What the Science of Predators and Prey Tells Us About the Morbidly Rich and Working People, Tom Hartmann, The Hartman Report Nature and economics share some fascinating patterns, one of which explains why Donald Trump is about to become president and how the morbidly rich have appropriated over $50 trillion from working class people since the 1980s. […]
It was January 1, 2000. Driving into work (I was the boss) on ice coated roads from the drizzle we had the night before. I get to work (30 minutes later) and I received a message, the systems were tested and worked. Drove back home and crashed for more sleep as we were up late […]
This is kind of interesting. A colossal mistake misleading the public. Not so great as to cause harm to anyone. Great enough to be annoying as everyone starts to go through the process of, “what do I have that is made of black plastic?” Pitches them and them finds out that they were ok due […]
How we got into this mess, and how we get out of it. Capitalism is compatible with democracy only if democracy is the dominant partner. It was dominant from 1933 until 1980. Then hyper-capitalism took over and finally gave us Trump. Robert Reich Friends, Donald Trump isn’t the cause of what ails America. He’s the […]
I am still on holiday time and also getting over a bad cold which is lingering for almost two weeks now. Still relaxing through the holiday and getting well again. Anyway . . . Merrill has an introductory piece on Paul Krugman from a couple of weeks ago. Or when Prof. Paul Krugman announced he […]
The best way to interpret social media posts from President-elect Donald Trump is through the lens of professional wrestling. Prof. Heather uses such to make a point. It is not reality as much as showmanship. Whatever happened to Junkyard Dog, the Hart Foundation, etc,? I ran into the Hart Foundation in the Detroit Airport. It […]
I am hoping this Christmas finds Angry Bear readers and commenters happy, of good health, and with family. There were years when I was away from family. It was not the same even though we had a good meal in the Mess Hall. Maybe you know of someone who is away from family and home […]
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 early this morning. None of the articles I read did a good job of describing the purpose of the provisions which were repealed, so you cannot judge whether this was a good or bad choice by Congress. I think it was a mistake because it increases […]
Here, some political reading. A South African exercises control and Trump is silent? Isn’t it time for some type of pushback? The population was nervous about Biden, refused to vote for a minority woman of a different color, and millions did not vote in 2020. This has little difference than 2016 when the Mickey Mouse […]
Dollar Stores Are Flashing a Warning Sign About Lower-Income Consumers. WSJ, Jinjoo Lee. Belt tightening from Customers at Dollar stores. Inflation has eased, wage growth has been decent and Americans on average still have more in savings than they used to pre-pandemic. Some might even say the economy has reached a much-vaunted “soft landing.” Low-income consumers, […]