Krugman Is Angry

And rightly so.

I may make jokes along the way – I kind of need to in order to stay sane – but the stuff I write about is extremely serious; there’s a vast human tragedy taking place, and anyone who has the ear of the public has a duty to make a good-faith [...]

Thursday Music: …Chasing the Moonlight…

My old college roommate (Hi Tom!) used to say that the two things Neil Young can’t do is sing or play guitar, but other than that, he’s great!  I tended to disagree with him on that point.  And my friend Tim says “Neil spits a lot when he sings!  It’s like a Gallagher show.”

Me?  I [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Obama Endorses Marriage Equality

WOOT!

OBAMA: I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen [...]

The Color of Chutzpah

Oy vey…

Matt Taibbi Calls the Race for Obama

…but he’s not very happy about it.

[T]his campaign, relatively speaking, will not be fierce or hotly contested. Instead it’ll be disappointing, embarrassing, and over very quickly, like a hand job in a Bangkok bathhouse. And everybody knows it. It’s just impossible to take Mitt Romney seriously as a presidential candidate. Even the news reporters [...]

Forward

I have to admit, Obama’s appropriation of the Badger State motto is all kinds of awesome…  And his use of Forward is a completely positive message; not one mention of the opposition.

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US

Never has the phrase “ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US” been so appropriate…  Paul Krugman points out in his latest OpEd over at The New York Times that the Republican Party has been completely captured by the 0.01%-ers and along with that comes a “base” of voters to keep the interests of the [...]

End This Depression Now! – A Lecture by Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman gave a talk recently at the Economic Policy Institute about his new (and quite readable) book, End This Depression Now!  This video provides a really good introduction to the concepts presented in the book and is well worth the 45 minutes you invest in watching it.

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Thursday Music: Killing Joke – Kings & Queens

Well take it easy While the world goes crazy As it’s just another day And we’ve all been through the mangle And our pockets are empty But we’ll live like kings and queens Hear the choirs of noise sing Take a load off my mind soothe me Live like kings and queens Well easy [...]

France: WINNING!

Just on general principles if nothing else…

The comparison between France and the US is a good one, because the two countries have about the same level of productivity, or output per hour. This means that they have the economic capacity to enjoy about the same living standards. The French have chosen to take their [...]