Tag Archives: Economy

Roger Baker : Have We Turned the Corner on Peak Driving?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

A window on peak driving. Image from The Auto Channel.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part II: Have we turned the corner on peak driving? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2011 [This is the … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker : Have We Turned the Corner on Peak Driving?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

A window on peak driving. Image from The Auto Channel.Coming soon:Peak oil, peak driving, peak cars Part II: Have we turned the corner on peak driving? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2011 This is the … Continue reading →

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Don Swift : The Republicans’ Debt Default Threat

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

OMG. The Republicans’ default threat. Image from Reuters.What will the GOP demand in return for raising the debt ceiling? The Republicans have used the threat of shutdown to make excessive demands. So far, the public has not rewarded their cynical … Continue reading →

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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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