New Deal, New Patriots: How Roosevelt’s Welfare Programmes Made America Great Again
Who’d have thunk it? Having goverment do more for citizens, such as New Deal programs, leads to citizens willing to do more for their county.
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The Race to Slash ‘Red Tape’ in Post-Brexit Britain Has Begun. How Can It Be Resisted?
Brexit is being used to accelerate the neoliberal race to the bottom.
Read more...Live Blog: Democrat Presidential Primary Debate #12 in Charleston, SC
Candidates! Candidates! Candidates! ★★★ Seven candidates on one stage! ★★★ Come on down!
Read more...Michael Hudson: The Democrats’ Quandary – In a Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy, Something Must Give
The Democrats’ civil war over who controls the party may be coming to a head.
Read more...CalPERS’ Dishonest Response to Representative Jim Banks Regarding Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng and CalPERS’ Chinese Investments
Rep.Jim Banks pressed CalPERS on dodgy Chnese investments. CalPERS gave Banks a free shot via flagrant lies, but will Banks catch on?
Read more...Is Bloomberg Buying the DNC? If So, What Does He Plan to Do With It?
A closer look at Bloomberg’s attempted takeover of the DNC.
Read more...To Many’s Dismay, Permian Produces More Gas and Condensate Instead of Oil and Profits
Justin Mikula continues to document fracking follies; this installment focuses on the challenges stymieing profitability in the top US oil field, the Permian shale.
Read more...Andrew Bacevich: Pseudo-Events as a New Normal
Are pseudo-events the bread and circuses of the Information Age?
Read more...How To Roast the Planet with Good Intentions: The Climate Equity Act
A new bill illustrates how not to tackle climate change.
Read more...Private Equity’s War to Preserve Surprise Billing
Sadly, private equity has beaten back legislation to curb surprise biling.
Read more...To Tackle Inequality, We Need To Start Talking About Where Wealth Comes From
How to combat cultural beliefs that justify extreme inequality.
Read more...Russia Is Defeating The U.S. In The Middle East Oil Game
The US made a mess of Iraq, and at considerable cost, and Russia is in the process of picking up the best pieces.
Read more...Live Blog: Democrat Presidential Primary Debate #11 in Las Vegas, NV
Candidates! Candidates! Candidates! ★★★ Six candidates on one stage! ★★★ Come on down!
Read more...CalPERS’ Election Rigging: Pushing for Most Costly, Insecure Online and Phone Voting Despite Abject Failure, Why? To Help SEIU Influence Election
CalPERS remains unwilling to run clean and secure elections. One has to wonder why.
Read more...Plastic Watch: Congress Considers Bill to Impose Extended Producer Responsibility, AKA ‘You Break It, You Buy It’
The Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act would impose extended producer responsibility.
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