Tag Archives: William Black
My Hate is Pure
Every time I calm down, there’s another reminder of the damage that neoliberalism has wrought. Once again, rather than reading about this in the New York Times or Washington Post, this has to be pointed out and emphasized by William Black, … Continue reading
The vandals took the handles
Reading the bizarre effort by Paul Krugman to portray Obama as a great president, it occurred to me that it all could have been different. Newly elected with a huge mandate for reform, Obama had a chance to break the stranglehold … Continue reading
Eating Your Foot
We have an amazing amount of stupid in our country when it comes to economics. Case in point. One of our state legislators, representative Jake Andregg, R–Lehi, claims that taking federal money for Medicaid expansion, is akin to cannibalism. “It’s … Continue reading
The Antidote
In the United States we have a breathtaking system of propaganda that is directly enabling our descent into neo-feudalism. This propaganda, disseminated by the dominant corporate media, is astonishingly effective in its depiction and framing of economic issues. And this … Continue reading
Minsky Moment
Why is it, that we never really attempted to script a convincing narrative of the 2008 financial crash? What really happened? Was it rogue traders gone wild with hookers and blow? Was it a once in a lifetime “black swan” event … Continue reading
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