Category Archives: Economics

WEALTH INEQUALITY: IT’S WORSE THAN YOU THINK

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Arlen Grossman
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What’s the Problem?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Arlen Grossman
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Ultimate Proof That Corporations Aren’t People

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Here’s a second story by Matt Taibbi that should boggle everyone’s mind. If you were caught working with Mexican drug cartels and organizations linked to al-Qaeda, Iran, North Korea, etc, in the “largest drug-and terrorism money-laundering case ever,” you would … Continue reading →

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First, the Bad News……

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day: “So what exactly did the bailout accomplish? It built a banking system that discriminates against community banks, makes Too Big to Fail banks even Too Bigger to Failier, increases risk, discourages sound business lending and … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Choose: Democracy or Plutocracy?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report The ease with which Harry Reid capitulated to Mitch McConnell on filibuster reform has me worried about a lot of things concerning the Democratic Party, in particular the elections in 2014 and beyond. … Continue reading →

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…And Rent Is $2

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Arlen Grossman
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Iceland Got It Right

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

From Al Jazeera English:  Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson tells Al Jazeera’s Stephen Cole that Europe should let banks that are ran “irresponsibly” go bankrupt. Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Grimsson also held his country as … Continue reading →

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It’s the Postal SERVICE, Stupid

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report It’s called the U.S. Postal Service because it’s a service, not a corporation. Who decided the Postal Service must be profitable? Do other government agencies, like the Defense Department, the V.A., and the Department … Continue reading →

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Heading in the Wrong Direction

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Click to Enlarge. Source: New York Times, 2011

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THE PROGRESSIVE FUTURE?

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

Five Possibilities for the Next Great Progressive Push By Gar Alperovitz and Steve Dubb/ Common Dreams/ February 1, 2013 Obama’s second inaugural address opened some hope of a brighter progressive future, yet virtually all the critical economic and distributional issues … Continue reading →

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