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In the U.S. the powerful critics of austerity such as Paul Krugman and Robert Reich rightly identify the decline of 'labor' as a problem, and renewing trade unionism part of the solution. Our opportunity is to make the same case in the UK. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#case #critics #decline #identify #labor

The dominant economic approach of the last thirty years is now on its last legs. Letting the market rip and an indifference to inequality are now seen as important causes of the greatest economic crash since the 1930s. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#causes #crash #dominant #economic #greatest

There is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that's badly out of touch with ordinary people's lives. I'd absolutely welcome the opportunity to show all political leaders what life is like for most people. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#badly #cameron #david #government #i

Boxing has become America's tragic theater. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#america #become #boxing #theater #tragic

Productivity is a relative matter. And it's really insignificant: What is ultimately important is a writer's strongest books. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#important #insignificant #matter #productivity #really

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat. ↗

— Barack Obama

#am #bush #europe #even #george

If you're looking for the safe choice, you shouldn't be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to be the next leader of the free world. ↗

— Barack Obama

#barack obama #black #choice #free #free world

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health care costs going up 6 percent a year, it's going up at the level of inflation, maybe just slightly above inflation, we've made huge progress. And by the way, that is the single most important thing we could do in terms of reducing our deficit. That's why we did it. ↗

— Barack Obama

#care #care costs #costs #could #deficit

I'm afraid we'll see reporters stop chasing quotes around the same time dogs stop chasing cars. ↗

— Daniel Okrent

#around #cars #chasing #dogs #i

The day I'm inaugurated, this country looks at itself differently and the world looks at America differently. If you believe that we've got to heal America and we've got to repair our standing in the world, then I think my supporters believe that I am a messenger who can deliver that message around the world in a way that no other candidate can do. ↗

— Barack Obama

#america #around #believe #candidate #country