Political Economy category archive
Worst Aid Kit 0
Jared Bernstein, writing at Philly.com, struggles to understand why the Republican Party, with control of the legislative and executive branches of the federal government, has been so far unable to accomplish their most vocally-stated goal: repeal of the Affordable Care Act. He warns that his speculation is just that, speculation, but it is a thoughtful piece and worth the few minutes of your time reading it requires.
Here’s a bit:
There may still be enough representativeness left in our democracy to block such venal efforts. But then again, there may not. Stay tuned.
An Economic Perrytale 0
Rick Perry rewrites the law of supply and demand.
We are doomed.
Blow-Back on Brownback 0
Sam and his guest discuss what happened when Kansas tried to implement the Laughable Curve. It wasn’t pretty.
“Words Mean What I Want Them To Mean” 0
At the Boston Review, Lawrence B. Glickman examines the evolution of the conservative political vocabulary. He points out the much of what passes for conservative discourse has its roots in opposition to Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal and is as flawed and fraudulent now as it was then. A snippet:
Government by Temper Tantrum 0
They can’t get their way, so they are shutting down their state governments.
A Trap, Not a Trade 0
In The Roanoke Times, Ginger Daken reminds us that, despite what Republicans would have you believe (remember Reagan’s “welfare queen“), poverty is not a career choice.
Agenda 0
Thom and his guest explore the history and goals of the radical right. Listen up.
Part One:
Part Two:
Trickle-On Trickery 0
Eugene Robinson considers cycles. A snippet (emphasis added).
It ended up being a shot of poison. Growth rates lagged behind those in neighboring states and the nation as a whole. Deficits mounted to unsustainable levels. Services withered. Brownback had set in motion a vicious cycle, not a virtuous one.
The assumption that underlies Republican fondness for the laughable curve is both simple and malign. It is the belief that there is no such thing as the common good.
Dialectic 0
Badtux is not optimistic.
How Stuff Works, Trickle-On Economics Dept. 0
Warning: Language.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Warning: Language.
The Inversion of Scarcity 0
Lee Camp explores how our contemporary robber barons create artificial scarcity so as to make themselves richer and the rest of us poorer.
Warning: Language
Do the Math 0
The Portland Press Herald carries a Washington Post story that does the math and the answer to the equation ain’t pretty. A snippet:
Image via Job’s Anger.
