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Pitchforks
Since the election results came in the Hillary Clinton wing of the Democratic Party along with the corporate media have been in full cry over Russia’s supposed interference. Nick Hanauer, a Seattle-based entrepreneur, has a better explanation of why … Continue reading
Posted in neoconservatives, neofeudalism, neoliberals
Tagged 2016 presidential election, Democratic Party, deplorables, Donald Trump, economic insecurity, Hillary Clinton, inequality, it's the inequality stupid, neocons, neofeudalism, neoliberal, Nick Hanauer, pitchforks, racism, Russia
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Political-economy of despair
Ideology is powerful. Neoliberal economist’s have internalized Margaret Thatcher’s maxim that there’s no alternative. The market knows best. All the government can do is get out of the way and let the market do its thing. American’s must never … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 presidential election, alternative to neoliberalism, American exceptionalism, banana republic, because markets, Bernie Sanders, economist, financialization, Gerald Friedman, go-die, government involvement in economic affairs, ideology, inequality, Margaret Thatcher, Naked Capitalism, neoliberal, neoliberalism, no alternative, public health
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Managing the Decline
We are witnessing the first presidential campaign since the Great Depression that directly challenges the essential features of the US economy. All the controversy over social issues and immigration is just so much distraction from the bi-partisan economic policies … Continue reading
