Category Archives: unemployment

Correction, DN — Corbett wields the chainsaw

Posted on April 1, 2011 by oddmanout215

Here’s Josh Cornfield of the Philadelphia Daily News following up on reaction to the newspaper’s cheesy, Photoshopped front page photo on March 31: The Philadelphia School District apparently loved the Daily News’ cover yesterday as much as district parents and … Continue reading →

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Denial is just a sign of the times

Posted on March 29, 2011 by oddmanout215

This is what happens in other democracies when bankers try to reward themselves for helping to ruin the world economy: Britain has a rival when it comes to bashing bankers. After a furious row over pay packages at Amsterdam-based ING … Continue reading →

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First, Dems give away the store. Then they haggle.

Posted on March 28, 2011 by oddmanout215

This is what happens when you supposedly represent the interests of working people but are too timid, dishonest or stupid to fight for those interests: Republicans are poised to reject a White House offer, TPM has learned, that would cut … Continue reading →

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New Deal soon for the jobless? More like no deal

Posted on March 27, 2011 by oddmanout215

Frances Fox Piven recently addressed the plight of the long-term unemployed and, perhaps more strongly than she intended, linked it to President Obama’s failure to act as a forceful advocate for jobs creation. Piven cited Obama’s lukewarm efforts to persuade … Continue reading →

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Shock and Awe 3.0, pre-released in Libya

Posted on March 21, 2011 by oddmanout215

Buried in the 16th paragraph of the NYT story about the Allied air assault on Libya: The international effort, called Operation Odyssey Dawn, may also present a double standard: While the West has taken punitive action against Libya, a relatively … Continue reading →

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To get to an Arizona bigot’s heart…

Posted on March 19, 2011 by oddmanout215

…hit him in the wallet, real hard: Arizona established itself over the past year as the most aggressive state in cracking down on illegal immigrants, gaining so much momentum with its efforts that several other states vowed to follow suit. … Continue reading →

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Autoworkers to Friedman: The world is round

Posted on March 19, 2011 by oddmanout215

From the March 17 New York Times: General Motors said Thursday that it would temporarily shut a truck plant in Louisiana because it could not get enough Japanese-made parts, the first in what analysts say could be widespread disruptions at … Continue reading →

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Arianna & the Koch bros, perfect together

Posted on March 19, 2011 by oddmanout215

From The Raw Story: The Huffington Post rebuffed a union boycott call over its practice of using unpaid bloggers, saying most of them are “thrilled to contribute” despite not being paid. The Newspaper Guild, a union of US media workers … Continue reading →

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Unemployment? Fuggedaboutit!

Posted on March 18, 2011 by oddmanout215

Paul Krugman responding to my post (I’m kidding) about Obama not even pretending to care about the unemployed: …No jobs bills have been introduced in Congress, no job-creation plans have been advanced by the White House and all the policy … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders is the real Obama, no fooling

Posted on March 17, 2011 by oddmanout215

In my view, we do need to boldly address our deficit crisis, but we need to do it in a way that is fair – that is not on the backs of the sick, the elderly, the children and the … Continue reading →

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