Reuters/Mike Segar - A worker changes the flag at the U.S. Capitol building.
Reuters/Mike Segar - A worker changes the flag at the U.S. Capitol building.
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May 21, 2012, Pietro S. Nivola
Pietro Nivola offers two cheers, instead of three, for the American political system in light of the latest global economic concerns. He argues that since 2008, the federal government has not committed many basic economic blunders, but fiscal policy could improve on the state and local levels.