Monday, May 20, 2013

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A Letter From Senator Warren

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A Letter From Senator Warren

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Kuttner's Debtors' Prison: A Much-Needed Brief Against Austerity

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Kuttner's Debtors' Prison: A Much-Needed Brief Against Austerity

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Simpson-Bowles Austerity Gang: Go Home

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Simpson-Bowles Austerity Gang: Go Home

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Austerity Is Dead, So Drop the Chained CPI and Increase Social Security

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Austerity Is Dead, So Drop the Chained CPI and Increase Social Security

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Holder Says Leak Required "Very Aggressive Action"... Bank Crimes, Not So Much

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Holder Says Leak Required "Very Aggressive Action"... Bank Crimes, Not So Much

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A Pledge for Mr. Waxman

Richard (RJ) Eskow: A Pledge for Mr. Waxman

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Seven Ways to Honor the Mothers of America

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Seven Ways to Honor the Mothers of America

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Will Bankers at JPMorgan Chase Finally Pay for Their Misdeeds?

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Will Bankers at JPMorgan Chase Finally Pay for Their Misdeeds?

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Exposed! How the Billionaires Class Is Destroying Democracy

Exposed! How the Billionaires Class Is Destroying Democracy

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics (Food Stamps, Tax Cuts, And Job Creators, Oh My!) | The Big Slice

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics (Food Stamps, Tax Cuts, And Job Creators, Oh My!) | The Big Slice

Jacob Hacker & Paul Pierson on Engineered Inequality | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com

Jacob Hacker & Paul Pierson on Engineered Inequality | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com

(4) Facebook

(4) Facebook

The Political Garbage Chute | A Politcalocalypse!

The Political Garbage Chute | A Politcalocalypse!

The Weird Pride in Gun Ownership | 21st Century Spirituality | Big Think

The Weird Pride in Gun Ownership | 21st Century Spirituality | Big Think

Robert Reich: Why There's a Bull Market for Stocks and a Bear Market for Workers

Robert Reich: Why There's a Bull Market for Stocks and a Bear Market for Workers

Dean Baker: The Sequester Is President Obama's Fault

Dean Baker: The Sequester Is President Obama's Fault

Robert Reich: What Obama Should Do Now

Robert Reich: What Obama Should Do Now

Jeffrey Sachs: How Obama's Politics Led to Sequestration

Jeffrey Sachs: How Obama's Politics Led to Sequestration

Richard (RJ) Eskow: When the Media Mocks Minorities, Bankers Win

Richard (RJ) Eskow: When the Media Mocks Minorities, Bankers Win

Sunday, March 3, 2013

'Homeland Security': The Trillion-Dollar Concept That No One Can Define | The Nation

'Homeland Security': The Trillion-Dollar Concept That No One Can Define | The Nation

Full Show: Taming Capitalism Run Wild | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com

Full Show: Taming Capitalism Run Wild | Moyers & Company | BillMoyers.com

House Republicans Give Themselves 239 Days Off, Average American Worker Only Gets 12 | Addicting Info

House Republicans Give Themselves 239 Days Off, Average American Worker Only Gets 12 | Addicting Info

Bozo Sapiens And The Cognitive Dissonance Of Denying Your Own Best Interests | The Big Slice

Bozo Sapiens And The Cognitive Dissonance Of Denying Your Own Best Interests | The Big Slice

Bill Blum: The Political Forces Behind the Attack on the Voting Rights Act - Truthdig

Bill Blum: The Political Forces Behind the Attack on the Voting Rights Act - Truthdig

ZCommunications | Confronting Empire by Arundhati Roy | ZNet Article

ZCommunications | Confronting Empire by Arundhati Roy | ZNet Article

Atlas mugged: Ayn Rand, Paul Ryan and the GOP sequester debacle - The Hill's Pundits Blog

Atlas mugged: Ayn Rand, Paul Ryan and the GOP sequester debacle - The Hill's Pundits Blog

Obama's Executive Orders - CleanTechnica

Obama's Executive Orders - CleanTechnica

FOCUS | True Cost of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

FOCUS | True Cost of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Friday, March 1, 2013

Ben Bernanke, Hippie - NYTimes.com

Ben Bernanke, Hippie - NYTimes.com

Should Justice be for Sale? | The Legal Examiner Farmington Hills

Should Justice be for Sale? | The Legal Examiner Farmington Hills

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Sequester: The Finger on the Trigger

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Sequester: The Finger on the Trigger

See The Teacher’s Resignation Video That 280,000 People Have Already Watched

See The Teacher’s Resignation Video That 280,000 People Have Already Watched

Fiscal Cliff? A Billionaire With A Conscience Explains How TEApublicans Built That! WATCH THIS VIDEO! - Americans Against the Tea Party

Fiscal Cliff? A Billionaire With A Conscience Explains How TEApublicans Built That! WATCH THIS VIDEO! - Americans Against the Tea Party

Occupy Movement Files Lawsuit Against Every Federal Regulator of Wall Street

Occupy Movement Files Lawsuit Against Every Federal Regulator of Wall Street

Michelle Obama:The Business Case for Healthier Food Options - WSJ.com

Michelle Obama:The Business Case for Healthier Food Options - WSJ.com

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Users don't want gigabit Internet speeds, Time Warner Cable exec says | PCWorld

Users don't want gigabit Internet speeds, Time Warner Cable exec says | PCWorld

Financial globalization: Retreat or reset? | McKinsey Global Institute | Financial Markets | McKinsey & Company

Financial globalization: Retreat or reset? | McKinsey Global Institute | Financial Markets | McKinsey & Company

Conservatives Hindered by Ownership-Society Ideal - Bloomberg

Conservatives Hindered by Ownership-Society Ideal - Bloomberg

The Strange Behavioral Logic of the Sequester Stalemate - Francesca Gino - HBS Faculty - Harvard Business Review

The Strange Behavioral Logic of the Sequester Stalemate - Francesca Gino - HBS Faculty - Harvard Business Review

9 Economic Facts That Will Make Your Head Spin | Alternet

9 Economic Facts That Will Make Your Head Spin | Alternet

'Behind The Brands' Oxfam Report Evaluates Social, Environmental Impacts Of World's Largest Food Companies

'Behind The Brands' Oxfam Report Evaluates Social, Environmental Impacts Of World's Largest Food Companies: Here's the company scorecard:

Everything you need to know about the Supreme Court Voting Rights Act case

Everything you need to know about the Supreme Court Voting Rights Act case

Biggest Driver of Income Inequality? Income from Capital Gains and Dividends

Biggest Driver of Income Inequality? Income from Capital Gains and Dividends

Richard (RJ) Eskow: If Government "Acted Like a Business" It Would Reject Today's Deficit Madness

Richard (RJ) Eskow: If Government "Acted Like a Business" It Would Reject Today's Deficit Madness

Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us | TIME.com

Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us | TIME.com

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Lords of Disorder: Billions for Wall Street, Sacrifice for Everyone Else

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Lords of Disorder: Billions for Wall Street, Sacrifice for Everyone Else

Using Game Theory to “Solve” Government Spending | The Big Picture

Using Game Theory to “Solve” Government Spending | The Big Picture

Why Are Inequality Levels Skyrocketing ? | The Big Picture

Why Are Inequality Levels Skyrocketing ? | The Big Picture

More on Markets and Wealth Effects | The Big Picture

More on Markets and Wealth Effects | The Big Picture

Inequality Is Bad For the Economy | The Big Picture

Inequality Is Bad For the Economy | The Big Picture

In Blind Poll, Republicans Choose Progressive Budget Solutions Over Their Own Party's | Common Dreams

In Blind Poll, Republicans Choose Progressive Budget Solutions Over Their Own Party's | Common Dreams

The American Fantasy Of The Christian Nation | The Big Slice

The American Fantasy Of The Christian Nation | The Big Slice

The National Memo » The Self-Centered Political Media

The National Memo » The Self-Centered Political Media

10 Ways The Super Rich Avoid Paying Their Taxes

10 Ways The Super Rich Avoid Paying Their Taxes

James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley, Receives a 100% Pay Increase. You Read That Right. | The Everlasting GOP Stoppers

James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley, Receives a 100% Pay Increase. You Read That Right. | The Everlasting GOP Stoppers

Senator Warren: Why Isn't Wall Street Paying Back Taxpayers For Being 'Too Big To Fail'? | ThinkProgress

Senator Warren: Why Isn't Wall Street Paying Back Taxpayers For Being 'Too Big To Fail'? | ThinkProgress

5 False Assumptions Political Pundits Make All the Time - Molly Ball - The Atlantic

5 False Assumptions Political Pundits Make All the Time - Molly Ball - The Atlantic

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Glenn Greenwald Rails Against BuzzFeed: 'Reckless And Irresponsible,' 'Government-Subservient Stenography' (VIDEO)

Glenn Greenwald Rails Against BuzzFeed: 'Reckless And Irresponsible,' 'Government-Subservient Stenography' (VIDEO)

SimCity Is Smarter Than You (Even If You’re an Urban Planner) - The Daily Beast

SimCity Is Smarter Than You (Even If You’re an Urban Planner) - The Daily Beast

Guess What? The Debt Everyone Is Freaking Out About Does Not Exist | Alternet

Guess What? The Debt Everyone Is Freaking Out About Does Not Exist | Alternet

What Do We Stand For?

What Do We Stand For?

Why Asian-Americans Have Turned Their Backs on the Republican Party - The Daily Beast

Why Asian-Americans Have Turned Their Backs on the Republican Party - The Daily Beast

Violent, Drunk and Holding a Gun - NYTimes.com

Violent, Drunk and Holding a Gun - NYTimes.com

Proposed Brain Mapping Project Faces Significant Hurdles - NYTimes.com

Proposed Brain Mapping Project Faces Significant Hurdles - NYTimes.com

Beppe Grillo’s political rise: The Italian comic’s success is the most recent example of voters choosing anything but the status quo. - Slate Magazine

Beppe Grillo’s political rise: The Italian comic’s success is the most recent example of voters choosing anything but the status quo. - Slate Magazine

Boston Review — Tanya Golash-Boza: Crossing the Line

Boston Review — Tanya Golash-Boza: Crossing the Line

'Behind The Brands' Oxfam Report Evaluates Social, Environmental Impacts Of World's Largest Food Companies

'Behind The Brands' Oxfam Report Evaluates Social, Environmental Impacts Of World's Largest Food Companies

The case for the sequester’s defense cuts

The case for the sequester’s defense cuts

George Lakoff: Why Ultra-Conservatives Like the Sequester

George Lakoff: Why Ultra-Conservatives Like the Sequester

This Country Was Founded on Freedom…and Big Government

This Country Was Founded on Freedom…and Big Government

Thursday, February 21, 2013

How Obama moved the tax debate to the right

How Obama moved the tax debate to the right

The Power-Hungry Elite Aren't Who You Think They Are | Think Tank | Big Think

The Power-Hungry Elite Aren't Who You Think They Are | Think Tank | Big Think

Policymakers shouldn’t assume that a full recovery is four years away (and always will be) | Economic Policy Institute

Policymakers shouldn’t assume that a full recovery is four years away (and always will be) | Economic Policy Institute

The Time is Right to Create a 21st Century Infrastructure Bank | Next New Deal

The Time is Right to Create a 21st Century Infrastructure Bank | Next New Deal

Equality of opportunity: Obama’s Rawlsian vision | The Economist

Equality of opportunity: Obama’s Rawlsian vision | The Economist

How the ultra-rich are pulling away from the ‘merely’ rich

How the ultra-rich are pulling away from the ‘merely’ rich

Rumsfeld Memo Reveals Iraq War Started Under False Pretenses | The Big Picture

Rumsfeld Memo Reveals Iraq War Started Under False Pretenses | The Big Picture

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Paul Begala: Enough With the Deficit, Obama! - Newsweek and The Daily Beast

Paul Begala: Enough With the Deficit, Obama! - Newsweek and The Daily Beast

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Wall Street's Misdeeds Cost Trillions, But It's Main Street Who's Getting Nickel-and-Dimed.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Wall Street's Misdeeds Cost Trillions, But It's Main Street Who's Getting Nickel-and-Dimed.

Ann’s the man, but Perry’s king

Ann’s the man, but Perry’s king

The Last Word

The Last Word

Janet Yellen explains our crummy recovery in three charts

Janet Yellen explains our crummy recovery in three charts

Equal Opportunity, Our National Myth - NYTimes.com

Equal Opportunity, Our National Myth - NYTimes.com

Carbon Negative Strategies Emerging as Global Warming Solution

Carbon Negative Strategies Emerging as Global Warming Solution

Paul Krugman Debunks Conservative Columnist On Reaganomics | Addicting Info

Paul Krugman Debunks Conservative Columnist On Reaganomics | Addicting Info

Rachel Maddow Show

Rachel Maddow Show

Monday, February 11, 2013

Governments Move to Destroy Online Anonymity | The Big Picture

Governments Move to Destroy Online Anonymity | The Big Picture

Robert Reich: Why We Need an Investment Budget

Robert Reich: Why We Need an Investment Budget

Seniors and Vets to Crash ‘Fix the Debt’ Party Hosted by Honeywell CEO | The Nation

Seniors and Vets to Crash ‘Fix the Debt’ Party Hosted by Honeywell CEO | The Nation

Why U.S. Income Inequality Is More Frightening Than Europe's - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic

Why U.S. Income Inequality Is More Frightening Than Europe's - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic

3quarksdaily: Can America Survive What Our 1% And Their Useful Idiots, The GOP And The Dems, Have Done To Us?

3quarksdaily: Can America Survive What Our 1% And Their Useful Idiots, The GOP And The Dems, Have Done To Us?

In Montana, Young, Liberal and Open to Big Government - NYTimes.com

In Montana, Young, Liberal and Open to Big Government - NYTimes.com

The Daily Beast: This is Your Rep on Guns

The Daily Beast: This is Your Rep on Guns

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Increasing Social Security Benefits: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Increasing Social Security Benefits: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Boston Review — Richard White: Before Greed

Boston Review — Richard White: Before Greed

Original Sin | New Republic

Original Sin | New Republic

Friday, February 8, 2013

Meet The American Prison System (ANIMATION) | Liberals Unite

Meet The American Prison System (ANIMATION) | Liberals Unite

Kick That Can - NYTimes.com

Kick That Can - NYTimes.com

Jeffrey Young: Obamacare Medicare Changes Saved Almost $6 Billion On Drugs: Report

Jeffrey Young: Obamacare Medicare Changes Saved Almost $6 Billion On Drugs: Report

Lawmakers propose liability insurance for U.S. gun owners | Reuters

Lawmakers propose liability insurance for U.S. gun owners | Reuters

Study–Texas Has the 5th Most Unfair Tax System : Better Texas Blog

Study–Texas Has the 5th Most Unfair Tax System : Better Texas Blog

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Sen. Kaufman On JPMorgan Chase: Private Lawsuit Found Evidence the Feds Didn't

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Sen. Kaufman On JPMorgan Chase: Private Lawsuit Found Evidence the Feds Didn't

Takers vs. Makers

Takers vs. Makers

The Undecade - NYTimes.com

The Undecade - NYTimes.com

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Reminder: Everything You've Been Told About 'Economic Uncertainty' Is Wrong

Reminder: Everything You've Been Told About 'Economic Uncertainty' Is Wrong

How a Nation Got Snookered by a Phony Narrative - Bloomberg

How a Nation Got Snookered by a Phony Narrative - Bloomberg

Iraq War Contractor Fined for Late Reports of 30 Deaths - ProPublica

Iraq War Contractor Fined for Late Reports of 30 Deaths - ProPublica

Daily News Finder

Daily News Finder

The National Memo » So-Called Social Security ‘Crisis’ Solved With Facts

The National Memo » So-Called Social Security ‘Crisis’ Solved With Facts

Your 2011 Federal Taxpayer Receipt | The White House

Your 2011 Federal Taxpayer Receipt | The White House

Robert Reich: The Economic Challenge Ahead: More Jobs and Growth, Not Deficit Reduction

Robert Reich: The Economic Challenge Ahead: More Jobs and Growth, Not Deficit Reduction

Are Unions Really Evil? | The Big Slice

Are Unions Really Evil? | The Big Slice

Who Decided U.S. Megabanks Are Too Big to Jail? - Bloomberg

Who Decided U.S. Megabanks Are Too Big to Jail? - Bloomberg

Bernanke Warned of Risks From Flawed Credit Ratings - Bloomberg

Bernanke Warned of Risks From Flawed Credit Ratings - Bloomberg

Congress ties Postal Service into knots

Congress ties Postal Service into knots

Richard (RJ) Eskow: The CBO Report: Six Things You Can't Talk About in Washington

Richard (RJ) Eskow: The CBO Report: Six Things You Can't Talk About in Washington

Monday, February 4, 2013

Michael Lewis wants to break up the big banks. So do a lot of other people.

Michael Lewis wants to break up the big banks. So do a lot of other people.

Working, but still poor - The Week

Working, but still poor - The Week

The Paranoia of the Superrich and Superpowerful: Washington’s Dilemma on a “Lost” Planet | MichaelMoore.com

The Paranoia of the Superrich and Superpowerful: Washington’s Dilemma on a “Lost” Planet | MichaelMoore.com

Noam Chomsky: America’s “yearning for democracy is a bad joke” - Salon.com

Noam Chomsky: America’s “yearning for democracy is a bad joke” - Salon.com

Bulletproof Left: Paul Krugman Guts the NRA's Last Shred of Intimidation

Bulletproof Left: Paul Krugman Guts the NRA's Last Shred of Intimidation

Mary Price: Sentences So Long They Scare Us to Death

Mary Price: Sentences So Long They Scare Us to Death

Paul Krugman Battles 'Beltway Deficit Feedback Loop,' And Not By Himself

Paul Krugman Battles 'Beltway Deficit Feedback Loop,' And Not By Himself

How Disaster Aid Recipients Voted on Sandy Relief | The Big Picture

How Disaster Aid Recipients Voted on Sandy Relief | The Big Picture

Government Prosecutes and Harasses those Who Expose Criminal Wrongdoing | The Big Picture

Government Prosecutes and Harasses those Who Expose Criminal Wrongdoing | The Big Picture

Richard (RJ) Eskow: 14 Reasons to Rise Up - For Jobs, and Against More Spending Cuts

Richard (RJ) Eskow: 14 Reasons to Rise Up - For Jobs, and Against More Spending Cuts

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

One Good Reason for Immigration Reform | Smart Charts, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com

One Good Reason for Immigration Reform | Smart Charts, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com

Rise of the Empiricists | The Big Picture

Rise of the Empiricists | The Big Picture

Fraud Is The Biggest Bubble In History | The Big Picture

Fraud Is The Biggest Bubble In History | The Big Picture

Short History Of The Debt Ceiling/Government Shutdowns | The Big Picture

Short History Of The Debt Ceiling/Government Shutdowns | The Big Picture

Washington’s Dirty Little Secret: The Deficit Doesn’t Need to Be Cut: Josh Brown | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance

Washington’s Dirty Little Secret: The Deficit Doesn’t Need to Be Cut: Josh Brown | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance

Money Cannot Buy Growth | The Big Picture

Money Cannot Buy Growth | The Big Picture

Learning to Be A Central Banker in 10 Easy Steps | The Big Picture

Learning to Be A Central Banker in 10 Easy Steps | The Big Picture

Five Signs ‘Liberals’ in Congress are Faking It | NationofChange

Five Signs ‘Liberals’ in Congress are Faking It | NationofChange

Morning Joe vs. the Barbell | Next New Deal

Morning Joe vs. the Barbell | Next New Deal

GOP State Income Tax Proposal Is “Reverse Robin Hoodism”: Paul Krugman | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance

GOP State Income Tax Proposal Is “Reverse Robin Hoodism”: Paul Krugman | Daily Ticker - Yahoo! Finance

Scalia: Constitution Is 'Dead, Dead, Dead'

Scalia: Constitution Is 'Dead, Dead, Dead'

Krugman: 'Right-Wing Intellectuals And Politicians Live In A Bubble'

Krugman: 'Right-Wing Intellectuals And Politicians Live In A Bubble'

Robert Reich: The Non Zero-Sum Society

Robert Reich: The Non Zero-Sum Society

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Grading Geithner - And Waiting For Obama

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Grading Geithner - And Waiting For Obama

Texas Public Schools Teaching 'End Times' Theology, Creationism: Study

Texas Public Schools Teaching 'End Times' Theology, Creationism: Study

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Carl Gibson: The Implosion of the GOP, and the Rise of Third Parties

Carl Gibson: The Implosion of the GOP, and the Rise of Third Parties

The National Memo » Court Rules Obama Recess Appointments Unconsitutional

The National Memo » Court Rules Obama Recess Appointments Unconsitutional

Robert Reich: The GOP Crackup: How Obama Is Unraveling Reagan Republicanism

Robert Reich: The GOP Crackup: How Obama Is Unraveling Reagan Republicanism

Message from Mexico: U.S. Is Polluting Water It May Someday Need to Drink - ProPublica

Message from Mexico: U.S. Is Polluting Water It May Someday Need to Drink - ProPublica

Robert Reich: The Myth of Living Beyond Our Means

Robert Reich: The Myth of Living Beyond Our Means

Paul Ryan Breaks Down Under Wonkterrogation -- Daily Intelligencer

Paul Ryan Breaks Down Under Wonkterrogation -- Daily Intelligencer

“Boehner Rule” Linking Debt-Ceiling Increase to Spending Cuts Is Dangerous Policy — Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

“Boehner Rule” Linking Debt-Ceiling Increase to Spending Cuts Is Dangerous Policy — Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Post-Inauguration Partisanship: Let's Stop Pretending Obama Is To Blame For The 'Tone In Washington'

Post-Inauguration Partisanship: Let's Stop Pretending Obama Is To Blame For The 'Tone In Washington'

Friday, January 25, 2013

The Tea Party Takes Out Another GOP Senator - NationalJournal.com

The Tea Party Takes Out Another GOP Senator - NationalJournal.com

The More Republicans Know About Politics, the More They Believe Conspiracy Theories | Mother Jones

The More Republicans Know About Politics, the More They Believe Conspiracy Theories | Mother Jones

The charts that should dominate the health-care discussion

The charts that should dominate the health-care discussion

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Senator's Denial of News Story Reflects Deep Resistance to 'Chained-CPI' Social Security Cut

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Senator's Denial of News Story Reflects Deep Resistance to 'Chained-CPI' Social Security Cut

Joseph A. Palermo: Flaccid Filibuster Reform Throws a Wet Blanket on 'Audacity'

Joseph A. Palermo: Flaccid Filibuster Reform Throws a Wet Blanket on 'Audacity'

What The 2012 Election Would Look Like Under The Republicans' Vote-Rigging Plan

What The 2012 Election Would Look Like Under The Republicans' Vote-Rigging Plan

The Real Reason for the Decline of American Unions - Bloomberg

The Real Reason for the Decline of American Unions - Bloomberg

Five-steps to cheating the middle class worker - Salon.com

Five-steps to cheating the middle class worker - Salon.com