Tag Archives: Thomas Frank

Abhorrent to the vested interests

Posted on February 28, 2017 by camelotkidd

Economist, Michael Hudson, is an iconoclast who writes and speaks against neoliberal economic orthodoxy. His latest lecture connects early Christianity with economic history, and argues that the reason Jesus was crucified was because he advocated a jubilee, or debt forgiveness. … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged abhorrent to the vested interests, Brothers Karamazov, Charles Dickens, debt, debt forgiveness, debt serfdom, Democratic Party, Democrats, Dostoevsky, economics, Grand Inquisitor, Jesus Christ, Jesus was a radical, jubilee, Listen Liberal, Michael Hudson, MMT, Nancy Pelosi, prosperity-gospel, Roman empire, technocratic liberalism, Thomas Frank | Leave a comment

The submerged state

Posted on February 7, 2017 by camelotkidd

If the Democrats ever want to win another election they need to abandon neoliberalism. Post-Watergate Democrats turned their backs on the central tenet of the New Deal–that government should help Americans. In the process, they quit representing unions and … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged ACA, Cornell, corporate funding, Democrats, financialization, free trade, Les Leopold, Naked Capitalism, Nancy Pelosi, neoliberalism, One Market Under God, other corporate party, President Obama, Submerged State, Suzanne Mettler, Thomas Frank, Wall Street | Leave a comment

The art of the possible

Posted on January 24, 2017 by camelotkidd

Politics is the art of the possible. It’s not enough for Democrats to simply oppose the policies of Donald Trump, they need to offer alternatives. And, while the marches and protests organized by the DNC and supporting NGO’s are … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, bold vision, capital, Democrats, Donald Trump, fiat currency, Hillary Clinton, identity politics, John Michael Greer, Labor, Listen Liberal, MMT, neoliberal economic policies, neoliberals, New Economic Perspectives, Robert Reich, Stephanie Kelton, Thomas Frank, too big to fail, universal policies, Wall Street, wall street crash | Leave a comment

The Market is the Master

Posted on January 21, 2015 by camelotkidd

There is a vague sense of a new order growing up around us. Sometimes there’s a brief glimpse of it. Sometimes late at night there’s a whisper of it on the wind. I’m referring to neofeudalism–a confluence of neoliberalism and neoconservatism … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Chris Hedges, class warfare, Corrente, Lambert, Lewis Carroll, Mike Whitney, Naked Capitalism, neoconservatism, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, One Market Under God, Thomas Frank, Through the Looking-Glass | Leave a comment

Greedy/Ideology

Posted on September 22, 2014 by camelotkidd

“We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Akerlof and Romer, censorship, empire, greedy/ideology, Kansas, Karl Rove, looting, Matt Stoller, Naked Capitalism, propaganda, Thomas Frank, Tom Engelhardt, Yves Smith | Leave a comment

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