Truth and Consequences

From time to time we may begin to drop in a little digest of Right Wing lies and other assorted items you may be...

On Taxes and Coming Out of Recession

This is a short piece about taxes and jobs. One would hope that this blog is not the only place where there is a...

Homeless in Seattle…and Lakewood…and Reno…and more…

Tent cities are growing all over the country. Over 47 million people now live below the poverty line. There are growing numbers of tent...

The Economy, Politics and Jobs

One of the key problems with the country today is the lack of jobs. If we had jobs, we would have more economic activity...

Why Regulations Are Important

Rusty Billingsley was an ironworker who loved horses and loved his job. He was employed at the massive Las Vegas City Center project, a...

Who Created the Recession and Who Can End It

Jobs, jobs, jobs. It is the mantra of the Liberals. It may also be the mantra of anyone who is out of work and...

Class Warfare…The Battle to Destroy the Middle Class

A dentist from Naperville, Illinois called a talk show in Chicago. “I’ve invested $400,000 in starting a dental practice and the government won’t let...

Drilling Our Way to a Balanced Budget

The American Petroleum Instititute bankrolled a series of television commercials in which a very emphatic blonde parades through a series of set ups that...

The Truth About the National Debt

Attention: propaganda groups! Neocons to propaganda groups: Come in Please! Attention! Let’s distract the Helots, the Tea Baggers. Let’s send them to the opposite...

Politics: Winning in Class Warfare — Part I

In the early evening of a summer night in New York City, or Dallas or Los Angeles, or Miami, there is a slow, quiet...

Budget Cuts–Coming After Your Social Security

It is time to pay attention to the Peterson Commission. And you had better pay attention and tell your friends and have them tell...

A Nightmare in November

Here is the real danger for 2016. We are at a tipping point. It is very likely that few Americans understand the calamitous potential...

The Case For Liberal Economics

We have serious economic problems. As a country, we need to move ahead. China is buying up the world’s resources. Soon Russia will do the...

A Populist Plan to Restore the Economy

This will short and to the point. This is a simple plan to handle a simple problem. Yes, it is not as complicated by a...

Jobs, Wind, Solar, Natural Gas, Kerry, Boxer, Carbon and the Obstructionists

We need jobs and we need them soon. We have about 15.1 million people unemployed, with jobs falling now at the (slowing) rate of...