– by New Deal democrat Originally housing permits and starts through December were supposed to be updated this morning, but that has now been put off another week. In the meantime, we did get some data, albeit stale, about the important leading sector of construction, in the form of the construction spending report through October. And […]
A rerun of a S.S. commentary by Dale Coberly. “HOW TO PAY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY” was written by Dale Coberly and posted by Dan Crawford on Angry Bear September 9, 2010. Of course, Dan died as well as Bruce Webb, Dale retired from Angry Bear after doing years of excellent commentary, I have not talked […]
Another place I subscribe to is “Kareem Takes on the News.” I can always find an interesting opinion being offered up by the former college and professional basketball player. Who would have thought such? Today or this day (older commentary) Kareem is discussing how “white people were badly treated.” Such mistreatment is being presented and […]
As I have said previously, I met Slotkin in Livingston County, when she first started out. She had her wits together when she talked to us at a cafe in Howell, Michigan. Impressive yes and not to be denied by a person who main tactic is threats. In Arizona, Senator Mark Kelly joined Elisa Slotkin […]
For years, Dale Coberly posted on AB about Social Security, separating myth from reality and reminding readers of the reality. Dale stopped posting here a while ago, so I’ll take up where he left off. I still see folks claiming that Congress “stole” Social Security, that SS is a Ponzi scheme and that SS is […]
“Record low labor share: corporate profits are at their most extreme levels ever compared with nonsupervisory payrolls,” – by New Deal democrat An I’ve read a few takes in the past week or so about the declining “labor share” of GDP. To cut to the chase, here’s a link to that exact graph: In case you are […]
Since the shooting of Renée Good, there has been tension in the air as provoked by Trump and his half – trained agents. That is being done so as to get civilians to react to their presence and their actions which are meant to provoke. This group of agents appears to lack the training necessary […]
If you want to understand Donald Trump, follow the money. That includes foreign policy. Kidnap the president of Venezuela for the oil. Take over Greenland for the minerals. And Gaza? Certainly not for the Palestinians or Israel. “Countries on Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza will be asked to contribute $1 billion in order […]
– by New Deal democrat There’s no new data of note today or tomorrow, so in the meantime (aside from observing Martin Luther King’s birthday) let me take a look at a very important, if small piece of economic data: the “real” price of gas. Gas price shocks have been important precipitants of a number of […]
“The Minneapolis Crucible” – Paul Krugman January 15, 2026 Will we forge democracy anew? When Trump won the 2024 election, I feared rightly) our democracy would soon be in great peril. Between gerrymandering, a corrupt Supreme Court, a compliant Republican Party, and a tsunami of political donations from the tech broligarchy, I thought American democracy […]