The Austerity Scam
The key political word for 2011 is going to be Austerity. No, not Deficit, although some,…
Balloon Head’s Unabashed Self-Embarrassment
Those with a strong stomach may feel able to see and hear the original Congressperson Bachman…
Get Ready For a Push to Return to the Gold Standard
At first it was only Ron Paul (R, TX), the fringe libertarian Congressman who talked seriously…
Do H-1B Visas and Outsourcing = Class Warfare?
It is the 20th anniversary of the H-1B visa program, which has brought thousands upon thousands of…
How Can Republicans Say America is a Commie-Socialist Nation?
Among the endless puzzlements of what passes today for political discourse is the mis-use of words…
200 Years in 4 Minutes
Here's an amazing graphic of the world's economic history. Notice the tremendous…
Turning Plastic Back Into Oil
Garbage turns back to oil in one little machine you could keep in your kitchen. Sounds icredible,…
Framing the Crisis in Greed
The Obama-GOP Deal will shortly be in the House of Representatives, where the progressive…
Hearing “the rumble of the country?”
Here's MSNBC panel on the Obama-BOP tax deal, including Congressman Grayson, Ralph Nader, and…
But Is the Obama-GOP Tax Deal Good For the Country?
We have had a couple of days to digest the details of the compromise tax agreement reached between…
