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Just five months ago, on October 19, 2024, The Economist ran a special report on America’s economy.
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Today Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made history.
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On April 1, 1861, Secretary of State William Henry Seward wrote an astonishing letter to President Abraham Lincoln.
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On the Fox News Channel this morning, Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett said: “President Trump has a long run vision of a golden…
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I actually had things to say tonight, but slept most the day and cannot seem to wake up enough to write coherently.
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