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SOURCE: Washigton Post
5/7/19
A century-old feud between millionaires is now key to getting Trump’s tax returns
The law at issue in the strife over Trump’s taxes arose from a bitter dispute between Mellon and Sen. James Couzens (R-Mich.), a deep-pocketed adversary on Capitol Hill, over the lawmaker’s investigation of the IRS.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
2/22/19
The important way the 2008 crisis was worse than the Great Depression
by Matt O'Brien
The 2008 crisis is still with us to this very day even though it officially ended almost a decade ago.
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SOURCE: NY Times
2/2/19
The Real Legacy of the 1970s
by Michael Tomasky
Inflation was as pivotal a factor in our national crackup as Vietnam and Watergate.
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