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Rules for Non-Radicals: Economic Interventions that Might Actually Make a Difference

With the labor participation rate at 50-year lows and millions of Americans no longer counted as unemployed, many Americans are convinced the American Dream is in need of a bailout. But what does that look like? “Radical realism” — not socialism — may very well be the answer.

Apple, America and the ‘China Problem’

The secret is out: Apple has a worm inching its way through its corporate flesh. January was a tough month on the Cupertino, California company venerated for its innovation and vision. The controversy emerged when an Apple contractor in China, a manufacturing facility known as Foxconn where many brand-name electronics are assembled largely by hand, …

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Why the Occupy Wall Street & Tea Party Objectives Dovetail — or Should

If the headline-grabbing Occupy Wall Street movement proves anything, it is that Americans are gravely concerned about the state of our union. Just as the Tea Party was regarded with suspicion in their initial rallies to reduce government bloat, throngs of leaderless Occupy Wall Street protesters have been derided for their all-over-the-map set of gripes: …

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