By Mark | October 7, 2012
On Friday, the the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data showing that, for the first time since President Obama took office, unemployment had fallen below the 8% mark. And, as Romney had repeatedly drawn the line in the sand at 8%, reminding American voters incessantly, since winning his party’s nomination, that Obama had presided over […]
Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Gore, Bureau of Labor Statistics, conspiracy theory, consumer confidence, Florida, General Electric, Henry Waxman, housing market, Jack Welch, Karl Rove, Labor Department, media consolidation, NBC, news media, Obama, Presidential politics, reality deficient, Romney, unemployment |
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has a great column about Maine Governor Paul LePage up on the Christian Science Monitor website this evening. LePage, as you’ll recall from our conversation a few days ago, is the man who recently made headlines for ordering murals depicting the advances of organized labor to be painted […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, History, Politics | Also tagged 1936, 40 hour work week, collective bargaining, Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, deregulation, FDR, Frances Perkins, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jeffrey Immelt, labor, labor history, minimum wage, monopoly, New Deal, Obama, open for business, Paul LePage, privatization, Robert Reich, rolling back the New Deal, unions, Wall Street |
Last night, there was a special meeting of the Ypsi City Council. I wasn’t able to attend, but your fellow reader Glen S was. Here’s his report… which is actually about a lot more that whether or not our City Council chose to prioritize one of two potential construction projects. I attended last night’s special […]
Posted in Economics, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Border to Border Trail, bridges, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, General Electric, Glen, Libya, Michigan Avenue, Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, public education, public employee unions, Rick Snyder, Rutherford Pool, Sophie's Choice, tax the rich, theology of tax cuts, threats to the middle class, tomahawk missiles, union busting, Wall Street bailouts, Wall Street bonuses, Ypsilanti City Council |
Today was designated a national day of protest by US Uncut – a grassroots organization engaged in direct action against corporate tax cheats. Today’s protests, which took place across 40 states, focused primarily on Bank of America. Here, with more on why Bank of America was chosen as a target, is a clip from The […]
Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Armand Biroonak, bailout, Bank of America, Bob Willens, corporate socialism, corporate takeover of politics, corporate tax cheats, corporate welfare, credit unions, J.A. Myerson, Jeffrey Immelt, John Samuels, Move Your Money Project, move your money to a credit union, offshore tax havens, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, shared sacrifice, tax policy, taxes, U.S. Uncut |
I suspect this is real, but I suppose it could be fakery of some kind. I’m easily duped… If real, though, it’s amazing, and kind of terrifying.