Category Archives: The New Depression

NY Fed’s bottom line: Banksters above the law

Posted on August 22, 2011 by oddmanout215

Most people who buck the system are easily pressured to change course, but a few are more likely to get their back up and hold steady, at least until the pressure becomes unbearable. Gretchen Morgenson wrote today of one such … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, Obama, Politics, The New Depression, Wall Street, world-wide economy | Tagged banksters, Barack Obama, Department of Justice, Eric T. Schneiderman, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, foreclosures, Kathryn S. Wylde, robo-signing, Shaun Donovan, Wall Street | 1 Comment

Obama bans war criminals. Very funny.

Posted on August 20, 2011 by oddmanout215

It’s good to see something by Nat Hentoff, who wrote for Village Voice when it was worth reading and is still fighting the good fight against people in powerful positions who break the law. The subject matter of Hentoff’s recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, enviromentalism, Goldman Sachs, Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Politics, The New Depression, unemployment, Wall Street | Tagged Barack Obama, Condoleezza Rice, David Addington, Dick Cheney. war criminals, Donald Rumsfeld, former CIA director George Tenet, George W. Bush, Human Rights Watch, John Ashcroft, John Yoo, Nat Hentoff | 3 Comments

A jobs-led recovery — what a concept!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by oddmanout215

A report written by Rutgers law and economics professor Philip Harvey pushes for a jobs-led recovery in place of the jobless recovery over which Barack Obama has chosen to preside up to now. Harvey’s plan involves quick creation of a … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, livable cities, mainstream media, Obama, Politics, The New Depression, unemployment | Tagged Barck Obama, jobs-led recovery, Philip Harvey, Rutgers University | 2 Comments

Cost of Bush’s wars? At least $12K per American

Posted on August 17, 2011 by oddmanout215

The U.S. in Afghanistan is looking a lot like the U.S.S.R. in Afghanistan. The cost of the war there and in Iraq, our other quagmire, is one of the two main causes of our record deficit, the other being lowered … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, humor, Iraq war, Politics, taxes, The New Depression | Tagged Afghanistan, Dick Cheney, Dubya, Iraq, true cost of wars | 1 Comment

More songs about buildings and bikes

Posted on August 17, 2011 by oddmanout215

I was watching a sunburned woman with red hair in a thick braid. In the corner of my eye, a bike rider zoomed past and disappeared behind a bus. I stepped into the street for another look, but the rider … Continue reading →

Posted in arts, enviromentalism, Great Recession, humor, livable cities, Philadelphia, pop music, The New Depression | Tagged bicycle theft, bike racks, Iron Horse, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Philadelphia, soul mate, Talking Heads | 6 Comments

Low wages = no recovery. Suck on that, Perry.

Posted on August 16, 2011 by oddmanout215

He walks tall, he talks tall, he sucks a mean corn dog in Iowa but, as Paul Krugman notes, Rick Perry is merely another well-groomed Republican liar when he promises to speed the country’s economic recovery: In June 2011, the … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, enviromentalism, God Squad, Great Recession, humor, mainstream media, New York Times, Politics, The New Depression, unemployment | Tagged butter sticks, corporations, Gov. Rick Perry, minimum wage, suck, Texas, unemployment | 3 Comments

God, Super PACs on Perry’s side

Posted on August 13, 2011 by oddmanout215

At last, a real man in the presidential race — the God-fearing Texan with the designer cowboy boots and permanent wave who likes to be photographed holding guns to prove he’s virile, I guess because he suspects voters have their … Continue reading →

Posted in God Squad, Great Recession, humor, Politics, The New Depression | Tagged Citizens United, presidential race, Rick Perry, Super PACs, Supreme Court, Texas governor | 1 Comment

London looters bypass bookstores… Sign o’ the times?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by oddmanout215

Looter A: Listen, mate, two quid will get you ten boxes of the latest Franzen, in hardcover. Looter B: Bollocks! What about the new Xbox 360 games? Cutbacks in social services for the poor helped trigger riots this week in … Continue reading →

Posted in arts, economic collapse, globalization, Great Recession, humor, livable cities, mainstream media, The New Depression, unemployment | Tagged bookstores, consumerism, London. England, looting, riots | 1 Comment

Obama a liability in Wisconsin recall efforts?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by oddmanout215

To establish a majority in the state Senate, Wisconsin Democrats needed to defeat three of the six Republicans challenged in recall elections held Tuesday. They defeated two. A good day but not good enough, arguably because Barack Obama and other … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Politics, taxes, The New Depression, unemployment | Tagged Barack Obama, Gov. Scott Walker, recall elections, state Senate, Wisconsin | 1 Comment

SugarHouse workers to bet on unionizing

Posted on August 10, 2011 by oddmanout215

Sure, the SugarHouse Casino next to the Delaware River is an eyesore and a sick solution to the scarcity of good jobs in Philadelphia. However, casino workers deserve job security and a fairer share of the loot that’s not being … Continue reading →

Posted in casinos, City Hall, City Paper, economic collapse, Great Recession, Philadelphia, Politics, taxes, The New Depression, unemployment | Tagged Delaware River, Neil Bluhm, Philadelphia, SugarHouse Casino, unions | Leave a comment