Financial Meltdown 101. on Altenet.
This is a solid explanation of just what the heck went on with our economy. Its a little light on solutions but its still a very complete and easy to read primer.
You may want to ignore the childish art though.
See you folks in a few days.
I couldn’t agree with Friedman more.
America does need a reboot.
The ancient Greeks had a term for what we are missing, Arete roughly
“goodness”, “excellence” or “virtue” of any kind. In its earliest appearance in Greek, this notion of excellence was bound up with the notion of the fulfillment of purpose or function; the act [...]
The summary –
The choice is simple — the reconstruction of the South, or the deconstruction of the U.S. economy.
Its probably the most important article I’ve read in a long time. It lays out much of the current internal crises and gives us workable solutions all at one time.
To Whit
The alternative to the [...]
Not my title. Its the work of the inimitable Robert Reich.
The article is well worth the read as it explains in simple language some of the reasons why the stimulus and bail out are likely to fail.
Of course there are other problems including lop sided trade, automation and demographics in play but there is [...]
This is an across the board excellent article that offers three great suggestions for liberals, re: the military.
1. Stop making a big brouhaha over recruiters on high school and college campuses. It’s not going to militarize the schools. Rather, as Thomas Ricks once said, it will “liberalize the military.”
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All we want for you is to feel better.
Thanks to marlinmr7 on YouTube for the vid
Hilarious
a sample
1. Republicans ask for the absurd, threaten nuclear/economic armageddon if there’s no action.
2. Democrats cower in fear.
3. We try to talk some sense into them.
The rest is great too.
“Take what you like,” said God. “Take it, and pay for it.”
I pretty much no longer indulge in celebrity blogging but since I blogged on her before I’ll make an exception this time.
Mindy McReady is in the hospital after a suicide attempt.
Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery and a better for life for one talented lady.