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MLKs Dream Deferred
I spent Thursday with my eight-year-old son, wandering through the Smithsonian American History and Air & Space museums. From the war for independence to the Apollo moon landing, it was a tour through some of the most audacious of American dreams, dared and realized....
Todays Big Idea To Get America Working Fix The Housing Crisis
Look at the polls. Better yet, talk to a friend, neighbor, or family member and it’s crystal clear that Americans are worried about jobs, foreclosures and the ever-widening wealth and income gap. Instead of solutions, what we’re getting from D.C. are cuts to the...
The Alan Krueger Lesson Good Advice Is One Thing Following It Is Another
The appointment of economist Alan Krueger, who President Obama named to head the Council of Economic Advisers today, is getting generally favorable reviews from progressive economic commentators. For the unemployed, that means there would be a high-level voice in the...
Situational Keynesianism Redux
Here's one of California's worst ever contributions to the congress (and considering our history, that's saying something) telling his constituents that you can't possibly raise taxes in an economic downturn: Now, it's fair to say this if you subscribe to Keynesian...
Todays Big Idea to Get America Working Hire the Young to Build Their Own Future
Young Americans are a generation betrayed. Official unemployment is more than 25% for those aged 16-19. That means the real figure is much worse, especially in minority communities and depressed parts of the country. But jobs are scarce for everyone. College students...
Three Charts To Email To Your Right-Wing Brother-In-Law
Your right-wing brother-in-law is plugged into the Fox-Limbaugh lie machine, and keeps sending you emails about "Obama spending" and "Obama deficits" and how the "Stimulus" just made things worse. Here are three reality-based charts to send to him.
Todays Visionary 10 Things Martin Luther King Jr Taught Us About Todays Struggles
A lot of people in the media are so afraid of offending anyone that they can't even tell the truth about the man whose memorial is being unveiled this weekend in Washington. Their coverage could give you the impression that the purpose of Martin Luther King, Jr's life...
Kinky Speaks The Independent Texan Talks Democrats the Tea Party and Rick Perry
When somebody you think pretty highly of does something that seems crazy, the fairest thing you can do is ask them "Why the hell did you do that?" Kinky Friedman's somebody I've followed for years, first as the bandleader of the Texas Jewboys and then as an...
Todays Visionary 10 Things Martin Luther King Jr Taught Us About Todays Struggles
A lot of people in the media are so afraid of offending anyone with controversial truths that they can't even tell the truth about the man whose holiday we're celebrating this weekend. Their coverage could give you the impression that the purpose of Martin Luther...
Profit on Wall Street Recession on Main Street
Sally Kohn will be a featured speaker at the Oct. 3-5 Take Back the American Dream conference. Click here to register. In the past few weeks alone, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Cisco Systems and Borders have all announced massive layoffs. Borders is closing its...
