A New DEEL for the Democratic Party
It’s not good enough to be the “anti-Trump” Party. The Democrats need a clear People’s Platform. I propose a New DEEL!
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Obama’s Farewell Speech and a Direction for American Liberalism: Part 1
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
President Obama’s Farewell Address was the most left-wing speech of his career. In this post, Obama’s parting words on economic justice are analyzed.
Read More Obama’s Farewell Speech and a Direction for American Liberalism: Part 1Brexit, Neoliberalism and Empire
BREXIT IS JUST ANOTHER SYMPTOM OF A DISEASED GLOBAL SYSTEM Yesterday I sat down to make sense of the Brexit vote. This was asking a bit much as the “leave” vote seemed such a clear folly that it is mind-boggling that it happened at all. So I sat behind my computer and tried to concentrate […]
Read More Brexit, Neoliberalism and EmpireDid Welfare Reform Work?
SPOILER ALERT! NO! This week, the New York Times Retro Report puts a spotlight on President Clinton’s 1996 Welfare Reform Act. Given the appealing monica (see what I did there!) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, a Democratic president signed into law what was, up until that point, a conservative wet dream. With clueless pride President […]
Read More Did Welfare Reform Work?Joseph Stiglitz on Paying a Fair Share of Taxes
AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR THE COUNTRY
Read More Joseph Stiglitz on Paying a Fair Share of TaxesThe Greek Demos vs. The Banker Elite
THIS IS GOING TO GET UGLY When it comes to the economics of the Greek crisis, I defer to those who know better what they are talking about than a sociologist. The source I use most is Paul Krugman’s Blog at the New York Times. I’ve been reading Krugman for many years and his blog, […]
Read More The Greek Demos vs. The Banker EliteOh, Boy! Phil Gramm is Giving Advice!
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? Today, one of my students came into my class with an editorial in the Wall Street Journal written by Phil Gramm. Gramm is a visiting scholar for the American Enterprise Institute. the American Enterprise Institute, according to its own website, is “committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity and strengthening […]
Read More Oh, Boy! Phil Gramm is Giving Advice!They Are Not Going to Simplify the Tax Code
IT’S A MYTH THEY CREATED TO CUT THEIR OWN TAXES While at the gym today I couldn’t help but notice the standard FoxNoise program playing above me. There, on the screen, was Neil Cavuto doing everything but French kiss Donald Trump in an interview about tax day. Apparently the Donald is considering yet another presidential […]
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