Jobs in the 21st Century
American society is crumbling. Our buildings, roads, bridges, dams—all our municipal facilities are breaking down. And there is very little investment being made in...
Budget Cuts–Coming After Your Social Security
It is time to pay attention to the Peterson Commission. And you had better pay attention and tell your friends and have them tell...
It’s the Economy…Or Is It?
Sometimes it seems that economists live in a world different from ours. We have bills to pay, jobs to keep, children to educate. The...
Jon Kyl and the Paris Hilton Retirement Plan
Here’s how you prepare for retirement.You figure out a way to be born into a very wealth family. Your daddy dies and you...
Governor Brownback, the Wizard of Oz
Has Kansas, under Governor Sam Brownback, become second-rate, with a semi-Fascist government? The answer is in the history of the state since Brownback took...
The Economy, Politics and Jobs
One of the key problems with the country today is the lack of jobs. If we had jobs, we would have more economic activity...
Why Governor Walker and the Neocons Hate Unions
The Neocon Republicans believe that government should intrude in our lives when it comes to religion and abortion and tax cuts for the rich...
To Find a Job, Fire a Republican
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Remember the goal: 220-60-1 for 2012. Two-hundred and twenty Democratic House Members, Sixty solid Liberal Democratic Senators and a Democratic President. This is the...
Tax Cut Magic
The Neocons, formerly the Republicans, (there are now no remaining Republicans) have a unique perspective. On December 2, 2010, the Democrats, and a few...
A Nightmare in November
Here is the real danger for 2016. We are at a tipping point. It is very likely that few Americans understand the calamitous potential...
The Koch Brothers, Fascism and the 2014 Elections – Part II
So, here we have two brothers, raised in privilege by Frederick Koch, Sr., a man who was at first accepted, then apparently shunned by...
Say “No” to Tax Cuts for the Rich
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Joseph O'ShughnessyCall your Senator as soon as you have finished reading this, or before, if possible, and urge him or her...under pain of...
A Better Way to Balance Budgets
The Republicans are not interested in balancing the budget. They are interested in cutting taxes. Does anyone deny that? We have a $14 trillion...
Tax the Rich and Balance the Budget.
The very wealthy on Wall Street and their political arm, the Neoconservative Republican Party got us into this horrific Recession. Teachers didn't do it....
Politics: Save Yourself First – Part II
They will always try to get you with words and slogans. Words and slogans are fun but they aren’t facts. The rich are funding...