Big Money

  • Blue Millennials in Red States

    From the NYT this morning about under 30s in Montana: Billie Loewen and Heather Jurva, editors at the student newspaper, speak of a Depression-era mentality that is pushing their generation to back Democrats. Saddled with student debt, they worry about health care and are terrified that they will not find good jobs. “You might be just

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  • Outside Game, Inside Game

    From "Will Wall Steet Be Punished?" by Andrew Leonard: But let’s not get too excited. What’s money to Wall Street? The $400 million or so spent by Wall Street in support of Romney is a rounding error for the financial sector. If anything, the amount Wall Street spends on lobbying is likely to rise in

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