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Paul Krugman

  • 1938 in 2010
    The inadequacy of the Obama administration’s initial economic stimulus has landed it — and the nation — in a political trap.
  • The Real Story
    Here’s hoping that President Obama goes big next week with new proposals for boosting the economy.
  • It’s Witch-Hunt Season
    In a repeat from the 1990s, the Republicans appear bent on ugliness and paralysis.

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Progress Illinois

  • Tribune Poll: Brady Holds Narrow Lead Over Quinn
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    GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady leads Gov. Pat Quinn in a Chicago Tribune poll of 600 likely voters 37% to 32%, with 19% still undecided about which candidate they will support in the November election.

  • The PI Week In Review

    In Springfield ...

    The national jobs report, released this morning, shows that job growth last month was meager. Illinois is no exception. Although there are speculative reports that executives in Illinois might start hiring again during the next three months, jobs are still awfully hard to come by. That's a major reason why so many people are having their unemployment benefits garnished to pay child support and why so many kids now qualify for free or reduced lunch.

    The state government's bad budgeting practices don't help, either. The Civic Federation found on Monday that a series of rating downgrades increased that state government's borrowing...

  • Celebrate Labor Day With The CFL

    On Monday, the Chicago Federation of Labor will host its annual Labor Day rally and picnic in Chicago's Millennium Park. Gov. Pat Quinn and State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias will be on hand for the festivities, which kick off at 11 a.m. You can read all of the information on this flyer (PDF). To get ready for it, watch this short clip of CFL President Jorge Ramirez on WTTW's Chicago Tonight, talking about the animating principles of Chicago's labor movement (the full interview is available here):

    Have a great Labor Day, folks!

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