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Put A Ring On It The Economics of Equality
In my previous post, I wrote that I'm likely to hear an old favorite conservative talking point repeated over and over again while I'm at CPAC: Married cures poverty, economic inequality, and just about any other economic complaint you can name — especially for black folks. The 9th circuit court's ruling that California's Proposition 8 — which prohibited same-sex marriage in the state — is unconstitutional guarantees I'll hear a lot about same-sex marriage while I'm at CPAC.
What I won't hear at CPAC, besides any specific plans for job creation, is how declining marriage rates are not to blame for economic decline, but economic decline is really to blame for declining marriage rates. I won't hear that the best way to increase marriage rates is improve Americans' economic prospects by growing the economy and putting people back to work. I probably also won't hear that marriage would actually improve the economic standings of one group of Americans: gay couples.
John Galt is a Crybaby and So Are You
Dear Self-Described "Producer":
Put A Ring On It The Economics of Marriage
"You gotta have a J-O-B, if you wanna be with me."
- Gwen Guthrie, "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"
I'm off to cover CPAC tomorrow, where — in light of a federal court ruling California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional — I'm likely to hear a favorite conservative talking point repeated: Marriage cures poverty, unemployment, and another economic problem. Ask any conservative, and they'll tell you as much — even though that particular talking point has no basis in reality.
A Look At German Manufacturing
PBS NewsHour took a look at why Germany's economy is doing so well, while much of the rest of Europe is not doing so well.
Here are a few notable excerpts from the transcript:
With just a quarter of America's population and a quarter of its GDP, Germany exports more than the United States in total, notes Norbert Walter, the former chief economist of Deutsche Bank.
Shellacked Mitt Fights Back
Funny how things change.
War On Contraception Conservatives Claim Religious Freedom Means Freedom To Impose Religion On Workers
It was just one month ago when conservatives were complaining that ABC's George Stephanopoulos was displaying his "bias" while moderating a Republican presidential debate by being "obsessed" with cont
Progressive Breakfast
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security.
MORNING MESSAGE: CSI Missouri: Foreclosure Fraud Indictments
Progressive Breakfast - 2/8/2012
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security.
MORNING MESSAGE: CSI Missouri: Foreclosure Fraud Indictments
Who is the Reaganest A Quiz for GOP Hopefuls
Co-written with David Reeves.
Several GOP presidential candidates have made competing claims to the Reagan mantle this election season. So in order to determine once and for all which candidates truly honor the Gipper’s legacy, we are submitting the following questionnaire to the remaining Republican presidential nominee contenders. (Except for you, Mitt-- you were
President Obama today will go to a fire house in the Virginia suburbs of Washington to tout his plan to promote hiring of veterans as first responders.
Jobs Report Progress But Dont Break Out The Bubbly
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