Monthly Archives: July 2010

Robert Reich: Growing Inequality Is The Central Problem Of Our Age

In a interesting and lengthy (1850 words) blog, Robert Reich, Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor, warns of “deep-seated anxiety and frustration” growing in the population — particularly the middle class. He says anger is caused by the glaring inequalities in … Continue reading

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Former Bush Education Expert Gives Obama’s Education Effort A Grade Of “C+”

During the George W Bush administration, Bill Evers was an Assistant Secretary of Education For Policy and he is now a “research fellow” for the Hoover Institution. In a video interview — on reason.tv — Mr. Evers says that efforts … Continue reading

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Paul Krugman Is Worried We Are Headed For Dangerous Deflation

Nobel prize winner Paul Krugman is worried about deflation. (See him here on the Colbert Report.) He writes in the NYT, “The Feckless Fed,” that Bernanke and the Federal Reserve, “aren’t taking the trend toward deflation sufficiently seriously.” Excerpts : … Continue reading

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