Category Archives: Opinion

Chief Economic Advisor To Kucinich Decries $700 Billion Bail Out, Asks, “Where Are The Revolutionists Today?”

The chief economic advisor to Dennis Kucinich during the recent Democratic primary presidential campaign was Michael Hudson.  Dr. Hudson, in an article,   “Will the Cure be Worse Than the Crisis?”, posted on Counterpunch,  is highly critical of the proposed $700 … Continue reading

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Krugman on Proposed $700 Billion Wallstreet Bailout: “Let’s Not Be Railroaded”

Paul Krugman discusses the proposed $700 billiion wall street bailout in a recent column, “Thinking the bailout through,” printed in the New York Times.  Krugman urges, “Let’s not be railroaded into accepting an enormously expensive plan that doesn’t seem to … Continue reading

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Expensive Education Fails To Increase Economic Opportunities For Many Citizens

Our future as a democracy depends a lot on whether we can answer this question:  How can our democracy provide increasing economic opportunities for all of our citizens? Education, education, education is usually the answer.  But this answer deserves a … Continue reading

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