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How Obama Became the Unemployment Fall Guy (or, What the Public Doesn’t Understand About Economics) by Jonathan Chait
The Problem With Sanctions: They’d Just Strengthen Ahmadenijad’s Hand by Nader Mousavizadeh
Women’s Suffrage, Child Labor Laws, and Other Visions of Right-Wing Apocalypse by Jonathan Chait
Why Should We Cry for Our Shrinking Manufacturing Sector? by Noam Scheiber
Are Bank CEOs Giving Obama the Cold Shoulder? by Simon Johnson
Finally, Some Good News From Detroit by Jennifer Bradley
Will Doctors Turn Against the Health Care Bill? by Suzy Khimm

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