When Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell unashamedly announced that the GOP’s primary goal was to make sure that President Obama would not be re-elected for
Category: Economy
A dangerous economic cocktail: high unemployment, population growth, falling incomes
High unemployment, a growing population, and falling incomes are scaring me—and a lot of other Americans. So far, the only sane and hopeful response
Ghosts in the windows of Old North St. Louis
Ghosts appear in the storefront windows all along 14th Street in the Old North neighborhood of north St. Louis. They are, in fact, photographs.
Herman Cain has done what Dems couldn’t in 2008
It’s become sport to knock the leading GOP candidate de jour off his or her pedestal. Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry were easy targets.
Republican tax “debate” is baloney
At the most recent Republican presidential debate [Oct. 18, 2011], Herman Cain parried all questions about his 9-9-9 tax plan by saying that his
Illinois is behind on its bills, and citizens are paying the price
The state of Illinois originally began to delay payment for services and goods as a way of dealing with budget shortfalls on a short-term
Single payer, job creator
Maybe I didn’t get the memo, but I don’t recall seeing much airtime/ink/bandwidth devoted to discussing single-payer healthcare as a jobs program. And that’s
Occupy St. Louis: This is what democracy looks like
It’s not easy to compete with baseball for participation, media attention and parking spaces in downtown St. Louis when the Cardinals are in the
Bad economy is good for life expectancy of landfills
The economic slump is reducing the amount of garbage sent to landfills. As a result, the life expectancy of some landfills may be extended.
Obama’s jobs plan could prevent 2012 recession, say economists
“President Barack Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan would help avoid a return to recession by maintaining growth and pushing down the unemployment rate next