Monthly Archives: November 2014

Stampeding Black Elephants

NOV. 22, 2014 Tom Friedman SYDNEY, Australia — I PARTICIPATED in the World Parks Congress in Sydney last week and learned a new phrase: “a black elephant.” A black elephant, explained the London-based investor and environmentalist Adam Sweidan, is a … Continue reading

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Inequality, Unbelievably, Gets Worse

NOV. 16, 2014 Steven Rattner THE Democrats’ drubbing in the midterm elections was unfortunate on many levels, but particularly because the prospect of addressing income inequality grows dimmer, even as the problem worsens. To only modest notice, during the campaign … Continue reading

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Job Growth, but No Raises

By NY Times THE EDITORIAL BOARD NOV. 7, 2014 The employment report for October, released on Friday, reflects a steady-as-shegoes economy. And that is a problem, because for most Americans, more of the same is not good enough. Since the … Continue reading

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The Midterms Were Not a Revolution

By FRANK LUNTZ NOV. 5, 2014 ON election night 1994, as Republicans recaptured the House for the first time in 40 years, I stood in the audience and watched my client Newt Gingrich, who would soon become speaker of the … Continue reading

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