6 Ways the Rich Are Waging a Class War Against the American People | AlterNet
by Melanie on 26/09/11 at 2:57 pm
Great story from Alternet by Joshua Holland:
6 Ways the Rich Are Waging a Class War Against the American People | AlterNet
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“The belief that there exists a large pool of ‘undeserving poor’ who suck the lifeblood out of the rest of society lies at the heart of the Right’s demonstrably false ‘culture of poverty’ narrative. It’s a narrative that runs through Ayn Rand’s works. It comes to us in bizarre spin that holds up the rich as ‘wealth producers’ and ‘job creators.’
“… That narrative ignores two simple and indisputable truths. First, contrary to popular belief, we don’t all start out with the same opportunities. The reality is that in the U.S. today, the best predictor of a newborn baby’s economic future is how much money his or her parents make.”
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Falling Into the Economic Chasm – NYTimes.com
“The tragedy here is that if voters do turn on Democrats, they will in effect be voting to make things even worse.” —Paul Krugman
via Falling Into the Economic Chasm – NYTimes.com.
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Why The Tea Party Elections On November 2, 2010 Will Ultimately Make No Difference
John Dean, former counsel to President Nixon, makes some cogent and, I hope, prescient points in an article he wrote for his FindLaw blog:
“Progressives, however, find the Tea Party’s populism to be faux: ‘Tea Party populism is driven by anger at our government and at our country. Real populism fights for all Americans, while Tea [...]
Gene Weingarten – Goodbye, cruel words: English. It’s dead to me.
“Once the most popular major at the nation’s leading colleges and universities, it now often trails more pragmatic disciplines, such as economics, politics, government, and, ironically, “communications,” which increasingly involves learning to write mobile-device-friendly ads for products like Cheez Doodles.”
via Gene Weingarten – Goodbye, cruel words: English. It’s dead to me..
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Paul Krugman: The Third Depression – NYTimes.com
More classic Krugman:
“It is … the victory of an orthodoxy that has little to do with rational analysis, whose main tenet is that imposing suffering on other people is how you show leadership in tough times.”
via Op-Ed Columnist – The Third Depression – NYTimes.com.
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How Did Economists Get It So Wrong? – NYTimes.com
How Did Economists Get It So Wrong? – NYTimes.com.
This article is long, but worth the read. It’s a year old, but prescient. Paul Krugman gives a lesson in how economists think and why they missed the boat in predicting the current recession. Fascinating. He quotes John Cochrane saying that high unemployment is good: “We should [...]
The billionaire Koch brothers’ war against Obama : The New Yorker
Here’s the article, “Covert Operations,” that’s stirring up so much angst. Democracy depends on a watchdog press. Thank god for Jane Mayer and the New Yorker’s courage.
The billionaire Koch brothers’ war against Obama : The New Yorker.
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Rachel Maddow: Republicans disdainful of unemployed Americans
If you take those unemployment benefits you paid for, woe unto you! You will be called a hobo, a druggie, spoiled and worse.
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Rachel Maddow: Republicans disdainful of unemployed Americans
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Avian Dissonance Correspondent Kent Jones on Sue Lowden
I could not get this video code to work, but in case you missed this hilarious take on Jon Ralston’s biting interview with Republican candidate for Senate, here’s the link:
http://bit.ly/dCjTLA
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Rachel Maddow: Rand Paul on civil, federal and business rights
In case you missed the interview that stirred up a helluva brouhaha:
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Rachel Maddow: Rand Paul on civil, federal and business rights.
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Doll test results haven’t changed since Jim Crow era – KansasCity.com
By JENEÉ OSTERHELDT
The Kansas City Star
“Most of the white children chose white kids for positive attributes. But honestly, I don’t think it’s a bad thing when kids are asked to point to the good child or the smart child and they pick the kid who looks most like them.However, it’s painful to watch so many [...]
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