Category Archives: Occupy Wall Street

Two-party system = no change

Posted on April 29, 2012 by oddmanout215

I still can’t tell if most “middle-class” Americans understand what hit them, and why, when the economy tanked in 2008. Robert Scheer takes a crack at explaining the catastrophe with what seems the perfect metaphor. But then again, I used … Continue reading →

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Zizek on OWS: Where to next?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by oddmanout215

Bill O’Reilly recently denounced liberal economist Robert Reich as a communist, and Reich responded to this absurd charge by challenging O’Reilly to debate him. The debate I’d like to see, which will never take place, would be between O’Reilly and … Continue reading →

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No mercy from bailed-out BofA

Posted on April 15, 2012 by oddmanout215

In the not-so-distant past, one of the most reviled characters in American popular culture was the landlord who threw families into the street if they couldn’t afford to pay the mortgage on their homes. Think of Lionel Barrymore as Mr. … Continue reading →

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U.S. is leader of the pack — in poverty rates

Posted on April 10, 2012 by oddmanout215

In an article in Boston Review, Paul Osterman notes that income inequality in the United States is much greater than in northern Europe, and that the situation here could improve if our government focused on raising and enforcing labor standards, … Continue reading →

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Why liberalism is on life-support

Posted on April 9, 2012 by oddmanout215

Why do so many so-called liberal politicians in our time openly embrace cultural liberalism — i.e., equal rights for blacks, women, gays and other groups — while running like hell from the sort of economic liberalism that made the New … Continue reading →

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Supreme buffoon serves up broccoli

Posted on March 28, 2012 by oddmanout215

Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr., the Obama administration’s lawyer, didn’t do himself any good yesterday when he argued that health care is no more than a product on the market that everyone must eventually buy. This left the door … Continue reading →

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Dear NYT: Why no news stories about ALEC?

Posted on March 27, 2012 by oddmanout215

[From a recent conversation with my Russian friend Sergei. We like to argue about which country is less democratic — America, or Putin’s Russia.] No, Sergei, I’m not turning into a conspiracy theorist, and I’m not having one of my … Continue reading →

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Busting bagpipers in NYC

Posted on March 19, 2012 by oddmanout215

When I’m assaulted in a public place by the sound of bad music, I shout “Somebody call the music police!” But I’m joking at such times. I don’t really expect anyone to dial 911 when Madonna is blaring from the … Continue reading →

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In D.C., ‘fat cat’ is a term of endearment

Posted on March 18, 2012 by oddmanout215

The worst social sickness of our time, the one that might eventually bring down this country, is the growing divide between rich and poor. But you rarely see honest stories about this sickness in our mainstream media, because to acknowledge … Continue reading →

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Bank on BofA ripping you off

Posted on March 17, 2012 by oddmanout215

Matt Taibbi starts his new Rolling Stone article with a Shock and Awe-style barrage of over-the-top analogies: At least Bank of America got its name right. The ultimate Too Big to Fail bank really is America, a hypergluttonous ward of … Continue reading →

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