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Daily Archive for October 27th, 2010

A Novel Interpretation of the Citizens United Decision

Posted in Politics on Oct 27th, 2010

Amidst all the uproar about “corporations” buying elections, comes this from the ever interesting Randy O’Toole: Just in time to influence the November election, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has granted $2.5 billion for high-speed rail to several states, including California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan. Underscoring the political nature of the grants, the announcements were […]

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Twisty Trade Pretzels

Posted in Environment, trade, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Oct 27th, 2010

A UN report on the “benefits” of green jobs exclaims that increased agricultural trade between the US and Mexico is bad because, “cheap corn from the US has hurt Mexican producers who grow maize on small and mid-sized plots in difficult environments using low levels of technology.” So let me get this straight: The myriad […]

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