Occupy Wall Street: Beware the Media Right Hook
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protestors dodged Mayor Bloomberg’s left hook on the ground last Friday, cleaning Liberty Square before the city could use it as an excuse to break up … Continue reading
Is the Tiny GOP Prolonging Economic Woes to Political Gain?
90% of the news cycle is being sucked down by a GOP that actually represents only 23% of the voting public [1], or roughly 13% of the total population in the … Continue reading
In the Shadow of the Tea Party Revolt: Where are the Jobs, Jobs Jobs?
We are just two months away from the anniversary of the mid-term election of 2010, the oft-celebrated “Tea Party Revolt” by the Right. Tea Party Republicans swept into the 2010 … Continue reading
Protest By Flash Mob: The Web Reinvents Econ-Political Unrest from Cairo to Cleveland
From Egypt to the streets of suburban Cleveland, the Internet is reshaping how the young, from the disenfranchised to the bored and angry, gather, vent their rage and express themselves. … Continue reading
Corporations are People Too, Wackadoo, Wackadoo…
Mitt Romney has been out on the stump, proving once again that he is a good automaton for scripted moments, but that his ability to engage in retail politics is … Continue reading
Let’s Talk About Debts, Ceilings and Politics
Ok, so you would literally have to have been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks if you haven’t heard the words debt and ceiling together in … Continue reading
U.S. Economy 101 (in Plain English, with Humor!): How the GOP and the Media Are Shucking You
Be honest: You and most people are affected by the economy, but you only have a glimmer of an idea why it’s screwed up. There is the massive disinformation campaign … Continue reading
The Other Strategic Use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Screw the Koch Brothers & Goldman
Last week, the Obama Administration released 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve [1]. The stated reason? Relieve high oil prices. The practical way of getting there? … Continue reading
Things Get Worse With Koch: Tea Party Pumps Up $4 Gas
UPDATED 5/25/11: Ancient tribes blamed angry deities for their troubles. Drought? The goddess of rain is angry. Four dollar gasoline? There is always that push to blame the Arab oil … Continue reading
Tea Party Quicksand in the GOP Presidential Landscape
When Newt Gingrich is too moderate for the Republican Party, the Tea Party has turned the political landscape to quicksand for GOP presidential aspirants. Gingrich, appearing on NBC’s Meet the … Continue reading
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