"Three Paths for Indebted Democracies"

by Raghuram Rajan -

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/04/20114816352449493.html#

"Mr. Obama, please report to the front desk"

http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/11/6449899-mr-obama-please-report-to-the-front-desk#comments

re: Paul Ryan, whose plan would add $6 trillion to the debt in 10 years - A real leap of courage would be to reinstate the taxes of the wealthiest 2%, while at the same time requiring that same 2% to pay for it's own wars and invasions. That takes courage. Neither Paul Ryan nor any of the paid-for pols have it. It takes no courage at all to lie and cheat and steal, right Paulie? $6 trillion, Paulie?

chart by Rick Seaman

"New Day at Cook"

An editorial in today's Chicago Tribune -

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-cook-20110127,0,3011285.story

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President, has some budget proposals
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also
"5 Things Progressives Should Do and Not Do" by Barbara Ehrenreich

http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/6841/5_things_progressives_should_do--and_not_do/
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Live stream from al Jazeera in Egypt (English) -
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/