A few days ago, I took part in a meeting organized by the AFL-CIO to launch a new publication called "Exiting From The Crisis"–a roadmap for a new global economy. The main speaker at the small meeting was Joseph Stiglitz. He outlined some great points and realities about the economic crisis with the bottom […]
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Stiglitz: The Economy Is Not Healthy
Posted on 20 April 2011.
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Corp Tax Cheats 2011–Drumroll, Please
Posted on 19 April 2011.
I’m about to dash off to a protest at the main postal office here in Manhattan for a Tax Day demonstration sponsored by US Uncut, the NY chapter of the Coffee Party and assorted other malcontents like me. In that spirit, I thought it worth leaving us with this list of the corporate tax […]
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Toss Momma From The Train AKA Paul Ryan’s Budget and The Windfall For Insurers
Posted on 08 April 2011.
Yesterday, I wrote about how much money Paul Ryan pockets from the insurance industry–and how the health care part of the industry was going to make out like bandits in the Ryan budget proposal. This is worth digging into a bit more because you can learn very quickly how the Ryan budget truly boils […]
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Ryan Budget–Windfall for Insurance Industry, His Major $ Contributors
Posted on 07 April 2011.
Yesterday, I wrote that we should not "insult" Rep. Paul Ryan–but we should rip his scary, fraudulent budget to shreds with facts and a competing vision of America. So, to work: not that this would surprise anyone but Ryan’s biggest contributor to his campaigns has been the insurance industry–including the health care part of […]
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Why DEMOCRATS Have Opened The Door To Ryan’s Scary Budget Ideas
Posted on 06 April 2011.
Look, it is easy to jump all over the very dangerous budget proposal put forth by Republican Paul Ryan–dangerous in what it would mean for any semblance of a decent society. I give a lot of credit to Ryan–he, at least, is clear about the ideology he represents. It’s not hidden. We can’t change […]
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Good-Bye American Dream: New Assault Against Unions
Posted on 05 January 2011.
The political adage is correct: elections have consequences. We know about the takeover of the House by Republicans and the hit Democrats will take in the reapportionment process. But, the greatest threat to the American Dream is going to come from a determined assault on the labor movement. The New York Times has this […]
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It’s Not Raining, We’re Getting Peed On: The Scam of the Deficit Crisis
Posted on 24 November 2010.
I have a new book out today: It’s Not Raining, We’re Getting Peed On: The Scam of the Deficit Crisis. You can get it here at the site or get a really cool version on Kindle or Nook–click the image over there on the right for more details. {attachment id=162 size=medium} The upshot can […]
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Republican Raid on The People: The Estate Tax Repeal Is Back!
Posted on 15 October 2010.
The secret money flowing into organizations trying to buy the November election for the Republican Party is motivated by a simple idea: greed. Sure, there is some rhetoric about "smaller government" and ranting about the evils of national health care. But, at the end of the day, it’s about extremely rich people never having enough. […]
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