Economy
Karat Top
Not So Fast on Those Bill Daley Chief of Staff Rumors
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Is the Favorite to Replace Larry Summers Too Close To Wall Street?
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Mitch McConnell Is Directionally Challenged
[Guest post by Noam Scheiber:] My favorite paragraph in the McConnell op-ed Chait mentioned earlier: READ MORE >>
So Is Roger Altman Replacing Larry Summers or Not?
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Dublin Down
Obama’s Hold on Big Business
Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Below $1 Million? I'm Intrigued...
[Guest post by Noam Scheiber:] The idea's been bouncing around for a while, but Politico suggests some Senate Dems are now seriously considering it, even if many of their colleagues aren't wild about it: READ MORE >>
Fighting the Fed
Is the Mortgage-Interest Deduction Really A Middle-Class Tax Break?
Over in the comments section for our editorial about the deficit commission, several readers have taken umbrage with our claim that the mortgage-interest deduction overwhelmingly favors the wealthy. One makes his case by citing this paragraph from a recent Paul Krugman column: READ MORE >>
