Working Life

   A few months ago, I spent 5-6 hours interviewing Paul Krugman for Playboy magazine. It’s now on-line here. He speaks candidly–surprise–about the economic misdeeds of Wall Street, the foolishness of the current austerity obsession and focus on the non-existent debt crisis, and a whole range of topics including his view that the Obama Administration […]

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   Math is a pretty simple thing–except if you are an elected member of Congress engaging in misdirection, blaming the wrong people and a healthy dose of cognitive dissonance (which requires that you reconcile conflicting realities by blaming, justifying or denying the truth). Which brings us to: why do we have deficits? Well, at least […]

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The madness in the world can best be boiled down to this: at the same time that we are told there is not enough money to create jobs or pay for real health care, our government is fueling an even more aggressive weapons spree around the world–and that spree, while it will mean robust new […]

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Put on a bunch of fake blood, carry a cane or crutches, draw on what look like home-made stiches. You’re… the opt out to the public option.   Put a pillow under shirt and carry a bunch of baby dolls. You’re… Abstinence Only. Wear a suit and glasses. Get a wolf stuffed animal and apply […]

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   [a technical glitz made this post invisible–until now].    Maybe it’s the beautiful spring air but my mind is off in other directions than usual. So, here are two seemingly unrelated things that caught my attention that are actually related. First, is it just me or did anyone else pick up on the stark […]

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    I ended up pondering the issues of taxes this morning–a, finally, fine nice spring morning here in NYC.  The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that the government’s receipts from corporate taxes have fallen. The Journal ascribes this to the "turmoil rocking financial markets and housing woes slowing the economy", just another way that […]

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The Wall Street Journal has an interview today with George Bush that gives great insight into the disinformation, lies and, charitably, cognitive dissonance that underpins the Administration’s economic policy. "We have lost sight of what it means to be a nation willing to be aggressive in the world, and spread freedom or deal with disease," […]

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