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  None of the articles I read did a good job of describing the purpose of the provisions which were repealed, so you cannot judge whether this was a good or bad choice by Congress.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, […]

As typical, some will judge by the way they see things and not on the reality of the person. We did stop Repubs from filling some openings only because the sitting judges change their decisions. That was an in your face for Republicans. The politics of the era and one senator who does things to […]

as Joe Manchin, Sinema Block Biden NLRB Nominee AB: I never had much respect for Joe Manchin. Just another rich guy out of West Virgnia. Perfect article about Joe’s reign in WV since 2010 “What has Joe Manchin done for West Virginia?” The answer to that question is not much unless it benefited him or […]

I am of a belief Angry Bear should look at more than just presenting economic numbers. I have watched the numbers soar when a report is made if I follow the economic numeric. However, I am fortunate enough to be in league with some exceptional writers such as Prof. Heather, Infidel753, Joyce Vance, Robert Reich, […]

Five Questions with Congressman Dan Goldman – by Joyce Vance Civil Discourse Dan Goldman represents New York House District 10, which includes Brooklyn and Manhattan. He starts his second term as a member of Congress in January. Readers of Civil Discourse will remember the Congressman from before he was elected because we watched him serve […]