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The tragic tale of oppressed billionaires
Glenn Greenwald has a must-read piece on Continetti’s apologia thingy to the Koch brothers in the Weekly Standard regarding how influential billionaires are being cruelly victimized by bloggers… more →
The Brittle Hum of the Republic
That 70s Show
wrote 3 weeks ago: I reached adulthood in the 1970s. It was an era of pessimism, economic malaise and confusion. And d … more →
Reinhart & Rogoff Redux
wrote 3 weeks ago: Some pretty interesting information has come to light on the research performed by Reinhart and Rogo … more →
Ann Bressington Exposes Agenda 21, Club of Rome
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wrote 2 months ago: Ann Bressington Exposes Agenda 21, Club of Rome, Sustainable Development, at the Lord Monckton Launc … more →
Just the Facts, Ma'am?
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wrote 2 months ago: A client sent me a link to an interesting article, about what we have learned concerning the interse … more →
Graph of the 2nd American Revolution
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wrote 2 months ago: from David Ruccio As Dylan Matthews explains, Until the 1970s, the bottom 90 percent had actually se … more →
US federal spending facts (2 graphs)
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wrote 3 months ago: from Peter Radford Like many people I am perplexed by claims that federal spending has ‘exploded’ on … more →
Belgian MP LAURENT LOUIS stands against war in Mali and exposes the international neo-colonial plot
wrote 3 months ago: *****CLICK ON THE SUBTITLE ICON for the TRANSLATION in ENGLISH. ***** Belgian MP LAURENT LOUIS stand … more →
Aaron Swartz, financial fraud, and the Justice Department
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wrote 3 months ago: from Dean Baker Many people have been asking about the Justice Department’s priorities in the wake o … more →
What is Broken, and What is Not
wrote 4 months ago: Last week I was in Palo Alto, California for a two-day conference at Singularity University, a think … more →
Timothy Geithner: modern day Metternich
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wrote 4 months ago: from Dean Baker Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s departure from the Obama Administration … more →
The Price of Pessimism
wrote 4 months ago: Over the last year, one of the primary drivers of market action has been the continuing crisis of th … more →
Oh Boy: Over the Cliff We Go?
wrote 5 months ago: from Peter Radford No one knows exactly what went on, but this evening’s extraordinary melt down wit … more →
Whose Yachts?
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wrote 5 months ago: I remain peeved that, more than four years after the beginning of a worldwide financial crisis broug … more →
Why won’t the Eurozone disintegrate?
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wrote 6 months ago: from Deniz Kellecioglu About a year ago, while having coffee with friends in Addis Ababa, I postulat … more →
Who Said What, Again?
wrote 6 months ago: “I know that you believe that you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure tha … more →
Post-Election Thoughts: Beware Confirmation Bias
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wrote 6 months ago: The week before the election, I posted about the conflicting data points that indicated either a Rom … more →
Mr. Stevens & Mr. Stephens
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wrote 6 months ago: He was trained as a lawyer. He came to national attention as a speaker, both as a Senate candidate … more →
"What's Wrong with this Picture?": Election Edition
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wrote 6 months ago: I read a lot and take in multiple data points. Most of the time, the information is predominantly ab … more →
The Election and Your Money
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wrote 6 months ago: “There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for, but there are certain to be ones y … more →
