President Obama Remains Distant from Wisconsin Labor Fight

It’s very disappointing to me that the President is keeping the Wisconsin labor movement at arms length.

Ever since the recall wars erupted in this battleground state, the Obama campaign has been faced with a dilemma: How involved does the president get in a polarizing fight with huge national overtones?

Less than two weeks to [...]

Thursday Music: A G is Gone

Nostalgia is nostalgic…  Say what you want about disco, the Bee Gees or any of that, but this song has a bass line that just won’t quit…  Now there’s only one G left.  I haz a sad.

The Real Conspiracy Against Hip Hop

Illdoc on what’s a conspiracy and what’s reality.

Republican Rep. Gary Miller: “I’m ready to keep fighting for Washington” if reelected

Watch as Republican Congressman Gary Miller makes it clear that he’ll keep fighting for Washington if the voters of his district send him back to Congress.

Sovereign Debt for Dummies

A great, short, talking-head video featuring Mike Norman, economist and trader who’s been a Wall Street fixture for more than 30 years.  He appears regularly on CNBC and Bloomberg TV.  His blog, Mike Norman Economics is a staple for the MMT crowd.  He’s commenting here about the stupid way people talk about the national debt.

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Romney-nomics on display

Throughout his presidential campaign, presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney has made the case that he’s better suited than President Obama to turn around our nation’s economy, and he’s cited his private sector business experience with Bain & Company and Bain Capital to back up his claims.

However, what Mitt Romney is conveniently neglecting to mention [...]

“This could very well be the stupidest person on the face of the Earth…”

Congressman Daniel Webster (R-FL).

But last week, the Republican-led House voted to eliminate the survey altogether, on the grounds that the government should not be butting its nose into Americans’ homes.

“This is a program that intrudes on people’s lives, just like the Environmental Protection Agency or the bank regulators,” said Daniel Webster, a first-term Republican [...]

Meanwhile, in Spain…

See Bank Run!  Run Bank Run!

Venture Capitalist Nick Hanauer @TEDTalks on Income Inequality, Jobs and Taxes

Venture Capitalist Nick Hanauer explains the economic ecosystem and how income inequality is hurting our economy in this presentation at TED. Here’s an excerpt from the video… [...]

Newt Gingrich Channels Peter Riegert

Boon: “A vicious mother, isn’t he.”

Otter: “He can’t do that to our pledges!”

Boon: “Yeah!  Only we can do that to our pledges!”

When Gingrich accused Romney and Bain of taking over companies and downsizing them at the expense of workers, he was widely condemned by fellow Republicans and eventually backed off.

This week [...]