by Digby | Dec 5, 2013 | Economy, Progressive Vision
I'm sure there is much weeping and wailing and rending of garments in the corridors of Third Way and Fix the Debt today: President Obama gave a nice speech today about income inequality --- and he didn't mention cutting "entitlements" even once. And he didn't express...
by Digby | Dec 2, 2013 | Budget Talks, Conservatism, Economy, Financial Reform
In the post below, David asks an interesting question: Trickle-down economics is a known and proven failure. The experience of record stock market highs, record corporate profits, low effective tax rates and record income inequality in the context of a stagnant...
by Digby | Nov 21, 2013 | Conservatism, Democracy, This Is The GOP
Kids, don't say Harry Reid never did anything for you. He and the Senate Democrats just ended the use of the filibuster for executive branch appointments and lower court judges. What this means is that the dominance of our judicial system by batshit insane right wing...
by Digby | Nov 18, 2013 | Conservatism, Democracy, Economy
Jesus, just how many of these things are there? Jane Mayer introduces us to the State Policy Network: At the annual meeting, which took place in Oklahoma City this past September 24th through 27th, Sharp explained what she called The IKEA Model. She said that it...
by Digby | Nov 14, 2013 | Economy, Making it in America, Rick Perlstein, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Sometimes gridlock is just what the doctor ordered: Tea party Republicans insist they’re in favor of free trade. They just don’t want to place a key trade negotiating power in President Barack Obama’s hands. The deep suspicion of giving the president authority to...
