Category Archives: The Economy

Why Most Folks Do Not Care About Obama “Scandals”

Posted on Saturday, May 18, 2013 by Ken

Just over a week ago a trifecta of “scandals” broke upon the Obama administration. It started when congressional Republicans hoodwinked ABC into reporting on fabricated emails. Things got worse when news broke that IRS agents had given more scrutiny to … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Campaigns, Congress, Conservatives, Conspiracy Theories, Sarah Palin, Stars of the GOP, The Economy, The Media | Tagged filibuster, Orly Taitz, Secret Muslim

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Conservative Studies: Another Case Study In Just Making Stuff Up.

Posted on Saturday, April 20, 2013 by Ken

Several days ago I posted about a George Will quote from last Sunday: “Conservatism begins by facing facts.” Beyond Will’s own record of willfully lying whenever he feels like it the last several weeks have seen the dismantling of two widely … Continue reading →

Posted in Banks and Finance, Capitalism, Conservatives, Debt and Budget, Economic Policy, LGBT Issues, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republican Propaganda Machine, Stimulus, Taxes, The Economy | Tagged Austerity, DOMA, economics, GDP, george will, Growth In A Time Of Debt, Mark Generus, New Family Structures Study, Paul Krugman, Prop 8, Reinhart and Rogoff, University of Texas

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England’s Austerity Measures Lead To Credit Rating Downgrade

Posted on Friday, February 22, 2013 by Ken

In the latest example of austerity crippling economic growth, England’s credit rating has been downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service. Moody’s cited continued sluggish economic growth paired with continuing budget deficits in the decision. “We expect the country’s debt will continue to … Continue reading →

Posted in Banks and Finance, Debt and Budget, Economic Policy, Taxes, The Economy | Tagged Credit Rating, Moody's Investors Service, Recession, Recover

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Mr. Obama, Tear Down the Private Profit Prisons

Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“…men who so uneasily tolerate superiors patiently suffer a master, and show themselves proud and servile at the same time.” –Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America In 2007, a teenager in a depressed county of Northeastern Pennsylvania, recently bereft of … Continue reading →

Posted in ALECexposed, Arizona Shenanigans, Banks and Finance, Barack Obama, Border Security, Campaign Finance Laws, Campaigns, Capitalism, Congress, Corporate donors, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Crime & Punishment, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Education, Employment, Ethics, Financial Collapse, Government, Gun Control, Human Rights, Immigration, Incarceration, Income Inequality, Justice, Labor Unions, Liberals, NRA, Politics, Poverty, Progressives, Racial Issues, September 11, State Legislation, Students, superPACs, Taxes, The Economy, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Wall Street, Wisconsin Recall | Tagged barack obama, campaign finance, campaigns, CCA, citizens united, corporate greed, corrections, crime and punishment, Democrats, detention, drug policy, drugs, economics, GEO Group, healthcare, immigrants, immigration, jail, justice, law and order, laws, minorities, policy, prison, prisoner abuse, private prison industry, republicans, state legislation, students, wall street, war on drugs

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Gerrymandering, Jury-Rigging and Judicial Rewriting Are the Wave of the Future, Conservative Soldiers!

Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2013 by Marc Belisle

Greetings and salutations, fellow captains of industry and our Republican lapdogs! I’m wiring you this electronic mail-o-gram from the deck of my mega-yacht Duchess’ Bounty. What wizardry is this, you may ask, that such a feat is possible from the … Continue reading →

Posted in ALECexposed, Banks and Finance, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance Laws, Campaigns, Capitalism, Congress, Debt and Budget, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Education, Election, Election Fraud, Employment, Ethics, Financial Bailouts, Financial Collapse, Government, Healthcare, Incarceration, Income Inequality, Justice, Koch Brothers, Politics, Primaries, Privatization, Racial Issues, Republican Campaign Donors, Republican Leaders, Satire, State Legislation, Stimulus, superPACs, Supreme Court, Tax Cuts, Taxes, Tea Party, The Constitution, The Economy, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Wall Street | Tagged ALEC, Charles and David Koch, constitutional, Electoral College, gerrymandering, judicial challenge, satire, vote rigging, voting rights, wall street

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Obama’s Got a Brand New Bag

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“I’ve got such a bully pulpit.” –Teddy Roosevelt Inaugural addresses usually seek to inspire, rally the country together, commit us to our ideals and lay out a vision for the future. Obama’s speech today did all that, but it also … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Income Inequality, Medicaid, Medicare, Politics, Tea Party, The Constitution, The Economy, The Media, Women, Women in Politics, Women's Rights | Tagged Affordable Care Act, barack obama, democratic party, gay rights, Hillary Clinton, immigration reform, inauguration, issues, medicaid, medicare, Obamacare, rhetoric, second inaugural address, Women's Rights

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Freedom of Speech vs. Wall Street’s Interests

Posted on Saturday, January 5, 2013 by Marc Belisle

“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.” –Henry David Thoreau You know that civil rights are in dire straits when Rage Against the Machine starts to seem eerily prescient. … Continue reading →

Posted in Banks and Finance, Capitalism, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Crime & Punishment, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Financial Bailouts, Government, Housing Crisis, Income Inequality, Occupy WallStreet, Police Brutality, Politics, Privatization, The Economy, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Wall Street, Wars | Tagged citizens united, corruption, crackdown, DHS, documents, FBI, First Amendment, free speech, freedom of assembly, Freedom of Information Act, greed, occupy wall street, plutocracy, police, police brutality, wall street

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Wsj: Obama to Boehner: Elections Matter

Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2012 by Ken

Dkos diarist gf120581 has a well recommended diary that provides several juicy details on an article in the Wall Street Journal about the fiscal cliff negotiations between President Obama and Speaker Boehner. The article is behind a pay wall but gf120581 … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Congress, Debt and Budget, Defense Spending, Economic Policy, John Boehner, Politics, Tax Cuts, Taxes, The Economy, The Wealthy, U.S. Treasury | Tagged 2012 Election, fiscal cliff

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Republicans Link Reagan/Bush Layoffs to Obama’s Re-election

Posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Well, not really… not yet anyway, but give them time. The conservative blogosphere has decided that any lay-off, for any reason, in any industry, that occurs from now on, is the result of President Obama’s re-election. Conservative sites are full … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Capitalism, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Employment, Politics, Republicans, Taxes, The Economy | Tagged corporate greed, economy, gop, healthcare, jobs, republicans, tax cuts

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Dear Obama. For The Good Of The Nation, Rescue The Hostages!

Posted on Sunday, December 2, 2012 by Ken

The lead story on the front page of Huffpo right now is titled ”WE’RE KEEPING OUR HOSTAGES”. The post details how John Boehner told Fox News Sunday that congress would never give control of the debt ceiling to the executive branch. John Boehner (R-Ohio) … Continue reading →