Unemployment today April 12, 2010 From the Daily Beast’s Reihan Salam [W]ithout trivializing the psychic trauma involved, there’s no getting around the fact that it is in many respects… Continue Reading
Health Reform – taking on all comers March 22, 2010 I’m glad Obamacare has passed. Its hideous, of course, but it reminds me of Churchill’s comment about democracy: That its the worst possible form… Continue Reading
Maybe I have Asperberger’s too March 15, 2010 Who was the first person to realize our banks had invested America’s future in fiscal insanity? Check out this NPR story. Then Burry began… Continue Reading
And it all goes to the school lunch program March 10, 2010 Then it goes to the Health system as care for diabetes and heart conditions. From Good Medicine Continue Reading
atoyoT two February 27, 2010 I commented on Toyota’s troubles a few posts ago. A more fully reasoned commentary on the subject can be found here. (My thanks to… Continue Reading
atoyoT in the cross hairs February 24, 2010 I don’t much care for Fox’s John Stossel. When he’s wrong I find his self importance grating. I think his comments about the hysteria… Continue Reading
Trusting ourselves February 17, 2010 Every time I hear some money grubbing Fox pundit complain about “government” I think back to Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and his “of the people,… Continue Reading
Kind of like the DNT and the Red Plan December 12, 2009 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Continue Reading
The Economy July 30, 2009 I’ve been forced into an (for me) unnatural tunnel vision for the past year. The Tunnel is the Red Plan and like a soldier… Continue Reading
Where the economy is taking us July 7, 2009 If you are interested in the economic forecasting of this recession check out this series of interactive maps in the Grey Lady’s on line… Continue Reading
Will anyone trust the results? April 23, 2009 This just in from planet Neptune: the Chamber of Commerce will hire the BBER to do an economic study of the impact of building… Continue Reading
Glass Stegall and Bill Clinton April 14, 2009 Vic is keeping me on my toes. Glass Steagall’s revocation in the 1990’s may have been a Republican talking point but Democrat President Bill… Continue Reading
Nationalize the banks April 1, 2009 This article in the Atlantic is sobering. It talks quite persuasively about the stranglehold American finance has on our government and suggests the finance… Continue Reading
The Red Plan and the economy March 25, 2009 This blog has become All Red Plan all the time. It wasn’t always so as the old threads list to the right indicate. I… Continue Reading
Unemployment in Duluth nears 10% March 4, 2009 This is just out on the Trib website. It can be taken one of two diametrically opposed ways. A. We need to keep pushing… Continue Reading
Simple math February 25, 2009 A better version of this graphic can be found here with a simple explanation. What this shows is the course of the current recession… Continue Reading
email from Nigeria, uh, America September 23, 2008 Dear sir, I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am… Continue Reading
When the US Treasury begins acting like the Duluth School Board – Be very afraid! September 21, 2008 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were nothing. “But here is the truly offensive section of an overreaching piece of legislation: Decisions by the Secretary… Continue Reading
Supporting Obama with trepidation September 20, 2008 My fiercest debating adversary is Vic. He keeps sending me information to deter me from voting for Obama. I posted one fairly persuasive piece… Continue Reading
Glass Steagall au contraire September 19, 2008 Vic, sent me this post from the always lucid Megan McCardle who rebuts my claim that Phil Gramm got us into the bailout mess…. Continue Reading