Political Economy category archive
How Stuff Works: Thom Explains the “Recession Racket” 0
Thom explains how the morbidly rich can benefit from recessions. A quote:
Recessions help billionaires. They hurt you and me, but they become buying opportunities for billionaires.
That Trumpled Economy 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers reminds us of the reality of the “Trump economy.” A quote:
Four years ago, thousands of Americans were dying every day, and there was no toilet paper.
It’s the Stupid, Economy, Reprise 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Jody Telfair Richards runs the numbers and concludes
Follow the link for said numbers.
It’s the Stupid, Economy 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Richard L. Strikland follows the money.
Medicare Disadvantage 0
Medicare “Advantage” plans aren’t. A snippet from Truthout’s report:
Methinks they should be renamed “Medicare Take Advantage.”
From the git-go, “Medicare Advantage” was a con and a scam to allow private companies to suckle at the public teat.
“We’re Trying To Have a Society Here” 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Nadal uses examples from her own life to remind us that, despite what Republicans would have you think, there is, indeed, such a thing as “the common good.”
This New Gilded Age, It’s Bubblelicious 0
Sam and Emma talk with Rob Larson, professor of economics at Tacoma Community College, about how today’s generation of Robber Barons are perverting the polity.
Speaking of Declinism . . . . 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier reminds us that the amount of time on the clock is declining.
This New Gilded Age 0
Robert Reich explains why Donald Trump’s economic (what some are able to refer to without laughing at) policies will harm the polity.
Or you can read the transcript.
Speaking of “Bankrupt” and “Looted” . . . . 0
Robert Reich discusses what a second Donald Trump presidency means for the economy.
Or you can read the transcript.
It’s the Stupid, Economy 0
Farron discusses Donald Trump’s alma mater’s report that Trump’s economic policies fantasies (I wanted to say “ignorance,” but I refrained) would devastate the economy.
Afterthought:
Despite what NBC would have you believe, “business man” and “con artist” are not synonyms.
And, yes, I think NBC is significantly responsible for convincing lots of persons that Trump was something other than a colossal failure at business.
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom looks at the elitest reasoning behind the “Reagan Revolution” and at how it has backfired big time.
This New Gilded Age 0
As Mark Twain pointed out, history does not repeat itself, but it often echoes.
This New Gilded Age 0
Sam and the crew talk with Anne Kim, contributing editor at Washington Monthly, about the roots of the privitization scam.
The Lake Effect 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini thinks that the Lake may running drying up.
This New Gilded Age 0
Farron looks at the “Heritage” Foundation’s Project 2025 plan to raise taxes for the poor, who have litle money, and lower taxes for the rich, who have lots of money.