Articles filed under Sirota, David
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Prosecution of white collar crime hits 20-year low
Sep 15, 2015 1:00 AM - Columnist David Sirota: An analysis by Syracuse University shows a more than 36 percent decline in white collar prosecutions since the middle of the Clinton administration, when the decline began.
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Biden's bankruptcy bill could complicate a presidential run
Sep 9, 2015 1:00 AM - Columnist David Sirota: A Biden campaign for president risks confronting the scorn of one of the party's most influential progressives, Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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Powerful message from an imperfect messenger
Aug 16, 2015 1:00 AM - Columnist David Sirota: Earlier this month, billionaire Charles Koch had a surprising message: In a speech to his fellow conservatives, he said politicians must end taxpayer-funded subsidies and preferential treatment for corporations.
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Wisconsin's economic cautionary tale
Aug 4, 2015 1:00 AM - Columnist David Sirota: The continuum of American politics is not a straight line -- it is more like a circle. Travel farther out on the right and left, and ultimately the sides bend to a common position on an issue like taxpayer subsidies for big business.
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More 2016 candidates embrace the Trump Zeitgeist
Jul 26, 2015 6:55 AM - Columnist David Sirota says The Donald's attempt to turn 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. into Trump White House has attracted so much attention because the candidate is seen as a Bulworthesque carnival barker who will say anything, no matter how hypocritical, factually unsubstantiated or absurd.
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Silicon Valley emerges as a political force
Jul 19, 2015 1:00 AM - Columnist David Sirota: When Jeb Bush visited Silicon Valley last week, the Republican candidate was visiting the heart of a Democratic state that few expect to be contested in the 2016 presidential election. But when it comes to the political money chase, the Northern California home of the world's technology giants spreads the wealth to both parties
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How the Trans-Pacific Partnership gives corporations special legal rights
Jun 30, 2015 11:17 AM - Columnist David Sirota: Critics argue that within the hundreds of pages of esoteric provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the deal -- like similar ones before it -- includes a glaring double standard: It provides legal rights to corporations and investors that it does not extend to unions, public interest groups and individuals.
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