary of Labor, he has been called “brilliant” and “a genius,” and hailed as a savior by such economic savants as Walter Mondale and Gary Hart. Does that make you … [Read more...] about Managing the Economy, Reich Style
What’s at Stake in Health Care Reform? — February 1993
D.C. Statehood is Unconstitutional
On August 22, 1978, I was present when the U.S. Senate by a two-thirds majority passed a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution to give Washington, D.C. representation in the Congress and in the election of the President and vice President “as … [Read more...] about D.C. Statehood is Unconstitutional