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Read Matt Taibbi’s article “Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital” here: www.rollingstone.com This video is mirrored from DemocracyNow.org: youtu.be A new article by reporter Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone sheds new light on the origin of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s fortune, revealing how Romney’s former firm, Bain Capital, [...]

DemocracyNow.org - A new article by reporter Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone sheds new light on the origin of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s fortune, revealing how Romney’s former firm, Bain Capital, used private equity to raise money to conduct corporate raids. Taibbi writes: “What most voters don’t know is the way Mitt Romney actually [...]

Aug 28, 2012 The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein talks to Rachel Maddow about the reason behind the giant national debt clocks featured at the Republican National Convention, and why those clocks might not be the best idea.

Governor John Kasich of Ohio addressed the Republican National Convention Tuesday night, focusing on the national debt and how Mitt Romney is a job creator.

On the first day of the convention, the RNC began running a national debt clock, which Chairman Reince Priebus says will serve as a reminder of the “unprecendented fiscal recklessness of the Obama administration.” But can Republicans be trusted to get serious about the debt? After all, George W. Bush ran up more than [...]