Relevant and even prescient commentary on news, politics and the economy.

You searched for: label/Steve Randy Waldman

The Oklahoma Republican Party calls Walmart and the mega-corporate fast-food and hospitality industries animals dependent on food stamps. And its chairman wants a national discussion about it. Oblige him, Democrats.

…or about social safety net programs without saying this. The Politico article, by Eliza Collins, goes on to say: On Tuesday, Oklahoma Republican Party Chairman Randy Brogdon apologized. “Last night,…

PSA: Steve Keen at the Roosevelt in NYC tonight at 5:00/6:00

Talk is called “Neat, Plausible, and Wrong: the Deluded Discipline of Economics.” I have to quibble with the “plausible” portion: there is no possible way to rationalize contemporary Microeconomics with…

Steve Friedman on the Employment Report

Kash comes through again with the monthly BLS report on employment. As I was reading it, CNN was interviewing Mr. Friedman. Noticing the big pop in the Household Survey number,…