"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
The findings underscore why Americans say the most important problem facing the nation today is jobs and unemployment. D.C., are you listening? There are a few hopeful signs. Oceanic shipping is strongly up. Recent reports show that IT is definitely…
Doug Henwood on Bernanke Why is this guy getting reappointed? He let the bubble inflate, dismissed worries about the dangers of subprime mortgages and derivatives, said in mid-2008 that the recession was unlikely to get too serious (just as it…
With the collapse of tourism in Hawaii, relatives on the Big Island tell us they and many others increasingly are growing their own food, as well as fishing and hunting (like for wild pig.) There are few jobs there now…
The New York Times shows what side of the class war they are on by explaining that US workers really are just so overpaid, something Fenian Rising finds obnoxious. So do I.
Washington’s Blog has been running a provocative series of posts about the possibility the US might start a war to get out of the recession. He thinks the argument is bogus, that war in fact creates recessions rather than ending…