The Rich Control 38 Percent of WORLD'S Wealth. Time To #OccupyTheWorld
You want a reason for the uprisings in Greece, where workers are on strike to protest the brutal austerity measures, or OccupyWallStreet or the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia fanned by the deep...
View ArticlePaul Wellstone Would Have LOVED OWS
Each year, on this day, I try to write something about the late Paul Wellstone who was one of the few elected politicians who really had a deep soul and compass when it came to representing the...
View ArticleCEO "Greed Is Good" Ethos--The Robbery Continues Big-Time
The "Greed is Good" ethos--let me get my hands on every dollar possible no matter how many people lose their jobs or how sleazy I look or how bad this is for the shareholders--has not gone away. As...
View ArticleBillionaires LOVE Austerity--King Bloomberg's Pile of Nonsense
Billions of dollars can buy you a lot--for example, a little toy called New York City that you pocket for yourself and, then, keep for yourself even when the rules say it's time to go (hey, if...
View ArticleKrugman Joins In With A "Rejoice When They Fail" Hug
One of the things I've said, only half-jokingly, to a bunch of radio stations and in numerous posts (including just a couple of days ago) is that I am not a religious person but I get down on my...
View ArticleJobs, working people, and Apple
Paul Krugman got it right about Jobs and the State of the Union. Anyone who reads the series in the New York Times this week about Jobs and Apple, that is workers and Apple, will hold their head in...
View ArticleOverpaid? A Workday In the Life of a Hostess Brands Driver
It's midnight saturday morning and your "Screaming Meanie" alarm goes off. Not that you'd been sleeping all that well- your neighbors with normal jobs are just getting to bed, and the folks in the...
View ArticleIllegal Immigration vs. Unemployment: A Study in Inconsistency
I've noticed that the overwhelming majority of people who are vitriolic about illegal immigration are also vitriolic about welfare and unemployment, and I believe I know why.When talking about illegal...
View ArticleI Couldn't Afford to Go to Work Today
It's crazy, but it's true: I could not afford to go to work today.I have a 45-minute commute to and from work, which costs me about ten dollars in gas each day. I'm down to six whole dollars, after...
View ArticleYves Smith: "The Top Twelve Reasons Why You Should Hate the Mortgage Settlement"
(Author’s Note: Naked Capitalism Publisher Yves Smith has provided written authorization to the author to reproduce her blog’s posts in their entirety for the benefit of the Daily Kos community.)The...
View ArticleKill the Bank Foreclosure Deal Now
The most dangerous political agenda on the horizon today is the sweetheart deal that the banks are about to get in the foreclosure settlement package. If this deal goes through it will have widespread...
View Article156bn banker bonuses... 25bn to homeowners
In 2010, 135 billion USD in compensation was paid out to those jolly bankers. That amount is expected to increase to 156 BILLION dollars for the hard work they performed in 2011. Perhaps that bonus...
View ArticleIn '12, 70% of Companies Have Posted "Better-Than-Expected Results" As Wages...
The two-headed demon trend of increasing corporate profits and declining wages has shown little sign of abatement, according to the latest numbers:
View ArticleHow Goldman Sachs Helped Greece Hide Its Debt & Made 2.8 Billion € Disappear
In 2003, Nick Dunbar exposed how Goldman Sachs was working to conceal the size of Greece's debt in order to help Greece qualify for inclusion in the European Union.At the time, Greek and financial...
View ArticleOur Party's Road To Hell Is Paved With Income Inequality
Based upon the results of a Senate cloture vote on the Buffett Rule (i.e.: “Paying a Fair Share Act,” and/or S.2230), late Monday, what passes for so-called, two-party governance in America these days...
View Article1% Want To Steal Your Social Security, Pres. Obama Is Helping Them
Practically since the modern social safety net was created wealthy, powerful right-wingers and organizations have been trying to kill it. In recent years, those right wing forces have had a lot of...
View ArticleUnemployment benefits end for hundreds of thousands, but unemployment doesn't
Long-term unemployment benefits are being reduced faster than the number of long-term unemployed. Say goodbye to the 99ers. The budget deal Congress made in February is taking its toll on the...
View ArticleDetailed Analysis of ACA Below: Funded by $2Billion of "Otherwise Not Used"...
NOTE: This was written before the Public Option was taken off the table. Much of analysis covers the Exchanges still in place as of June, 2012.The comments are as important and add to the analysis....
View ArticleOBAMACARE Will Congress Fund the $2Billion Start Up Fund? Approve Appointees?
Back in September, 2009 I read and provided an Analysis of The House Bill called: “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009”You will find that analysis, and the attached comments which add a...
View ArticleFDR on Wages, Economics, Political Fights & Human Rights
I'm trying to do my part to assist in the day of action. Click "JOIN US" to your left to sign an online petition supporting raising the minimum wage, and enjoy these historical quotes from one of my...
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