Political Economy category archive
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.
Courting Disaster 0
Joe Patrice dissects the duplicity of Cannon’s law.
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom explains Trumponomics.
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom discusses how trickle-on economics has made the rich richer and the poor poorer.
Crossing the Jordan 0
Farron comments on Fani Willis’s response to Jim Jordan’s attempts to thwart the rule of law.
Trump’s Money Shtick 0
Seth follows the money.
Self-Made Men Lucky Ducks
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Sam talks with Professor Ingrid Robeyns about the tendency of persons to attribute to virtue or divine favor that which is actually the result of pure dumb luck.
By the Numbers 0
Thom talks with New Republic Editor Michael Tomasky about the actual state of the economy and about how and why it’s not reported accurately.
America: Should the Rich Pay Their Fair Share? 0
Republicans: Fuggedaboutit.
Snaring the Wealth 0
Ted McLaughlin explains Republican’s social security con. The gist (emphasis added); follow the link for the complete article.
Since worker wages were not rising as expected (because nothing was trickling down), the Social Security funding was also not rising. This caused the funding problem Social Security will soon see. In other words, the Republicans caused the problem with Social Security with their failed economic policy favoring the rich (at the detriment of everyone else).