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Category Archives: Producerism
Papa John’s CEO’s 16 Acre Estate Not Big Enough Yet to Give Employees Health Care
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Share the post “Papa John’s CEO’s 16 Acre Estate Not Big Enough Yet to Give Employees Health Care”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWith the reelection of President Obama, pizza mogul and longtime funder of right wing politics John Schnatter despairs of being able to add … Continue reading
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Morning Awful: Allen West’s SSI Sermon
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Allen West’s SSI Sermon”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailNow that Thaddeus McCotter is no longer in Congress, Allen West (FL) is in a race with Joe Walsh (IL) to claim the mantle of looniest teapublican. He went on FOX Noise … Continue reading
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Nick Hanauer is Free
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Morning Awful: Free Nick Hanauer
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Free Nick Hanauer”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSo CEO, author, and venture capitalist Nick Hanauer apparently gave a TED talk on income inequality that isn’t being posted yet. National Journal reports on a hot potato: Hanauer’s talk “probably ranks as … Continue reading
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Morning Awful: Romney Class War on Moms
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Romney Class War on Moms”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Romney says women should vote for him because they really care about the economy and jobs. But when it comes to specific issues like equal pay for equal work, or … Continue reading
Posted in Kulturkampf, Morning Awful, Producerism, War on Women
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Age of Uncertainty: The Manners and Morals of High Capitalism
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Share the post “Age of Uncertainty: The Manners and Morals of High Capitalism”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailEpisode two of John Kenneth Galbraith’s seminal 1977 series about economics, history and politics.
Posted in Civilization, Economics, Producerism, Saturday Afternoon TV
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The Conservative Song Remains the Same
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Share the post “The Conservative Song Remains the Same”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI’m a big fan of Gordon Skeene’s Newstalgia blog at Crooks & Liars, where I found this feature on H.L. Hunt last night. Hunt sounds exactly like an Atlas Shrugged-thumping tea party … Continue reading
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Romney’s 1% Humor
Share the post “Romney’s 1% Humor”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI can’t stop laughing, but it’s a rueful laugh of pre-schadenfreude. Because this is only one percent funny: Romney’s story involved the time more than 50 years ago that his father, George, an American Motors … Continue reading
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Rand Paul Wants to Comfort the Comfortable
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Share the post “Rand Paul Wants to Comfort the Comfortable”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The video above comes from ThinkProgress, which runs down Senator Paul’s inflated oil and gas industry employment numbers. But what made me snort was his assertion that American society should … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, oil politics, oil prices, Producerism
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Friday Night Open Thread: David Wong Vs. Rich People
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Share the post “Friday Night Open Thread: David Wong Vs. Rich People”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI’ve been a fan of David Wong for nigh-on a decade – in fact, it was that circle of the Internet that taught me all that I know about … Continue reading
Morning Awful: Gas Tax Culture War
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Gas Tax Culture War”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailJohn Mica is the Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Speaking to the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Tuesday, he defended his austere transportation budget and sprawl-friendly … Continue reading
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