James Galbraith
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If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning.
— Frederick Douglass
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- Emocrat: It’s a very simple point and it all happened a decade ago. Well, it’s still happening, but that’s...
- David: Haven’t watched this one yet, but I can’t say I feel good about any group that includes Alan Simpson.
- The Big Hurt: frm the transcript: Now as Senior Advisor to the Pew Charitable Trusts, Sheila Bair has just organized a private...
- Emocrat: Absolutely! The Democratic Party is where social movements go to die. I found 90% of their campaigning mostly...
- Emocrat: That line of reasoning distills quite nicely the pickle labor is in. It’s hard to project a solid, oppositional...
- David: In WI, we saw this at work. A large segment of union members couldn’t even be bothered to defend their own interests–and...
- Emocrat: I suspect your suspicions are correct. I haven’t seen any real research on PO on this issue–anything that...
- David: Anyone have any links for public opinion on public sector workers / unions? Everyone here seems to assume the public is...
- David: I agree on that quote. I’ve been banging this theme for some time, and it drives me nuts to see people who truly...
- The Big Hurt: yes, the fletcher-lerner segment was something else. I saw the episode this morning and it was very very...
- Emocrat: That opening segment is terrific. “It’s all a sham…” If Moyers is really that far along in his...
- Emocrat: Good post! This topic is a great one to engage “conservatives” and Neo-Liberals on, since supporting CG...
- David: This is a handy list. We could also use a resource for the moral case against taxing labor at higher rates than...
- The Big Hurt: Yes, as you say depressing and inspirational. Yeah, if the CIA/US Gov’t hadn’t kept the strikes alive and...
- The Big Hurt: I just watched it. The emphasis on the criminal aspect of the actions of the Big Banks was delightful. Taibbi and...
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