(I’ve linked my cartoon to Robert Kuttner’s latest blog regarding the alleged grand bargain, “The Fiscal Myth” — BRILLIANT. Kuttner explains why cutting entitlements is both unnecessary and increasingly likely, with President Obama poised to hand the right a historic victory in the ongoing negotiations. Crippling austerity is coming to America… unless we SPEAK UP!)
“The deficit hawks… see a crisis over this fiscal stand-off as providing an excellent opportunity to cut Social Security and Medicare. For this reason, the deficit hawks are doing everything they can to convince the public that waiting until after 1 January to reach a deal would be an economic disaster.” —Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and… Read More »NO BARGAIN: America’s “fiscal lemmings” are about to effectively reverse the election result and grant HUGE victories to the right (for no good reason)
I’ve linked my poster art (below) to an article about the statement recently issued by nearly 350 prominent economists, warning against the so-called “Grand Bargain” that’s about to be passed in the lame duck session of Congress (the negotiations are well underway, and the president has already repeatedly signaled his willingness to slash entitlements and cut corporate taxes as key… Read More »STOP the “GRAND BARGAIN” NOW! (Pretty please?)
This is the proverbial “hill to die on,” my friends. And NOW is the time to act. All reports indicate that the establishment left, led by President Obama, is poised to once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and let the .01% run roughshod over the American people. Obama and the Republicans (“Good Cop” and insanely “Bad,” respectively)… Read More »HOW TO STOP THE “GRAND BARGAIN” (or RAW DEAL) NOW: SPEAK UP!
[I’ll take a brief moment on this Veteran’s Day to acknowledge the sacrifices of America’s servicemen and women, which have been great indeed in recent years. To be clear (and consistent): I see very little morality or intelligence in the policies of the Military Industrial Complex (MIC) — but that critical assessment does not reflect my view of the majority… Read More »DEFEAT AUSTERITY NOW — CENK UYGUR SAYS IT BEST
[Briefly: Hooray for an Election Day that delivered some genuine victories for liberals and progressives, with: 1) a lot of very important local issues breaking the way I hoped they would (California propositions, local races, etc.); 2) some defining cultural/social issues being resolved in a few states in favor of equality (marriage rights) and sanity (moving away from the failed… Read More »COMMON SENSE: How to Save Social Security and Medicare from Wall Street’s Washington Lackeys (act NOW)
This blog is unplanned… and possibly ill-considered. The planned blog was a simple call to “VOTE” and not much else. But I haven’t been able to post that blog — since I haven’t been able to convince myself that I am going to make it to the polls today. I’ve been wondering if I’m just too angry and demoralized to… Read More »Election Day Angst