Pat Garofalo
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Wisconsin's FoxConn tax incentives failed the state's workers. But then, so did Alexander Hamilton's.
Throwing tax breaks at a company to come to your state didn't work in the days of the Founding Fathers. And yet politicians persist in giving them. → Read More
Trump's learned nothing from the financial crisis, and his deregulation spree could trigger another
Weakening Dodd-Frank will put us right back where we started before the 2008 financial crisis. → Read More
Sanders Is the Future for the Democrats, Even If Clinton Is the Present
Clinton may be the candidate of the present, but whoever inherits the Sanders revolution is the Democrats' future. → Read More
Let Bernie Be Bernie
After getting shellacked in New York, Sanders needs to refocus on the issues that built his candidacy rather than Hillary Clinton. → Read More
Taxes Don't Have to Be So Hard
The tax code could be much simpler, but too many benefit from the current complexity. → Read More
Bernie Keeps Burning – For Now
Sanders' win in Wisconsin shows why he's right to stay in the Democratic race – and why he probably won't prevail. → Read More
Obama to the GOP: Your Move
By naming a Supreme Court nominee Republicans have praised, the president has put all the pressure on the GOP. → Read More
Bernie Goes There on Welfare Reform
Sanders is right that '90s welfare reform was a disaster, but his critique has a danger too. → Read More
The U.S. Has a Primary Problem
Primary elections, from the presidential level on down, are a total mess. → Read More
A Tie Goes to the Democrats
That the Democratic race in Iowa was a virtual tie is good for the party in the long run. → Read More
The Fear Factor on Fox
Without Trump, GOP candidates had the opportunity to explain all the reasons you should be terrified thanks to Barack Obama. → Read More
The Anti-Trump Is Martin O'Malley
The 'Trump effect' is driving up Latino voter registration, but it's the Democrats' forgotten candidate who's best on immigration. → Read More
Bernie on Raising Taxes: Yes We Can
Sen. Sanders is taking on the conventional wisdom that raising middle-class taxes is politically toxic. → Read More
Clinton's Health Care Attack Makes No Sense
The Clinton camp is lambasting Bernie Sanders' health care plan, but its critique is blatantly dishonest. → Read More
The Last Obamacare Repeal Dance
Republicans can finally say they sent a repeal to Obama, but the fantasy ends there. → Read More
Will Labor Feel the Bern?
In 2016, organized labor has a choice between following its head or its heart. → Read More
Marco Rubio Discovers the Limits of Uber Analogies
The 2016 hopeful may love the sharing economy, but he's using it to promote silly regulatory proposals. → Read More
Soft on Crime, Part Two
The GOP's criminal justice scare tactics put reform at risk. → Read More
Don't Bank on Biden in 2016
Joe Biden's close ties to the financial industry make him ill-suited for a 2016 campaign. → Read More
A Lament for Rick Perry
The Texas governor's stance on big banks would have brought some welcome diversity to the GOP debate. → Read More