Category Archives: Economy

Video: The Allegory of the Cave

Posted on December 23, 2011 by admin

Although the current news is John Boehner and the House GOP caving on the two-month extension of payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits, the major difference between the left and the right has to do with another type of cave, … Continue reading →

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Once Again, the GOP Defends the Indefensible

Posted on December 21, 2011 by admin
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We Come in Peace…

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin
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Today’s Quote: GOP Willing to Ruin the Economy to Defeat Obama

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

Imagine if some Democrat, say Sen. Harry Reid, had made a statement like this in 2003 — “The single most important thing we want to achieve is to make President Bush a one-term president”? Rush Limbaugh would still be screaming … Continue reading →

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Today’s Quotes: Wall Street

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

“The richest one percent of this country owns half our country’s wealth, five trillion dollars. [It’s more now.} One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons … Continue reading →

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Today’s Quote: Ex-Republican Knows How to Beat the Greedy Old Plutocrats

Posted on December 15, 2011 by admin

It’s true, many good progressives don’t know how to frame an idea simply in plain language (some of the sign-makers of OWS could teach them a thing or two), and tend to bury their point in the third paragraph, long … Continue reading →

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Cartoons: Crapitalism Illustrated

Posted on December 14, 2011 by admin

As anyone who has been paying attention knows (like the fine cartoonists below), we no longer live in a capitalist system, if we ever did. Instead we live in a Bizarro World economy where the failures of the rich are … Continue reading →

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Duckworth Will Trounce Loudmouth Nutjob Walsh in 2012

Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin

If you don’t know about Teabagger Congressman Rep. Joe Walsh from Illinois, you’re probably better off for it. He’s a more-mouth-than-brains nutcase who screams at his constituents and spouts all sorts of crapola right-wing nonsense. A typical Republican hypocrite, he … Continue reading →

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Gingrich Misleading About ‘Janitor’ and Teacher Pay in New York

Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin

Set down any hot liquids before I reveal this shocker: Newt Gingrich has been misleading (‘lying’) about the relative pay of NYC teachers and union janitors. As PolitiFact notes, an average first-year teacher makes about 1.4 more than a first-year … Continue reading →

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Newt’s ‘Jobs for Kids’ Plan in Action

Posted on December 12, 2011 by admin
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