Fixing America
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010“Do Not Pity the Democrats,” by Chris Hedges, looks at ways to address the deep problems we have in this country.
Posts Tagged ‘economics’
Tea Party People
Friday, October 8th, 2010An excellent article on the Tea Party by Matt Taibbi.
Understanding Economics
Sunday, July 18th, 2010To pull out of this nosedive that Casino Capitalism has wrought upon the world, many of us need to have some understanding of the basic economic principles at play here. Leaving the fox to guard the henhouse remains a fool’s game — that strategy always leads to the same outcome — so it’s time for the rest of us to sit up and notice what is going on in the world of economic decision making.
Paul Krugman observes a resurgence of the destructive game of “starve the beast” in “Redo that Voodoo.”
Paul Craig Roberts clearly explains market fundamentals in “Economics in Freefall.”
Political Evolution and Economic Disasters
Thursday, July 15th, 2010A beautiful, forward-thinking essay by David Michael Green, “Growing Up Globally,” addresses the dire need for political evolution on this planet.
On the other side of the coin, so to speak, we’ve got Joe Bageant critiquing the rampant failures of American-style Capitalism in “Waltzing at the Doomsday Ball.”
The Confidence Fairy and the Fatalist
Friday, July 2nd, 2010Paul Krugman dismantles the “Myths of Austerity.”
And Joe Bageant is back in: “Live from Planet Norte.”