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Make ‘em Prove the Causality Before They Cause Any More Suffering: Part One
OK, austerity has always been about the causality. The people who are trying their best to get us to cut more and more spending, somewhat less than their best to get us to raise taxes, and who are...
View ArticleMake ‘em Prove the Causality before They Cause Any More Suffering: Part Two,...
In Part One, I asked whether the Carmen Reinhart/Kenneth Rogoff study and book didn’t show that, on average, nations experiencing debt-to-GDP ratios above 90% had negative rates of economic growth? And...
View ArticleMake ‘em Prove the Causality before They Cause Any More Suffering: Part...
This post is a more complete statement of my conclusions based on the analysis in Parts One and Two of this series. As I’ve explained in Part Two, there’s no reason in the Reinhart-Rogoff (R-R) data to...
View ArticleDavid Leonhardt, Please Shut Up
Compañeros, I have a dream today. No it’s not the dream where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers . . . I have...
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Bradley Manning Speaks About His Conditions
Stop the Inhumane Treatment of Bradley Manning Add your name to our letter urging the humane treatment of Bradley Manning by lifting unnecessary restrictions on his sleep, exercise, and communication....
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr.: “I Have a Dream”– Have We Made Progress?
Worth revisiting today, an essay on the life of MLK, Jr.: Prophet with Honor, by Marshall Frady for New York Review of Books, October 27, 1983. Have we made any real progress toward the dream?
View ArticleQueer Questions and The Threat Matrix
This week on the FDL Book Salon at 5:00pm eastern. Details about the books are below. Saturday, July 16th, Civil Rights Attorney, Abby Dees will be here to discuss her new book, Queer Questions...
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Tell the DOD to Drop “Aiding the Enemy” Charges Against Bradley Manning
Demand the DOD Drop Aiding the Enemy Charges Against Bradley Manning Enter your information to help us track this campaign »Click here to see sample script Pfc Bradley Manning will likely face court...
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FDL Membership – A Unique Opportunity
It’s hard to believe it’s already been six months since I joined the team here at Firedoglake as an online organizer. In that time we’ve launched the Occupy Supply program, stopped the Super Committee...
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UPDATE: Occupy New Haven Eviction May Occur Today [Update II: Injunction issued]
[UPDATE: We're keeping an eye out for the eviction of Occupy New Haven; a live stream from one of the occupiers is below. Please take a moment to make a phone call in defense of Occupy New Haven, and...
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Tonight’s Webinar: Occupy the Food Supply – Food Sovereignty, Justice and...
Whether planting community gardens or organizing actions like Occupy Monsanto, the Occupy movement has been particularly effective and creative in addressing food issues on the national level, in local...
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Webinar Tonight – Identify, Investigate, Occupy: Researching Stakeholders for...
Everyone knows about the tremendous impact the Occupy movement has had on the national conversation on inequality. But many Occupies have been equally instrumental in bringing about major change in...
View ArticleUPDATE: LIVESTREAM: Occupy New Haven Eviction This Afternoon
UPDATE: Occupy New Haven voluntarily disassembled most of their camp. But police have moved in at 8:00 a.m. eastern this morning, to make arrests and clear out the remaining tents. Check out the...
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Make ‘em Prove the Causality Before They Cause Any More Suffering: Part One
OK, austerity has always been about the causality. The people who are trying their best to get us to cut more and more spending, somewhat less than their best to get us to raise taxes, and who are...
View ArticleMake ‘em Prove the Causality before They Cause Any More Suffering: Part Two,...
In Part One, I asked whether the Carmen Reinhart/Kenneth Rogoff study and book didn’t show that, on average, nations experiencing debt-to-GDP ratios above 90% had negative rates of economic growth? And...
View ArticleMake ‘em Prove the Causality before They Cause Any More Suffering: Part...
This post is a more complete statement of my conclusions based on the analysis in Parts One and Two of this series. As I’ve explained in Part Two, there’s no reason in the Reinhart-Rogoff (R-R) data to...
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