Give the Democratic Trade Turncoats Hell Over Fast Track Vote
The real fight against Fast Track authorization will take place in the House. but the Senate sellouts should be made to feel the wrath of their constituents.
Read more...Category Archives: The destruction of the middle class
Wolf Richter: How Soaring Housing Costs Impoverish a Whole Generation and Maul the Real Economy
Housing costs are beyond the reach of many middle class earners. And while that is no news, housing has been the engine of past recoveries. So inflated home prices are part of why the economy will stay mired in low growth.
Read more...Ilargi: Will Austerity Be the Straw that Breaks the EU AND the UK?
Cameron thinks he’s riding a major victory, and he will now be called upon to deliver on his election promises, which just so happen to include a deepening and acceleration of austerity measures.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Sanders Raises $3 Million in Four Days; Will He Split the Party?
Why Bernie Sanders is a real contender, and how his campaign threatens Democratic party apparatchiks.
Read more...TPP: The “Fascism” Issue
Will the TPP, as some critics have charged, pave the way to fascism?
Read more...The Persecution and Assassination of the People of Greece as Performed by the Inmates of the Troika, Under the Direction of the Eurogroup
A new paper shreds the myths that justified the misguided application of austerity and wage-rate reduction policies in Greece and the Eurozone.
Read more...After Shocking Fundraising Totals, Bernie Sanders Defends European-Style Socialism
Bernie Sanders’s presidential bid is already creating more of a stir than expected. He is not just running against Clinton. He’s targeting an entire system.
Read more...Ilargi: Sucking Spoilt Milk From A Bloated Dead Sow
Ilargi describes why the US is not a democracy, it is not the supreme leader of the world, and the American economy is not in recovery.
Read more...Ridiculing Concerns About TPP Tyranny
Yes, Virginia, the TPP is at least as bad as its critics say it is.
Read more...Why Syriza Failed
Syriza has failed because it does not believe in governing along the lines of what it promised unless it is easy to do so.
Read more...The 23 Count Indictment of the TPP
This post will serve to remind you: call your Representative (contact info here) and Senators (contact info here) today and tell them in no uncertain terms that you expect them to vote against Fast Track authority.
Read more...Quantitative Easing and The Great Recession: Who Wins? Who Loses?
The Federal Reserve (“the Fed”), the central bank of the United States, is at the center of a big political fight, once again.
Read more...How the Federal Reserve Is Destroying Your Economic Future
How Fed policies exacerbate inequality and dampen growth.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Hillary Clinton, Progressives & the Uphill Climb
Aversion to Hillary Clinton among bona fide progressives is far more acute than Democratic party loyalists recognize.
Read more...Ilargi: The American Consumer Will Never Be Back
I don’t see a time in the future when American consumers will start spending again at a rate near that required for economic recovery.
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