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The Mobility Myth
How to Win Female Votes: What Obama Can Learn From Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren is poised to thrash Scott Brown in their marquee U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts, and the reason is simple: Women voters love her. In the most recent poll, in December, Warren and Brown were virtually tied amongst men, but Warren led by 13 percentage points, 51 percent to 38 percent, amongst women. READ MORE >>
Mitt Totes Dat Barge
"Mitt Romney is a rich man, but is Mitt Romney's character formed by his wealth? Is Romney a spoiled, cosseted character? Has he been corrupted by ease and luxury? "The notion is preposterous. All his life, Romney has been a worker and a grinder. He earned two degrees at Harvard simultaneously (in law and business). He built a business. He's persevered year after year, amid defeat after defeat, to build a political career. READ MORE >>
Newt Gingrich, Goldbug
Another day, another weird idea from Newt Gingrich. Today’s special: The U.S. should consider a return to the gold standard. Gingrich, speaking at a forum in South Carolina (a place that really seems to bring out the crazy in people), admonished the Federal Reserve and declared: “Hard money is a discipline. It means you can’t inflate away your difficulties.” Would a return to the gold standard stop inflation? READ MORE >>
The Impact of Women Leaving The Work Force
The New York Times reports today that due to the weak economy, there are now “more young women in school than in the work force.” This is the first time women in school have outnumbered women in the work force in three decades. How does this development fit in the longer history of women’s entry into both higher education and the labor market? READ MORE >>
In Praise of Jeremy Stein, Obama's New Fed Board Nominee
Just a quick word about Jeremy Stein, the Harvard financial economist Obama is nominating to serve on the Federal Reserve Board. I suspect critics on the left (and perhaps on the right) will seize on the fact that Stein was close to Larry Summers, who brought him into the Obama administration to work at the NEC. READ MORE >>
Is America’s Booming Health Care Sector Actually a Bubble?
The Forgotten Campaign
Would Extending Unemployment Benefits Increase Unemployment?
[Guest post by Simon van Zuylen-Wood] READ MORE >>
Elizabeth Warren, Child Janitor?
As you may have already heard, one of Newt Gingrich's new proposals since taking his turn at the top of the Republican primary Ferris wheel has been to suggest that we fire overpaid, unionized school janitors and hire children -- maybe their own kids! -- to take their place, thus both saving money and giving the youth of today a leg up in a tough job market. READ MORE >>
