Daily Archives: July 25, 2011
The “Benefits” of Deregulated Capitalism
Repost from the old site. Lack of regulation in capitalism leads to the ability to roll up huge gains in wealth for those at the top of the food chain, and also leads to huge economic disasters on a national … Continue reading
Filed under Americas, Capitalism, Economics, Europeans, Government, History, Latin America, Law, Modern, Neoliberalism, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Regional, Reposts From The Old Site, US, US Politics, Whites
More on Laissez Faire Economics
Repost from the old site. In the comments section, James Schipper makes some interesting comments about laissez faire economics and libertarianism in general. His comments are in italics, mine are follow in normal font. JS: Laissez-faire usually means short-term gain … Continue reading
This Asshole Wrote a Book?
Repost from the old site. And Verso, of all houses, stooped to publish it? The subject itself is reasonable; I just think that this guy, and all of the silly acolytes he surrounds himself with, is a putz. And so … Continue reading
Barack Obama is a Bully and a Thug
This just occurred to me. Obama picks on the weak and the helpless. That’s what thugs and bullies do. Therefore, Obama is a bully and a thug. Right?
Filed under Democrats, Obama, Politics, US Politics
Wrecking Social Security a Long Term Obama Goal
It is important to note that Obama came into office determined to wreck these three programs. He called a “budget summit” early in the Administration in which the Dean of Austerity, billionaire hedge fund manager and bankster Pete Peterson was … Continue reading
Filed under Democrats, Economics, Government, Obama, Politics, Republicans, US Politics
Mary Bottari, “ALEC Exposed: Milton Friedman’s Little Shop of Horrors”
Here. A great article from the Huffington Post that redeems my faith in the online publication. Ariana Huffington recently sold out to a slimy corporation, so I figured that the Left content would be destroyed by the corporate censors, but … Continue reading
Corporate America as a Fascist Movement and Entity
There is a legitimate argument that freedom of speech is simply not possible in a corporate media system. Freedom of the press belongs to anyone who owns one (a printing press) and all that. The Internet promised to change all … Continue reading
Filed under Conservatism, Fascism, Journalism, Political Science
From Bernie Sanders – No to Austerity!
Bernie Sanders on the latest debt ceiling talks. Republican leaders talk about three or four trillion dollars in spending cuts over the next ten years, with no new taxes on the wealthy and large corporations and unless we turn the … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Education, Environmentalism, Government, Health, Nutrition, Politics, Public Health, Republicans, US Politics
