Monthly Archives: August 2011

Interesting article in yesterday’s DDN by William Hershey quotes a political scientist, Herb Asher, blaming gerrymandering for the fact that radicalized legislators now have a lot of power in Congress. But what is the root cause of gerrymandering? The reason … Continue reading →

The debt limit legislative fiasco to a large degree was controlled by a small group of recently elected tea-party legislators. A good question for civics teacher to ask: “In a democracy, how is it possible that a small group of … Continue reading →

An analysis posted at the Economic Policy Institute web-site predicts that economic policies stemming from the the new agreement on raising the debt ceiling will result in a loss of 1.8 million jobs in 2012. Applying conventional multipliers, the reduction … Continue reading →

The web-site “Fair,” that describes itself as a “national media watch group,” in a post entitled, “Media Malpractice on Debt Ceiling,” says this debt limit debate illustrates how the corporate media pushes the national discussion towards the right. It cites … Continue reading →

In a NYT article, “The President Surrenders,” Nobel winning economist Paul Krugman calls the debt deal an “abject surrender on the part of the president.” He calls it, “a catastrophe on multiple levels.” He says it is, “a disaster for … Continue reading →