Beat the Press Dean Baker November 22, 2010 says it well: The Washington Consensus That Excludes the Overwhelming Majority of the Public A front page Washington Post editorial * touted…

…Carried Interest Proposals in senate Amendment 4386 to H.R. 4213 (Nov. 5, 2010). As many are aware, a letter from the officers of the ABA Tax Section is one that…

…is demonstrated by the latest Lake Partners exit poll of 2010 voters (warning pdf from a secondary source). That’s a poll of voters, not adults or registered voters, but the…

…[ungated version] by Jonathan T. Kolstad and Amanda E. Kowalski: The national health care legislation passed in March 2010 requires U.S. citizens to obtain health insurance coverage. Modeled on legislation…

Purpose of trade policy in the summary Congressional Rsearch Service paper March 24 2010 caught my attention. U.S. trade policy is at a cross-roads as the Obama Administration and the…

…In the post, I speculated that the narrative about 2010 might be that Tea Partiers ruined Republicans chances to take the Senate. That is asserted from time to time, but…

Seven steps to Social Security cuts by Bruce Webb was posted January 2010 this year at Angry Bear and has proven to be prophetic: ‘…is that the strategy to get…

…11, 2010. Johnston argues that the incidence of the child tax credit, like the corporate income tax, is uncertain. (The corporate tax may be borne by shareholders, but it may…

How many of you read Frank Rich In the Sunday New York Times? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/opinion/07rich.html?_r=1 It is an interesting approach. But I would do him one better. I would suggest to…

…as a share of 2010 GDP (IMF forecast). Ostensibly, and from a bank-lending point of view, Eurozone financial conditions appear to be “healthier” than those in the UK or US….