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The Week Ahead: The Four Horsemen of the Neoliberal Apocalypse
The biggest stories this week are likely to be the continuing standoff between NATO (led by the United States) and Putin in the Ukraine, the new Russ…
4 years, 7 months ago
Caption contest resumes next Sunday. Today, background watching in preparation for "Wealth and Poverty" starting Friday
Thank you so much for joining me in this community. It’s an experiment in group learning and teaching about the American system — and it’s succeeding…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Fed is about to shaft American workers
Today’s January jobs report is heightening fears that a so-called “tight” labor market is fueling inflation, and that therefore the Fed must put on t…
4 years, 7 months ago
So you don't think labor unions have a future?
As former secretary of labor, I’m always interested in the annual count of unionized workers issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This year’s co…
4 years, 7 months ago
How to get teenagers to read important books
When I was a young teenager near the middle of the last century, I asked the high school librarian if I could borrow J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in t…
4 years, 8 months ago
Midterm Watch: Why Trump and Gingrich offer the best hope for Democrats
The midterm elections are just over nine months away. What will Democrats run on? What will Republicans run on?
One hint came at a Houston-area Trump…
4 years, 8 months ago
Share the profits!
In light of the news this week that the economy has been growing at a record rate (and corporate profits are also hitting record highs, the stock mar…
4 years, 8 months ago
Psst: Want to know why Americans are gloomy about the "best" economy since 1984?
How can it be that the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace since 1984 last year (according to yesterday’s report from the Commerce Department) but …
4 years, 8 months ago
The "political center" b******t
I just heard Joe Manchin say Biden should move to the “center.” Political consultant Mark Penn wrote in the New York Times that “Biden should follow …
4 years, 8 months ago
The non-inflated truth about inflation
Inflation! It’s dominating all economic news. It’s the main reason the stock market is going nuts. It’s what Fed officials are discussing in today’s …
4 years, 8 months ago