Tag Archives: Economic Recovery

Understanding our Economic Fix : The Crippled Financial System

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Manny Francisco / Manila Times / Black Commentator.The product of neocon economics:Our badly damaged financial system By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / December 5, 2009 The Democrats could lose between 20 and 35 House seats in … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : Can the Economy Recover?

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from Talking Union.Can the economy recover?And, for that matter, should it? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 4, 2009 [Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy] was my boss. He knows all about peak oil, but he … Continue reading →

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Legacy of the Neocons : Understanding our Economic Fix

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Understanding our economic fix:The role of neocon economics in damaging the economy and creating unemployment By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / November 29, 2009 If Republicans can blame economic problems on Democratic spending, they will have a leg … Continue reading →

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Minsinformation and the Economy : The Games Republicans Play

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The independents are jumping ship…Republican misinformation and economic realityBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / November 18, 2009 By persistent obstructionism and using endless false information, the GOP pulled off some big wins in the 2009 elections. Worse still, … Continue reading →

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Real Unemployment Rate : Closing in on the Great Depression

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Good times around the corner?Real unemployment rate at 17.5 percent This economic disaster was created by far too many years of Reagan-Bush-supply-side-trickle-down-union-busting-corporate-welfare-market-driven economic policy. By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / November 7, 2009 Yes, I know the federal … Continue reading →

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Bank Struggles and the ‘Science’ of Economics

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

As bank struggles worsen:The ‘science’ of economics By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2009 See ‘Meltdown 101: Why banks’ struggles have worsened,’ by Marcy Gordon, Below. A viewpoint inspired by some bad banking news is cited … Continue reading →

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Investments : Recovery Through Pinpoint Socialism

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Pinpoint Socialism:Recovery through Equities, Tools, and Land By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / July 27, 2009 In a Friday morning appearance on Squawk Box at the Capitalism Knows Best Channel (CNBC) Warren Buffett promoted two things: a new … Continue reading →

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A Stimulus Plan With Jubilee Vouchers. Hallelujah!

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Keeping the bear at bay:Jubilee Vouchers and a complete stimulus plan If we don’t get a serious world-historical plan in place before the real Bear Market hits we’ll soon be thinking of ‘mere unemployment’ as the good old days. By … Continue reading →

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Greg Moses : By George! Austin Leads USA Recovery

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Austin Leads in Job Growth Still, these Texas numbers look like boutique novelties in a warehouse of national economic crisis. By Greg Moses / By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2009 It’s a wistful headline, I … Continue reading →

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Michael Moore : Goodbye, GM

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

General Motors’ Bob Lutz (“Global Warming is a crock of shit”) and Gary Cowger with obsolete product.Goodbye, GM It is with sad irony that the company which invented ‘planned obsolescence’ — the decision to build cars that would fall apart … Continue reading →

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Democracy’s Turn : Bankers of the World, Untie!

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

“Can’t Anyone Untie Us?” by Francisco de Goya. When we voted for change last November we weren’t talking about pennies on the dollar. Bankers of the world, untie! By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / April 24, 2009 It … Continue reading →

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The World After AIG : Obama and the Economy

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Gorilla. Still in room. Graphic from Wunder Blog. It is not unreasonable to expect that the AIG Bonuses scandal will win some converts for the Republicans’ take-no-action philosophy. Democrats need to wake up and start reminding the public who created … Continue reading →

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