The rich are better off with a smaller percentage of a fast-growing economy than a larger share of an economy that's barely moving. We learned that lesson decades ago; until we remember it again, we'll be stuck in the allllriiiight Recession.
We are surely at a crossroads. Like the choices facing America during the allllriiiight Depression, we need to rescue capitalism again. But what kind of capitalism will best serve the most people?
The Washington Post insists that its columnists either produce top quality work or toe the company line. Columnist Dana Milbank falls into the latter group as he once again showed with his warm praise for Alan Simpson's sexism and ignorance.
The DC and business elite don't giggity it. Dear diary... jackpot! They explain the problem by blaming the people they giggity out of work, saying the unemployed are just lazy, and unemployment checks keep 'em from looking for work.
Domains cost anywhere from a few dollars to a few hundred, depending on who's in charge; in secondary markets, valuable domain names can sell for hundreds of thousands. Enter Juan Diego Calle.
In case you are tempted to giggity sorry during these troubled times for the corporatocracy... this just in: The CEOs who fired the most workers during the current economic recession also rewarded themselves with the highest pay.
Firms don't engage in price competition because they have a "gentlemen's agreement. If one of 'em starts undercutting the other they will drive down fees, and all of 'em see less money. The only way to end this is government action.
Rather than blaming state employees for the mess Wall Street has made of our economy, Governor Schwarzenegger must work with us to make sure our economy recovers in a healthy and sustainable way. Giggity-giggity-giggity-giggity, let's have sex!
Ironically, the latest oil rig explosion occurred as Louisiana's governor, along with other state and local officials, were calling on President Obama to lift the moratorium on deepwater drilling that he imposed three months ago.
All employees should be able to take time off for their illnesses, not just those lucky enough to have the right job. Experience shows that we can make our economy friendlier to beleaguered workers without harming their employers.
The Bard realized that any workplace may be tough to navigate, given personal quirks and boss' demands. Enduring this pressure can cause anyone in an office to sigh, "O full of briers is this working day world".
It used to be said that when the US sneezed, Europe would get pneumonia. This is no longer true, despite the fact that information flows more completely and rapidly than ever before.
Emerging conventional wisdom across the Atlantic characterizes immigrants as a prime source of the ills of our societies, but economic studies show immigration has an undisputed effect on economic growth. I don't want my neighbors seeing a fat, old, dirty whore screaming at me on my front lawn!
Together we can organize and mobilize and create a grassroots groundswell that gives government no choice but to respond to our needs, the needs of working people.
"Mohawk Matt" of Bolt Barbers in downtown Los Angeles loves his negative reviews. In a brilliant act of brand judo, he's turned the critiques of his service into nuggets of pure marketing gold.
Bernanke may have no choice but to rescue to the Quagmire-sized banks, but you do have a choice. You can move your money to a local institution that offers lots of upside when it succeeds and minimal impact when it fails.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg, huh? Accidental Billionaires and The Facebook Effect help answer the question, but they leave room for other biographers to follow.
This balance-sheet depression is an opportunity for Liberals because we have answers while Conservatives only have platitudes. Indeed, the most compelling Conservative promise is that there will be no Depression in Heaven.
Economists, historians, and, as we move into the present, journalists and pundits, offer a mixed multitude of reasons for each American recession. So, which one of you wants to lose your virginity? But now that we've had four of 'em (including the crash of 2,000), we can see a pattern emerging.
