Tag Archives: deficit

Op-Ed: Will SWAT teams arrest bankers who owe $3 trillion for bailouts?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by admin

BY RALPH LOPEZ As the passions around the Cliven Bundy situation in Nevada swirl and kick into warp drive, the battle to define the real issues rages on. The sides seem to have broken down into two main camps: those who … Continue reading →

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The GOP’s Crackpot Agenda

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

The top Republican candidates share a single, radical vision: to trash the environment, shred the safety net and aid the rich. By Tim Dickinson December 7, 2011 8:05 AM ET By all rights, 2012 ought to be a cakewalk for … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult

Posted on September 8, 2011 by admin

Saturday 3 September 2011 by: Mike Lofgren, Truthout | News Analysis Barbara Stanwyck: “We’re both rotten!” Fred MacMurray: “Yeah – only you’re a little more rotten.” -”Double Indemnity” (1944) Those lines of dialogue from a classic film noir sum up … Continue reading →

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Why Did Capitalism Fail?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

Bob Burnett Berkeley writer, retired Silicon Valley executive We live in interesting times. The global economy is splintering. U.S. voters hate all politicians and there’s political unrest throughout the world. The root cause of this turmoil is the failure of … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Starting the No Bullshit Party and Running for President

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

Jeff WaldCEO, ARIA Multimedia Entertainment After watching the so-called first Republican debate the other night in Iowa, I wanted to imitate Peter Finch in Network and open my window and scream that “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going … Continue reading →

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A Third Alternative to the Debt Crisis?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by admin

Stephen R. Covey Author, leadership authority, co-founder & vice-chairman of FranklinCovey Co. The rigid partisanship behind last week’s spectacle in Washington came very close to injuring the entire world economy. The deal that was struck will not keep the mountainous … Continue reading →

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Death To The Debt Ceiling Negotiations!

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

Jason Linkins Hello, America. About two weeks ago, I left the United States on a vacation abroad, and when I did so, it was generally assumed that some sort of “deal” or “grand bargain” or “bipartisan dry-hump” might be realized … Continue reading →

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Vicious Cycles: Why Washington Is About to Make the Jobs Crisis Worse

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

Robert Reich We now live in parallel universes. One universe is the one in which most Americans live. In it, almost 15 million people are unemployed, wages are declining (adjusted for inflation), and home values are still falling. The unsurprising … Continue reading →

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