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BOOKS / ‘The New Class Society : Goodbye American Dream?’
New Class Society:Making class analysis relevant By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 12, 2010 I am using a text by Robert Perrucci and Earl Wysong called New Class Society: Goodbye American Dream? (Rowman and Littlefield, 2008) in … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Capitalism, Class Consciousness, Economics, Education, Harry Targ, Political Theory, Working Class
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‘Trickle Down’ Folly : Cutting Taxes Doesn’t Create Jobs
The “trickle down” theory: how it works.How NOT to create jobs:Cut business taxes and lower wages? Money does not trickle down in a capitalist economy — it flows upward, and that has always been true. By Ted McLaughlin / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Recovery, Economic Stimulus, Economics, Jobs, Taxation, Ted McLaughlin
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Dark Ages Redux : Trickle Down Feudalism
Doge Enrico Dandolo preaching the Crusade. Gustave Doré (1832-1883) / Wikimedia Commons.The reincarnation of the Dark Ages:White evangelicals are the new Crusaders In place of mote-defended castles surrounded by thatched-roof shanties will be ‘gated communities’ (sporting high-tech surveillance to keep … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Capitalism, Class Warfare, Dark Ages, Economics, Feudalism, Religious Fanaticism, Right Wing Extremists, World History
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Fixing the Economy? Like Filling a Leaky Bucket
“Old tin bucket.” Photo by {JO} / Flickr.Bucket’s got a hole in it:Can we revive the U.S. economy? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 13, 2009 Is trying to fix the U.S. economy like trying to fill … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Banking, Capitalism, Economic Recovery, Economics, Financial Reform, Government Regulation, Roger Baker
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Economy and Unemployment : Real Recovery a Long Shot
Photo from OOlaah.comReal unemployment nears depression levels;Sustained recovery appears unlikely By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 6, 2009 It should come as no big surprise that our economy is in worse shape than the U.S. government would … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Economic Recovery, Economics, Financial Reform, Roger Baker, Unemployment
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Understanding our Economic Fix : The Crippled Financial System
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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Tagged Banking, Economic Crisis, Economic Recovery, Economics, Finance, Government Regulation, Neocons, Sherman DeBrosse
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Roger Baker : Can the Economy Recover?
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
Minsinformation and the Economy : The Games Republicans Play
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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Tagged Economic Recovery, Economic Stimulus, Economics, Republican Party
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BBC Poll on Capitalism : Where’s the Love?
Global survey on free market capitalism:Majority say fix it or ditch it By James Robbins / November 9, 2009 Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new BBC poll has found widespread dissatisfaction with free-market capitalism. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin Wall, Capitalism, Economics, Economy, Free Market, Government Regulation, Public Opinion, Soviet Union, World Opinion
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FILM / Michael Moore : Anti-Capitalism Goes Mainstream
Capitalism: A love Story… Michael Moore’s new film names the systemAnd presents a radical democratic critique By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2009 Capitalism: A Love Story, which opened in 962 theaters earlier this month, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Capitalism, Corporate Corruption, Documentary, Economics, Film, Filmmakers
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Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom : Economics and the Environment
Elinor Ostrom celebrates winning the Nobel prize in economics. Photo by John Sommers II / Reuters.Elinor Ostrom breaks the Nobel mold:A new look at economics, the environment and the commons The economics profession needs to be shaken up. Ostrom’s Nobel … Continue reading
Greg Moses : Cramming for the Downside
Downside up.Riding down the moody Dow: Cramming for the downside If the humming engine of human history rides a geometry of social mood, then downtimes cannot be caused by anything that uptimes do… By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
