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Behind in the polls, Donald Trump threatens to delay the presidential election. One Republican cuts ties.

By Mark | July 30, 2020

This morning, citing the non-existent threat of mail-in voting, Donald Trump suggested that he may try to delay the upcoming election. And apparently this was the final straw for Steven G. Calabresi, a co-founder of the staunchly conservative Federalist Society. Upon reading this tweet of Trump’s, Calabresi drafted an opinion piece for the New York […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2020, 2020 election, COVID-19, Dave Catanese, Deep Root Analytics, Donald Trump, election fraud, election interference, Federalist Society, Joe Biden, martial law, police state, public health, Steven G. Calabresi, threats to Democracy, vote by mail | 28 Comments

Exploring Trump’s “Manifesto of Mistruths”: Is our economy really “the best it has ever been”?

By Mark | February 9, 2020

I didn’t watch Donald Trump’s State of the Union a few days ago. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. And, apparently, I wasn’t alone. Viewership, it seems, was way down. Which, I guess, given what he had to say, was a good thing. Trump not only lied, but he lied a lot, even […]

Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Arlo, Barack Obama, Bureau of Labor Statistics, deficit, deficit spending, Donald Trump, Dow Jones, economic growth, economic recovery, factories, federal deficit, Gross Domestic Product, health care, job creation, jobs, manufacturing, Medicaid, Medicare, Nancy Pelosi, North By Northwest, Obamacare, Paul Krugman, preexisting conditions, Republican lies, S&P 500, social security, Social Security Disability Insurance, SSDI, Steven Rattner, stock market, stomach flu, tax cuts, The 39 Steps, Trump tax cuts, unemployment | 125 Comments

As it’s become impossible to pass laws in Congress due to Republican obstructionism, the fight for the minimum wage has moved aggressively to the states… Here’s what’s happening

By Mark | April 7, 2014

Last night, Zingerman’s co-founder Paul Saginaw and I met up for a late dinner at Dalat to discuss the various campaigns being waged across the country right now to raise the minimum wage, and how it came to pass that he’s become a spokesman for the movement. My hope is to share my notes later […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Economics, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged Adam Zemke, ballot initiatives, Barack Obama, cheap labor, Congressional Budget Office, Costco, Economic Policy Institute, executive orders, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, inflation, Jeff Irwin, jobs, Koch brothers, lobbying, Mark Schauer, Michigan House Bill 4386, minimum wage, Paul Saginaw, Plutocracy, Plutocrats, political strategy, poverty, Raise Michigan, Republican obstructionism, Tom Harkin, Zingerman's | 23 Comments

Robert Reich speaks out on Reddit

By Mark | September 3, 2011

Economist and Clinton administration Labor Secretary Robert Reich showed up on Reddit today… I believe at the behest of his son, who works for CollegeHumor.com. I’d encourage you to read the whole thing, but here are some highlights: evasilev: What is the top priority policy change you would like to see outlined in Obama’s upcoming […]

Posted in Economics, Other, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andrew Mellon, CCC, College Humor, education reform, infrastructure, Michele Bachmann, pot, public education, Robert Reich, Sam Reich, school vouchers, unemployment, WPA | 3 Comments

The economic tape worm that is the U.S. healthcare industry

By Mark | March 1, 2010

I just happened across and interesting graph in the New York Times, showing what, according to a non-partisan research organization called the Commonwealth Fund, we as a nation would have saved had we implemented the healthcare reforms proposed by Nixon, Carter and Clinton. I suspect it won’t change the debate much, as people seem to […]