The job stall
The White House must be telling itself there are still five months between now and Election Day, so the jobs picture...
Fear, loathing and austerity in Irela...
Much like the stages of coping with grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance — coping with austerity comes with its own stages, including desperation, despair, detachment, and indifference. In fact, today austerity often acts as a catalyst for the kind of life-changing events —sickness, death, divorce, and unemployment — that usually kickstart the cycle of grief.
A diabolical mix: U.S. wages and Euro...
What if Europe and the United States converged on a set of economic policies that brought out the worst in both – European fiscal austerity combined with a declining share of total income going to workers? Given political realities on both sides of the Atlantic, it is entirely possible.
Romney, the right and the bully econo...
My first reaction to the now-famous Washington Post story of how an 18-year-old Mitt Romney bullied and assaulted a...
Snapshots of austerity: Detachment
Where austerity goes, violence and unrest follow. The danger lies in the unpredictable nature of public anger, once ignited. When sparks fly, there’s no telling where they catch fire or who will get burned.
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