Unemployment: Why?
Why is this recession different from all other recessions?” There is a simple answer: the austerity fetish. The bizarre notion that cutting is healing.
Foreclosure Fraud: The Job is Not Just the Voting
People often suggest to me how frustrating it must have been, being a Member of Congress, because things move so slowly in Washington, DC.
What a Newt Gingrich Presidency Could Look Like
A few days ago, when I heard about Newt Gingrich’s plan/idea/hallucination to make the Moon the 51st State, I wondered what else he has in mind for the country we all love.
The Dream, and the Reality
In America, whites have 20 times the wealth of African-Americans. So says census data. Not 20% more. Not twice as much. Twenty times as much. Specifically, the median household wealth for whites in 2009 was $113,149, and the median household wealth for African-Americans was $5,677.
Freedom, Defined by Cash Back Rewards
My 16-year-old daughter Skye got a credit card application in the mail yesterday. I guess I should be glad that we still get them. If we didn’t, that would be a strong sign that we’re broke.
Why Boehner Cries
I know why House Speaker John Boehner walked out of debt ceiling talks with President Obama on Friday.
How to Save $2 Trillion
There are 23 million Americans who can’t find full-time work, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Is Sarah Palin “Profoundly Stupid”?
Yesterday Chris Matthews said, on the air, that Sarah Palin is “profoundly stupid.” Well that’s a little, I don’t know, kind of, maybe, a bit blunt. Matthews was trying to explain why Sarah Palin will never be President. The answer is obvious, I think. Everyone would rather have Tina Fey as President. Sarah Palin and Tina Fey are both very funny. The difference is that Tina Fey is intentionally funny.
