Google Ads are a major source of income for a lot of websites. Recent actions by Google suggest that it will throw its weight around to engage in political censorship of websites that carry their ads. It may not be smart for lefties to rely on that income.
This evening's music features New Orleans r&b piano player, singer and songwrither Huey Piano Smith.
Every few years an economic event will happen that can be easily seen by everyone except mainstream economists. Today that economic event is a global tidalwave of deflation that is sweeping the globe.
Good morning 99percenters!
The Spring and The Fall
In the spring of the year, in the spring of the year,
I walked the road beside my dear.
The trees were black where the bark was wet.
I see them yet, in the spring of the year.
He broke me a bough of the blossoming peach
That was out of the way and hard to reach.
Fear dominates everything in America today. It’s crept into everything: politics, advertising, news coverage and social media. And if you fear, you don’t reason correctly. How do we fight this? Here’s a start. Alternet has launched a series of articles on fear and how to combat it.
This evening's music features one of the great blueswomen, Etta James.
Good morning 99percenters!
The sun drank the last traces of snow from our lawn yesterday. That’s surely a sign that spring is on it’s way. And even better, one of our local beer gardens is opening for the season this afternoon. I don’t mind admitting that sitting outside under the spring sun and enjoying a pint of freshly brewed craft beer is one of my guilty pleasures.
If you have an inkling to drop your neighborhood local or maybe see what’s on the shelf these days at a near by retailer you might want to check out this handy guide of Craft Beer Spring Seasonals 2015 by the Craft Brewers Association. There are recommendations by region as well as availability by state.
This is an open thread so tell us what’s on your mind today, or share a beer recommendation of your own.
Today’s Special: Carrots
"Have you ever seen a rabbit wear glasses?" my mother used to ask when one someone balked at eating carrots. The absurdity made us groan. Too bad the rabbits' good fortune never rubbed off on me, as I've been pretty helpless without a pair of specs since the age of ten.
I have wrote many times describing the scale of the un/underemployed and the scale of solution needed to fix things. The job deficit equals the infrastructure deficit, and they equal the SS deficit.
So if we create enough jobs, employers will have to compete for skilled workers, this drives wages up, sometimes it does so faster than the inflation rate. This is often referred to as "Real Wage Growth". And since 1973 Wage Growth has not kept up with inflation.
This evening's music features Chicago blues guitarist and singer Johnny B. Moore.
