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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Leo Hindery, Jr.: U.S.-China Trade: How Long Will the U.S. Be China's Doormat?

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Leo Hindery, Jr.: President Obama's current hide-the-pea approach regarding trade with China is in complete contradiction to Candidate Obama's promises throughout the 2008 campaign. He now needs to listen to the American people and treat this entire issue more urgently. If he does not, then his relationship with workers and voters will be even more challenged than it is now. The United States must be as aggressive in defending its economic interests as China is in advancing its own. If the administration won't act, Congress should. Click here to read more.


Jared Bernstein: Chrysler Emerges From its Dark Days

In the year before we took office, the auto industry shed 431,300 jobs. But in the 13 months since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy, auto industry employment has increased by 76,300, a huge reversal.

Brendan Nyhan: Pundits Blame the Victims on Obama Muslim Myth

Rather than faulting the public for the weaknesses of human psychology, we should identify the media elites who deceive citizens with false information and hold them accountable for their role in fostering absurd myths.

Dylan Kendall: I Shop Therefore I Am: Can Objects Make Us Happy?

Objects are instrumental accessories to our lives. They help us peel our fruit, brush our teeth, run our errands and wake us up. But can they make us happy?

Richard 'Skip' Bronson: Homeless and Empty Homes -- an American Travesty

A homeless population equivalent to the size of Los Angeles is unacceptable, and with over five times as many empty houses, we have a moral and economic duty to come up with a creative way to fix this American travesty.

Keli Goff: In Their Own Words: From Rangel to Sharpton, High-Profile Black Americans Weigh in on LGBT Rights

You may recall Prop. 8 emerged as a source of tension between some members of the LGBT and black communities. I asked these leaders what they think can be done to eradicate homophobia in the black community and elsewhere.

 
 

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John Boehner To Obama: Fire Tim Geithner, Larry Summers, Extend Bush Tax Cuts

Existing Homes Sales PLUNGE To 15-Year Low

Stewart: FOX Failed To Mention Co-Owner Is One They Accuse Of 'Terror Funding' (VIDEO)

China Plane Crash: Henan Airlines Passenger Plane With More Than 90 On Board Goes Down

Elisabeth Hasselbeck: 'I Actually Support Gay Marriage,' President Obama 'Incredibly Cool Guy'

 
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