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The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is

The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics – just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems. – Eric Alterman

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As a parent and a citizen, Ill take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If we must have billionaires, better they should ignore Jobss example and instead embrace the morality and wisdom of the great industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. – Eric Alterman

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More and more, Democrats are starting to worry they that they have a more um, colorful version of Jimmy Carter on their hands. Obama acts cool as a proverbial cucumber but that awful 70s show seems frightfully close to a rerun. – Eric Alterman

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Three centuries after the appearance of Franklins Courant, it no longer requires a dystopic imagination to wonder who will have the dubious distinction of publishing Americas last genuine newspaper. Few believe that newspapers in their current printed form will survive. – Eric Alterman

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