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Prosperity vs. Austerity Economicsnew

“Instead of the austerity agenda that we have now, focused on debt, this growth agenda is focused, really, on restoring broad-based economic growth and our democracy,” said Yale political scientist Jacob Hacker in a late-August teleconference.

Random Lengths News | Paul Rosenberg | 09-21-2012 | Commentary

Tags: SEIU, AFL-CIOX Daron AcemogluX Jacob HackerX Nate Loewentheil, Prosperity Economics: Building an Economy for All, the Center for Community Change, the Economic Policy Institute

Haiku Newsnew

This week's important stories told to you in 17 syllables. On this week's docket: violent film criticism, old sheriffs and deadly golf.

NUVO | Jim Poyser | 09-21-2012 | Commentary

An Open Letter to Mr. Romney From a Latinanew

Just because you talk the talk doesn't mean you walk the walk.

Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | Ailen J. Arreaza | 09-21-2012 | Commentary

Tags: Arizona, Spanish, president, Cuban, News, White House, cumbia, Latin, healthcare, Mexico, 47 percent, Aileen Arreaza, Cuban-American, jalapeño

Council Watchnew

The proposed Convention Center expansion, a massive expenditure that's been waiting in the wings for months, is set to hit City Council this week.

San Antonio Current | SA Current News Team | 09-20-2012 | Politics

Tags: council watch

Ground Gamenew

The Obama campaign, a view from the ground. Nancy Webber of Eugene is a longtime Oregon political activist and author of Ground Game, a book that chronicles her life in the field offices of the 2008 Obama campaign.

Eugene Weekly | Nancy Webber | 09-20-2012 | Commentary

Tags: election, commentary, Obama

Dead Heatnew

In their tight U.S. Senate race, Flake and Carmona spar over the environment, Medicare

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 09-20-2012 | Elections

Tags: medicare

Pitfall! How Voter ID Trips Up Votersnew

Final arguments will be held Sept. 24 in a federal court case about South Carolina’s Voter ID law. Pitfalls for voters abound regardless of how the court rules, and that could be just the intention of those who passed the law.

Columbia Free Times | Corey Hutchins | 09-20-2012 | Politics

Tags: voting rights act

Thought Bitenew

Korean War vet and retired U.S. Rep. Andy Jacobs, D-Ind., who served in Congress from 1965-1997, continues to challenge Hoosiers with his weekly mental joyride.

NUVO | NUVO Editors | 09-19-2012 | Commentary

GOP-drawn districts and a torrent of cash could flip seats, but how many?new

The president may complete the same climb he undertook in 2008 and win North Carolina. But when it comes to the congressional races, it's nothing but blue skies for the Grand Old Party.

INDY Week | Kirk Ross | 09-19-2012 | Commentary

The Money Conundrum: Campaign Finance and Local Electionsnew

Sometimes the money behind the political marketing says as much about a given race as the ads themselves, offering insights into candidates' views — not to mention their chances of winning.

Mountain Xpress | Jake Frankel | 09-19-2012 | Elections

Tags: North Carolina, local elections, campaign finance

Gender diversity returns to Supreme Courtnew

Judge Loretta Hogan Rush will be the second woman to serve on the Indiana Supreme Court - the first in 13 years. Gov. Mitch Daniels announced the appointment Friday.

NUVO | The Statehouse File | 09-18-2012 | Politics

An Inconvenient Jokenew

When I heard Mitt Romney make fun of climate change during his convention speech to great laughter--"President Obama promised to slow the rise of the oceans and to heal the planet"--my mind immediately flashed back to Waveland, Miss., days after Hurricane Katrina hit.

Jackson Free Press | Donna Ladd | 09-16-2012 | Commentary