Tag Archives: Economy

Ted McLaughlin : The Unemployment Monster

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Rodrigo / Expresso.And the recession rages on:The unemployment monsterBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / May 9, 2011 The cartoon above may seem funny to a lot of people, but I suspect those would be people … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : Why Wall Street is Winning

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Wall Street: The bull is back.Why Wall Street is winning The hated financial center is bouncing back. How did they do it? By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / April 26, 2011 Two years ago, as financial reform was … Continue reading →

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David Van Os : The Divine Right of Greed

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Deng Coy Miel, Singapore.(On being mad as hell…)The divine right of greed By David Van Os / The Rag Blog / April 20, 2011 Most of the income of the super-rich is in capital gains such as … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Lies, Damned Lies, and Republicans

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

You lie. Graffiti art by Banksy.Our ‘true and false’ test:Exposing more Republican liesBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 29, 2011 Since the heyday of the Reagan administration the Republican Party has been making the rules for the … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : Is Unemployment Actually Climbing?

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon from Gallery View.Poll puts lie to government figures:Gallup shows unemployment is on the riseBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 7, 2011 The official government unemployment figures have not been released yet for the month of … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Budget-Gutting Protects the Rich

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Rio Grande Farm Workers: The Cortez family at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, 1979. Photo by Alan Pogue.We are all in this together:Republican budget-gutting protects the rich By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / February 22, 2011 … Continue reading →

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Robert Sheer : Hogwash, Mr. President

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

State of the Union: Platitudinous hogwash? Photo by Miller / New York Daily News.State of the Union:Hogwash, Mr. President The speech was a distraction from what seriously ails us: an unabated mortgage crisis, stubbornly high unemployment, and a debt that … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : The Big Lie About Tax Breaks for the Rich

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Pinnochio image from Eurohero.Corporate profits at record high:The myth that the rich need more help By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / November 24, 2010 There is a huge lie being spread by right-wing Republicans. They are trying to … Continue reading →

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Paul Beckett : Reprising Ford’s ‘Radical’ Tune

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Fiddlin’ Henry Ford doubled workers’ wages. Image from FiddlingAround.Henry Ford on why thereisn’t going to be a recoveryBy Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / November 22, 2010 Nicholas Kristof is concerned. The United States, he says, “now arguably has … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : The Burden that Haunts Obama

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon from BlackCommentator. Listen to Thorne Dreyer‘s Sept. 28 interview with journalist and filmmaker Danny Schechter on Rag Radio here. To find all shows on the Rag Radio archives, go here. Financial crisis continues to take its toll:The burden that … Continue reading →

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Ted McLaughlin : These Jobs Won’t Cut It

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

We don’t just need jobs;We need good jobs By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 George Bush, with his policy of accelerated Reaganomics, made a real mess of the United States economy before he left office. … Continue reading →

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Charlie Loving : Ciudad Acuña on Life Support?

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Ciudad Acuña in 2001. Image from michaelbluejay.Ma Crosby’s and Ciudad Acuña:A slow death on the border? Today we were the second customers all day at Crosby’s. A Freddy Fender song in the background trailed into Shawn Sahm doing his version … Continue reading →

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