We have a lot of work to be done, just waiting for people to do it. We have a lot of people without work to do. This really isn’t complicated. Here’s Dean Baker this morning for the Center for Economic Policy and Research: We know how to get out of this mess, we have known how for 70 years. We just need the government to generate demand. That means spending money. Ideally it would spend money on useful things like... Read more
… only had a handful of comments. Probably a hint that this attempt at longshot-networking isn’t working. So instead of starting another new thread today, let’s try redirecting back to last week’s to see if we can’t drum up a few more responses there. Read more
Matthew 5:3-9 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of... Read more
My house is on fire. Oh my God! Are you OK? I’m good, you know. How are you doing? No, I mean, your house! Where are you? Just watching the game, taking a little break. Where? Are you … Where else? Here on the sofa. Duh. But the fire … Yeah, it’s horrible. The worst thing you can imagine. Wait. I don’t understand. You said your house is on fire. Yeah. It’s a shame. A national tragedy. But, but you’re... Read more
Last month I was surfing a bit at The Blacklisted Journalist — an awkwardly designed website hosting the writings of Al Aronowitz. I was looking for his August Blues, which is a lovely thing: August is the month when wars start. It’s when the water dries up and the spirit begins to wither. Insomniacs pull down their shades and lock themselves in their rooms in August. Lifelong friends have fist fights. People feel like they’re going to burst. Sometimes they... Read more
He pulls prayer book out of his sleeping bag Preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag Waitin’ for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last In a cardboard box ‘neath the underpass Got a one-way ticket to the promised land You got a hole in your belly and gun in your hand Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock Bathin’ in the city aqueduct The highway is alive tonight But where it’s headed... Read more
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking Everybody knows that the captain lied Everybody got this broken feeling Like their father or their dog just died Everybody’s talking to their pockets Everybody wants a box of chocolates And a long stem rose Everybody knows Read more
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Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich That’s how it goes Everybody knows Read more
My bookmarks folder is overflowing, so to clear out some of these aging links, here’s a collection of cool things. How cool? How about a collection of photos from the Cash family vault? (via) That’s pretty cool indeed. It was also cool to learn via Wikileaks that the Vatican lobbied against Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill. Good for them. A bunch of Christians in Tennessee had a pretty cool response to hearing that a Murfreesboro Mosque had once again received bomb threats... Read more
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