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Roger Baker : Oil Addiction Generates Denial
Political cartoon from the LA Progressive.Oil addiction generates denial The major sin of the big oil companies was to get their customers addicted, to set up lobbies to keep them addicted, and to deny the looming shortage problem, including the … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Fossil Fuels, Oil Companies, Oil Prices, Peak Oil, Roger Baker, Transportation
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Roger Baker : How High Gas Prices Are Putting the Hurt on Average Drivers
Cartoon from The Smoking Jacket.How high gas prices are hurtingaverage drivers (and voters) By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2012 [This is the first of a two-part series.] High gasoline prices are probably hitting the average … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Economy, Oil Prices, Roger Baker, Transit, Transportation
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Ted McLaughlin : Recovery is a Myth For Most Americans
Chart from Reuters / ThinkProgress.For most Americans:The recovery is a myth By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 20, 2012 The Great Depression of the 1930’s has a lot in common with the current Great Recession, which poses … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Recovery, Economy, Great Recession, Ted McLaughlin
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Ted McLaughlin : Dems are Better for the Stock Market
Chart from Bloomberg Businessweek.Against conventional wisdom:Stock market does better under Democrats By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / February 27, 2012 The Republicans claim to be the party that best benefits Big Business and Wall Street. And Wall Street … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Economy, Stock Market, Ted McLaughlin, Wall Street
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Ted McLaughlin : Playing the Debt Blame Game
Chart from brillig.com.With forgetful elephants…Playing the debt blame game By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2011 The Treasury Department admitted this week that the national debt of this country has, for the first time, topped $15 … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Economy, National Debt, Ted McLaughlin
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Carl Davidson : Time to Get Serious About Full Employment
WPA image via Keep on Keepin’ On Time to get serious about full employment: We need a jobs program that doesn’t tinker around the edges By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / August 24, 2011 The Rag Blog will … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Davidson, Economy, Jobs, New Deal, Obama Administration, WPA
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Lamar W. Hankins : Tax Cuts and Republican Hypocrisy
At the trough. Image from Florida Pundit. Republican tax cut hypocrisy knows no bounds The average current tax cut on millionaires insisted on by the Republicans and agreed to by President Obama amounts to $200,000 each for 2011 and 2012. … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Economy, Finance, Lamar W. Hankins, Republican Party, Taxation
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Ted McLaughlin : Unemployment News is Nothing to Celebrate
No celebration here. Image from the Atlanta Post. The new unemployment numbers are nothing to get excited about By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 8, 2011 The U.S. Labor Department released its unemployment figures for the month … Continue reading
Larry Ray : Tattered Leadership and Toxic Tea
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.A virus has been unleashed:Tattered leadership and toxic tea By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2011 A fetid brew of public ignorance and indifference flavored with abject partisan stubbornness … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Debt Ceiling Deal, Economy, Larry Ray, Republican Party, Right Wing Politics, Tea Party
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Roger Baker : Have We Turned the Corner on Peak Driving?
A window on peak driving. Image from The Auto Channel.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part II: Have we turned the corner on peak driving? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2011 [This is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Peak Driving, Peak Oil, Roger Baker, Transportation
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Roger Baker : Have We Turned the Corner on Peak Driving?
A window on peak driving. Image from The Auto Channel.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part II: Have we turned the corner on peak driving? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2011 This is the … Continue reading
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Don Swift : The Republicans’ Debt Default Threat
OMG. The Republicans’ default threat. Image from Reuters.What will the GOP demand in return for raising the debt ceiling? The Republicans have used the threat of shutdown to make excessive demands. So far, the public has not rewarded their cynical … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Don Swift, Economy, Republican Party, Right Wing Politics, Sherman DeBrosse
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