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Shrinking Brain

Photo illustration: Ed Johnson

Cliff Diving: The Austerity Debate is Looking Hollower Every Day

“One day, whole tribe falls off cliff.”

—Chief Wild Eagle, Hekawi Indians

Wow, that was a close one, wasn’t it?  We just missed going over that fiscal cliff!

Or did we? Technically, we walked right off it, with no compromise on the budget officially voted on and signed into law before the end of 2012. Read More

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