Talking about ethical behavior amongst professionals in Government. What binds attorneys and doctors to act in a professional manner even if a political appointee? In this case Robert Reich is asking about Lindsey Halligan and Dr. Vinay Prasad. A pretty good question to ask if you are an ordinary citizen with little power. “Ethics Shmethics” […]

 – by New Deal democrat Our last bit of news before Christmas continued the positive news, as initial jobless claims declined back to 214,000, while the four week average also declined to 216,750. The last three weeks collectively have had the lowest seasonally adjusted numbers since January. Meanwhile, continuing claims rose back above 1.9 million to […]

The economy turned bad when Covid hit the nation. People were not able to work. And whether it was Biden or Tru_p were in the White House, the same problems would have existed. As Paul Krugman documents, the results for lower wage employees was better and increasing during the Biden administration, This is far different […]

Rebecca Wilder was a writer at Angry Bear and posted originally posted this at Economonitors. With Rebecca’s permission, Dan reposted this at Angry Bear in 2011. “Santa Claus as a Social Planner“ – by Rebecca Wilder Here’s a nice little model I discussed in 2007: The Economics of Christmas! Hope that you enjoy; I do. […]

As a PhD molecular biologist, I’ve spent my entire career in tech, albeit academic tech. During that time, I’ve had the privilege to work with many colleagues on H-1B visas. I believe in meritocracy, and my experience is that most of these H-1B visa holders were eminently qualified. Were there more qualified Americans out there? […]

Strong Q3 GDP, but long leading components are mixed; first preliminary positive signs for production in October  – by New Deal democrat Because today is a travel day for me, I am going to keep my comments about the much-delayed Q3 GDP report brief. As was obvious, a 4.3% annualized real GDP print is very good, […]

How Many Manufacturing Jobs Has Trump Lost? CEPR In Donald Trump’s imagination, trillions of dollars are being invested in the United States. In the real world, factory construction, adjusted for inflation, was down by more than 10 percent from its year ago level, as of August (the most recent data available). Manufacturing employment, based on the data […]

By changing the mindset of governing – by Jeff Dauphin “We the People” know our government is not working. For decades, Americans have said they want leaders who work together, confront problems honestly, and make decisions that push the country forward. Yet the officials we send to Washington keep repeating the same self-defeating patterns—polarization, gridlock, […]

On October 1, 2025, the first day of the most recent government shutdown, Donald Trump’s net disapproval was 12 points.  By the time the shutdown ended 6 weeks later, his net disapproval had risen to 16 points.  Democrats should keep this in mind as the government funding wars heat up again.  The Dems do not […]

Red Alert: RFK Jr-founded Antivax Org pushing to Ban mRNA COVID Shots. Articles of impeachment are filed, ACA Signups, Michigander Charles Gaba does the News in healthcare Hoo boy. You knew this was coming. Via Jessica Karins of Inside Health Policy: As public health stakeholders and members of Congress grapple with how to respond to changes in […]