Month: August 2016

Even Trump’s Economic Populism is a Sham

Some people say that Donald Trump has been politically successful so far because he captures the zeitgeist of the country, but I just can’t figure out how it can be that the people want more “real-estate investors,...

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Globalization and it’s disconents

From Stiglitz: “But income data suggest that it is the neoliberals who may benefit from therapy. Large segments of the population in advanced countries have not been doing well: in the US, the bottom 90% has endured income...

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Sean Hannity is Losing It

Here’s a little history for you. On Election Night in November 2000, I was working as a poll watcher in East Windsor, New Jersey. I was living in Hightstown at the time, but East Windsor was where I voted. After the polls...

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Despite Trump Wish, Economy Adds Jobs

At a rally in Ashburn, Virginia this week, Trump said, “The [economic] numbers are getting worse and worse all the time. If they get real bad, I hope it happens fast, so I don’t have to — they’ll all blame me. You’ll end...

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