Category Archives: Disaster Capitalism

Morning Awful: Back in Black Lung

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Back in Black Lung”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail I keep saying that Appalachian coal country is America’s own slice of Third World disaster capitalist hell. According to a new report published Sunday, Big Coal has been allowed to defy … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: Robbing Peter To Cut Paul

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Robbing Peter To Cut Paul”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail It’s not enough to play politics with FEMA and disaster aid. House Republicans have to make it worse by cutting a clean-cars program and playing chicken with the Senate: On … Continue reading →

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How to Destroy Civilization

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “How to Destroy Civilization”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailRon Paul’s idiotic statements on FEMA over the weekend should put paid to questions about why the media ignores him: he’s a crank. According to his libertarian ethos, the federal government should respond to … Continue reading →

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States of Dissolution

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “States of Dissolution”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThat spate of new Republican legislatures enacting austerity? They’re doing more harm than good: Cutting state services not only harms vulnerable residents but also slows the economy’s recovery from recession by reducing overall economic activity. … Continue reading →

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On Last Stands and Lost Causes

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “On Last Stands and Lost Causes”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSlowly but surely, the urgency of the moment is becoming clear. The “new” Republican Party is prepared to sink to any low necessary to enact as much of its agenda as possible. … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: National Nutrition

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: National Nutrition”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSo the United Kingdom’s conservative government is giving fast food companies McDonald’s and KFC and processed food and drink manufacturers such as PepsiCo, Kellogg’s, Unilever, Mars and Diageo at the heart of writing government … Continue reading →

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Monopoly Is Bad For You

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Monopoly Is Bad For You”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailBarry Lynn talks about the damage monopolies have done to the American economy. Here’s another piece of middle ground Obama can stake out: Via ShoqValue.

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IMF, Thy Name Is Hypocrisy

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “IMF, Thy Name Is Hypocrisy”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailGuess what? The IMF is telling Britain it’s too soon to cut the welfare state in a recession. Yes, this is the same IMF that regularly produces ruinous disaster capitalism in the developing … Continue reading →

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