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Robots Are People, Too
Is it true that the future "doesn't include jobs for humans"? We should be asking a different question: Will the next automation transformation be managed wisely and fairly for everyone, or just for the benefit of an elite?
Progressive Breakfast
Fed Debates End of Stimulus Fed officials to debate ending monetary stimulus sooner at retreat. NYT: " An increasingly vocal minority of Federal Reserve officials want the central bank to retreat more quickly from its stimulus campaign, arguing that the bank has...
Back To Schools White People Cannot See
As the season for new school openings rolls out, there are reasons for a new consciousness-raising about those schools that can be brought about when there's a shock to the system like Ferguson, Mo.
The Fed Should Be Meeting In Ferguson, Not Jackson Hole
Ferguson, Mo., is actually a much better place from which to understand the consequences of the past six years of economic policies. Ferguson residents would tell them that they need a full-employment economy.
GOP Vows To Dismantle Or Shut Down Government If They Win Senate
If the President tries to stop their effort to dismantle the government they will resort to their time-tested fall back position: just shut down the government. And, of course, blame anyone but themselves.
Ferguson Exposes the Creeping Militarization of Police Forces
Where did Ferguson's police get their military weapons and attitude? From the Pentagon. Your town and mine are being militarized too. Your town and mine are being militarized too. We must halt this perversion of policing.
Public Pressure Can Influence The Federal Reserve
The structure of the Federal Reserve ensures that the banking industry's concerns get a full hearing at Fed meetings, while those of workers may not. But that doesn't mean protests against Fed policies are futile.
Progressive Breakfast
Same Old Paul Ryan Ryan's "The Way Forward" doesn't point the way forward. MSNBC.com: "Ryan doesn’t lay out any major proposals to empower impoverished communities or ease racial tensions. Instead he boasts that he hired a staffer to reach out to Hispanics in his...
Are American Corporations Really Less Competitive Because Of Taxes?
Corporate tax rates used to top out at 52.8 percent. They are now 35 percent. Now they want rates lowered even more. But are corporate tax rates really "uncompetitive?" And what does that even mean?
What Does The Fed Have To Do With Social Security? Plenty.
People who are concerned about the future of Social Security should be paying a great deal of attention to what the Fed does. Raising interest rates will not only affect the economy today, but it will also affect Social Security tomorrow.
