Tag Archives: Economic Recovery

Understanding our Economic Fix : The Crippled Financial System

Cartoon by Manny Francisco / Manila Times / Black Commentator.The product of neocon economics:Our badly damaged financial system By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / December 5, 2009 The Democrats could lose between 20 and 35 House seats in … Continue reading

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Roger Baker : Can the Economy Recover?

Cartoon from Talking Union.Can the economy recover?And, for that matter, should it? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / December 4, 2009 [Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy] was my boss. He knows all about peak oil, but he … Continue reading

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Legacy of the Neocons : Understanding our Economic Fix

Understanding our economic fix:The role of neocon economics in damaging the economy and creating unemployment By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / November 29, 2009 If Republicans can blame economic problems on Democratic spending, they will have a leg … Continue reading

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Minsinformation and the Economy : The Games Republicans Play

The independents are jumping ship…Republican misinformation and economic realityBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / November 18, 2009 By persistent obstructionism and using endless false information, the GOP pulled off some big wins in the 2009 elections. Worse still, … Continue reading

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Real Unemployment Rate : Closing in on the Great Depression

Good times around the corner?Real unemployment rate at 17.5 percent This economic disaster was created by far too many years of Reagan-Bush-supply-side-trickle-down-union-busting-corporate-welfare-market-driven economic policy. By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / November 7, 2009 Yes, I know the federal … Continue reading

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Bank Struggles and the ‘Science’ of Economics

As bank struggles worsen:The ‘science’ of economics By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2009 See ‘Meltdown 101: Why banks’ struggles have worsened,’ by Marcy Gordon, Below. A viewpoint inspired by some bad banking news is cited … Continue reading

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Investments : Recovery Through Pinpoint Socialism

Pinpoint Socialism:Recovery through Equities, Tools, and Land By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / July 27, 2009 In a Friday morning appearance on Squawk Box at the Capitalism Knows Best Channel (CNBC) Warren Buffett promoted two things: a new … Continue reading

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A Stimulus Plan With Jubilee Vouchers. Hallelujah!

Keeping the bear at bay:Jubilee Vouchers and a complete stimulus plan If we don’t get a serious world-historical plan in place before the real Bear Market hits we’ll soon be thinking of ‘mere unemployment’ as the good old days. By … Continue reading

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Greg Moses : By George! Austin Leads USA Recovery

Austin Leads in Job Growth Still, these Texas numbers look like boutique novelties in a warehouse of national economic crisis. By Greg Moses / By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2009 It’s a wistful headline, I … Continue reading

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Michael Moore : Goodbye, GM

General Motors’ Bob Lutz (“Global Warming is a crock of shit”) and Gary Cowger with obsolete product.Goodbye, GM It is with sad irony that the company which invented ‘planned obsolescence’ — the decision to build cars that would fall apart … Continue reading

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Democracy’s Turn : Bankers of the World, Untie!

“Can’t Anyone Untie Us?” by Francisco de Goya. When we voted for change last November we weren’t talking about pennies on the dollar. Bankers of the world, untie! By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / April 24, 2009 It … Continue reading

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The World After AIG : Obama and the Economy

Gorilla. Still in room. Graphic from Wunder Blog. It is not unreasonable to expect that the AIG Bonuses scandal will win some converts for the Republicans’ take-no-action philosophy. Democrats need to wake up and start reminding the public who created … Continue reading

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