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~ Climate Change or Apocalyptic Weather Pattern?

With much of the U.S. receiving blasts of record snow this winter (and more predicted for this weekend), it seems … More

Jon Stewart, Snow Cartoons, Snowmageddon

Savvy Bankers? Free-Markets? Populist President?

Here is what Americans in 1933 heard from their populist President during FDR’s Fireside Chat on the Banking System: Only a foolish … More

Bankers, FDR, Paul Krugman, Populist Presidents, President Obama, Simon Johnson

~ Sticks and Stones… and Populism

While our President and other politicians have been learning the talk of populism in the last few weeks, a lot … More

David Brooks, Populism, Rasmussen Reports, Simon Johnson

How Deep is Your Love?

Dear Humans: This may seem like a strange question to ask, but we really need to know… HOW DEEP IS … More

Humane Society of the United States, Pet Overpopulation, Spay or Neuter

~ Taking Turns Going Nowhere

When it involves two cats giving their all in an attempt to climb up the slippery slope of a kiddy … More

Consumer Confidence, Goldman Bonuses, Massachusetts voters, Unemployment Claims, Washington Post

~ 11 Minutes – Chump Change for Haiti

One of our finest American ideals is our Generosity of Spirit. Our sense of wanting and encouraging others to do … More

Goldman Sachs, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Huffington Post, Theodore Roosevelt, Tom Gregory

~ This Mouth is Mine

[First posted on 7/20/09 at No Quarter] As I read Amy Siskind’s excellent piece Sit Down and Shut Up on … More

Amy Siskind, Ghada Jamshir, Hillary Clinton, Lydia Cacho Ribeiro, Sara in Italy

That Gaping Hole in Our Recovery is Called Jobs!

There is a gaping hole in our recovery and more and more of Main Street America is falling through it. … More

American Consumers, Jobs, Money, Recession, Unemployment

Have We Thrown Our Clean Renewable Energy Babies Out With The Global Warming Bath Water?

I have to say, I’m looking at our empty environmental tub and I’m worried. Was our “green” bandwagon only driven by concerns … More

Cap-and-Trade, Carbon Fees with Rebates, Clean Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Climategate, Energy Independence, Global Warming

No Longer Passively Accepting

I love George Carlin. He is a hero from my youth. Revered from the first time I heard “The Seven … More

AmericanNewsProject, Andy Borowitz, Barney Franks, George Carlin, Glenn Greenwald, Goldman Sachs, Humor, Ron Paul, The Federal Reserve

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