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"The Unwinding": What's gone wrong with America

A deeply-reported exploration of the past 35 years of American life gauges the human cost of "freedom"

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Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills. "In an economy where we’re all in the same boat, one person’s spending is another person’s income. So when the government cuts spending, it reduces people’s income, leading to less business, more unemployment, and a vicious spiral of slowing down the economy."
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FBI reportedly joins Bachmann campaign finance probe
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Jon Karl makes things worse: He regrets “inaccurate” Benghazi email but says his story based on it “still entirely stands.” Really. ABC News?
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“Jodorowsky’s Dune”: The sci-fi classic that never was.
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Austerity Kills: Brian McArdle, a 57-year-old man who had had two strokes and could barely walk, was found "fit for work" by a government subcontractor, and had his benefits stopped. He died the next day.
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