Dean Baker has a great piece over at TPMCafe connecting the (so far nonexistent) auto industry bailout to the economies of the Great Lakes States. He only mentions Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, but Illinois, Wisconsin, etc. are not immune.
Yesterday, I said: By the way, I’d also like to see us fold all of the money we spend on the military protecting our Middle East “interests” – that is, oil supplies – into the gas tax. That’s pure rational accounting, baby. But that’s a different post. Well, this post still isn’t about what the […]
One reason I didn’t post for a long while was I was trying to follow all of the economic news and punditry as the economy melted down and cries of socialism came from the campaign. I felt it was a perfect time to hear people talking fervently about liberal versus conservative economics. I still have […]
I spent a good part of yesterday just trying to wrap my head around everything that’s occurring in the financial world. I haven’t finished that yet, but I hope to tease out some conclusions on what this says for liberalism vs. conservatism. The conservative part is easy. “Free” markets? Ain’t no such thing, or at […]
With everything that’s going on with the meltdown of Wall Street financial companies, I’ve seen several liberal blogs ask the obvious question: Where are all of the free market fundamentalists now? Shouldn’t all of these firms – and by extension, the U.S. and global economies – be sacrificed on the alter of creative destruction? By […]
Well, I wouldn’t say “dead,” but certainly my blog has been asleep for quite some time. But that’s over. So, time to get re-started. And with so much going on, it’s difficult to know where to start. Let’s start with the big news of the day – the meltdown of all things economic in America. […]
To follow up on my point about national security, here’s a start at economic policy and the cult of free market fundamentalism. P.S. As an FYI, here’s an organization called the Longview Institute. My understanding is that they are some folks that used to be at the Rockridge Institute with George Lakoff. They have an […]
Well, maybe it’s fair to say that I’m clearing out a backlog. I’ve found a number of things in the last few days, but I haven’t had a chance to post them. I’ll get through some today, and more in the next few days. Liberal morals and story Following up on my comments about the […]
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