Posts under ‘Economy’

I found an interesting article, courtesy of The Baseline Scenario, that counters the right-wing populist assertion that the soaring national deficit is all because of Obama’s out-of-control spending. The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, which is obviously not a conservative think tank, nonetheless produces substantive, well-researched reports. I am posting a [...]

It is beyond dispute that there are a substantial number of very upset people in this country these days. Between partisan politics and Tea Parties, there are a whole lot of ticked off people voicing their opinions. Most don’t know how they got into their present predicament, but they don’t really care and [...]

Strong words for a title, no doubt. But justified, I think. In the short 4 months that I took off from blogging (I didn’t visit my political links at all), I am just shocked at how sharply the environment has changed. Every link I go to, which is, of course, a progressive [...]

In my last post, I lashed out at the ignorance of those who participated in the Tax Day Tea Party protests. I don’t apologize for that – it is time to start calling the regressives on their agenda.
For a different perspective on the power of the financial elite, you could do worse than to [...]

I’m going to start this post off with a documentary created in 1982 by People for the American Way. It is 28 minutes long and is narrated by Burt Lancaster and documents the founding of the religious right, which, despite the election of President Obama, still controls political dialogue in this country. Pay [...]

Bill Moyers interviewed William K. Black, who wrote The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One, April 3rd. I highly recommend watching the video at Bill Moyers Journal. Embedding the video on my blog is prohibited; otherwise I would do so.
From the Bill Moyers Journal:
“William K. Black suspects that [...]

I found an interesting independent film maker who has an anti-corporate agenda. Watch this excerpt from the film Independent America and then visit the website for more information.

I don’t think it is too much of a stretch to state that we live in interesting times, to put it mildly. As the repercussions from 30 years of free-market fundamentalism ricochet through our country, there is a growing populist rage against the perpetrators of this disaster. The Republican Noise Machine is out [...]

Jim Hightower is a liberal/progressive/left wing populist, in contrast to the crowd of right wing populists led by Rush Limbaugh. I find his comments refreshingly honest and stop by his website on a regular basis. This short essay is from his website:
“Politicos and pundits on the right have resurrected an old bugaboo to [...]

I was a bit apprehensive when I posted the essay by Chris Hedges, for it is a pessimistic, gloomy article that, as several friends wrote me privately, focuses on the probable outcome of our present difficulties if we don’t change. Those who responded said that while they had no difficulty reading gloomy articles, there [...]