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Agree. The two best state systems of higher education were
From:Stein's Quantitative Easing
duckpin Sun, 08/21/2016 - 11:50am 0
From a social justice standpoint, it's the right thing to do.
From:Stein's Quantitative Easing
duckpin Sun, 08/21/2016 - 11:44am 0
What you note is being talked about, a lot, at The Monthly
From:Neoliberalism Is Dead
duckpin Sun, 08/21/2016 - 08:54am 2 Sun, 08/21/2016 - 06:44pm
I'd like to see one of the other 3 candidates run Perot videos
From:Obama to Push for TPP Passage During Lame Duck Session
duckpin Sun, 08/21/2016 - 08:48am 0
Probably, but perhaps not. We are just getting into the time
From:Obama to Push for TPP Passage During Lame Duck Session
duckpin Sun, 08/21/2016 - 08:39am 1 Sun, 08/21/2016 - 12:45pm
Glad to see you cite CEPR. I have found them to be very
From:The Weekly Watch
duckpin Sun, 08/21/2016 - 06:17am 0
Yes, and the American Indian land where this abomination
From:Obama to Push for TPP Passage During Lame Duck Session
duckpin Sat, 08/20/2016 - 05:25pm 1 Sun, 08/21/2016 - 10:42am
Obama promised to renegotiate NAFTA so I guess that will be
From:Obama to Push for TPP Passage During Lame Duck Session
duckpin Sat, 08/20/2016 - 05:21pm 2 Sun, 08/21/2016 - 12:08pm
All Survived by Gregory Corso
From:Central banking have the money taps wide open and why this is more important than any election
duckpin Sat, 08/20/2016 - 12:10pm 0
I agree; Tasers are used now to intentionally inflict pain, an
From:Welcome To Police State Amerika!!
duckpin Fri, 08/19/2016 - 04:53pm 0
Tell me again why it's so wrong for the USA to be isolationist.
From:A new front opens in the Syrian Civil war
duckpin Fri, 08/19/2016 - 04:07pm 1 Sat, 08/20/2016 - 12:43pm
That helps me - many thanks!
From:Alan Dershowitz Mangels Blood Libel
duckpin Thu, 08/18/2016 - 05:56pm 0
Plague is endemic in the SW USA. Many years ago, as part of
From:Alan Dershowitz Mangels Blood Libel
duckpin Thu, 08/18/2016 - 04:22pm 1 Thu, 08/18/2016 - 05:05pm
Thanks for your post. I would also point out that many tribes
From:Alan Dershowitz Mangels Blood Libel
duckpin Thu, 08/18/2016 - 12:07pm 0
"They" being the Obama administration & the one to follow
From:Summer of Obamacare
duckpin Thu, 08/18/2016 - 09:10am 0
Not Obama's finest moment but an all too typical one.
From:Summer of Obamacare
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 05:44pm 1 Wed, 08/17/2016 - 10:38pm
I think supporting victims of oppression everywhere is a plus.
From:Black Lives Matter Declares War On Israel
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 04:11pm 0
True, but I'll throw this in: Most doctors are employed by
From:Bad news for Medicare; good news for Big Pharma
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 02:59pm 0
"You'll get your clothes back with your receipt" - W.C. Fields
From:The Business Model of Healthcare in the US – Pay or Die - Updated
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 02:20pm 1 Thu, 08/18/2016 - 06:16am
When the ACA became law there were no effective cost controls
From:Summer of Obamacare
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 02:17pm 0
Agreed: Single payer is the fallback position but socialized
From:Summer of Obamacare
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 02:16pm 0
West Virginia is a prime example of outside capital arriving
From:Krugman Piece Demostrates that Thomas Frank Is Correct
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 12:43pm 1 Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:56pm
Nope, we don't need health insurance companies with
From:The Business Model of Healthcare in the US – Pay or Die - Updated
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 12:37pm 0
Medicare operates on less than 3% overhead. Private insurance
From:The Business Model of Healthcare in the US – Pay or Die - Updated
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 12:00pm 0
Thanks for the reply. Capital can pick up and go but people
From:Krugman Piece Demostrates that Thomas Frank Is Correct
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 11:56am 1 Wed, 08/17/2016 - 12:05pm
Concerning physician salaries, the AMA has had protectionist
From:Bad news for Medicare; good news for Big Pharma
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 11:47am 3 Wed, 08/17/2016 - 03:29pm
Good points. In the lower 48 states, 1/3 of methane
From:Will Anyone Ask Climate Change Questions at the Presidential Debates?
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 10:45am 1 Wed, 08/17/2016 - 03:15pm
Me too - another overpaid academic apologist for the
From:Black Lives Matter Declares War On Israel
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 10:38am 0
I agree 100% with your analysis. The ACA was designed
From:The Business Model of Healthcare in the US – Pay or Die - Updated
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 10:34am 1 Wed, 08/17/2016 - 01:55pm
HD: Speaking of Boone County, I notice that the county has had
From:Krugman Piece Demostrates that Thomas Frank Is Correct
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 10:28am 1 Wed, 08/17/2016 - 11:53am
Yes, he is a prominent apologist for monopoly capital and
From:Krugman Piece Demostrates that Thomas Frank Is Correct
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 10:21am 0
Thanks. One example, as one who lived for many years in the
From:Black Lives Matter Declares War On Israel
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 07:45am 2 Thu, 08/18/2016 - 07:14am
I have to confess my ignorance also. Acronyms are often
From:Black Lives Matter Declares War On Israel
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 06:28am 1 Wed, 08/17/2016 - 07:21am
I think Krugman realizes that the economic worldview he has
From:Krugman Piece Demostrates that Thomas Frank Is Correct
duckpin Wed, 08/17/2016 - 06:00am 1 Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:54am
It was outdoors in a street fair setting and it was when the
From:What is the Law?
duckpin Tue, 08/16/2016 - 05:08pm 0
I count myself lucky to have seen O-B live 2ce and it was
From:What is the Law?
duckpin Tue, 08/16/2016 - 03:58pm 2 Wed, 08/17/2016 - 06:01am
Yes, very good; very good for sure. I am looking forward to
From:Progressives, Money and Taxes:
duckpin Mon, 08/15/2016 - 03:39pm 0
I am beginning to see where our views mesh. The USA has
From:Progressives, Money and Taxes:
duckpin Mon, 08/15/2016 - 03:12pm 1 Mon, 08/15/2016 - 03:30pm
Academic followers of Keynes find it difficult to admit that
From:Progressives, Money and Taxes:
duckpin Mon, 08/15/2016 - 02:39pm 1 Mon, 08/15/2016 - 02:48pm
Hasn't anyone noticed Trump is playing 11 dimensional chess a la
From:It's oh-ohnly make beeee-leeee-eeeve.
duckpin Mon, 08/15/2016 - 12:48pm 1 Tue, 08/16/2016 - 12:01am
Thanks for taking the time and effort to educate me on Keen's
From:Progressives, Money and Taxes:
duckpin Mon, 08/15/2016 - 12:32pm 1 Mon, 08/15/2016 - 01:42pm
How money comes into being is good to know but Keen, et al
From:Progressives, Money and Taxes:
duckpin Mon, 08/15/2016 - 12:07pm 1 Mon, 08/15/2016 - 12:25pm
"Well Mr Pitkin, if that's all the money you have, I recommend
From:First documented use of a 'Clinton defense'
duckpin Mon, 08/15/2016 - 10:13am 0
I guess it was only a matter of time that the use of spurious
From:It's oh-ohnly make beeee-leeee-eeeve.
duckpin Mon, 08/15/2016 - 10:00am 2 Mon, 08/15/2016 - 07:54pm
The New York Times has only allowed the anti-Clintons M. Dowd
From:It's oh-ohnly make beeee-leeee-eeeve.
duckpin Mon, 08/15/2016 - 07:55am 2 Mon, 08/15/2016 - 08:50am
I would not be surprised if a federal LE agent tried to leak
From:It's oh-ohnly make beeee-leeee-eeeve.
duckpin Mon, 08/15/2016 - 07:50am 2 Mon, 08/15/2016 - 07:48pm
The sums up the situation very well and shows for all to see
From:It's oh-ohnly make beeee-leeee-eeeve.
duckpin Mon, 08/15/2016 - 07:05am 1 Mon, 08/15/2016 - 08:36am
I don't know whether I agree or disagree with part of what
From:"The elites are not the problem right now, the people are"
duckpin Sun, 08/14/2016 - 02:37pm 0
The establishment media - the for-profit press - is one of the
From:They gave us an Awful List -- BUT Do Not Engage -- Signed the HFA
duckpin Sun, 08/14/2016 - 01:33pm 0
It is evident it took dedication and talent and time to put it
From:They gave us an Awful List -- BUT Do Not Engage -- Signed the HFA
duckpin Sun, 08/14/2016 - 01:25pm 0
Thanks for the hard & effective work. A lot of new information
From:They gave us an Awful List -- BUT Do Not Engage -- Signed the HFA
duckpin Sun, 08/14/2016 - 12:30pm 1 Sun, 08/14/2016 - 12:40pm
No "reserve army of unemployed" as Uncle Whiskers put it.
From:We tried to warn them
duckpin Sat, 08/13/2016 - 04:10pm 1 Sun, 08/14/2016 - 08:45pm
Couldn't be said better: "They need to be made to care"
From:We tried to warn them
duckpin Sat, 08/13/2016 - 04:05pm 0
Yes it will cost the taxpayers $6 Trillion but the amount paid
From:We tried to warn them
duckpin Sat, 08/13/2016 - 02:40pm 1 Sat, 08/13/2016 - 05:57pm
Investing in infrastructure is certainly what should be done.
From:We tried to warn them
duckpin Sat, 08/13/2016 - 02:33pm 0
May seem off topic but I hope not.
From:We tried to warn them
duckpin Sat, 08/13/2016 - 08:38am 2 Sat, 08/13/2016 - 03:29pm
The Kurds are in Turkey's sights but over the past 10 years
From:I don't think Turkey is bluffing
duckpin Fri, 08/12/2016 - 04:00pm 0
If you read the stories of Gogol, you often hear of a rustic
From:I don't think Turkey is bluffing
duckpin Fri, 08/12/2016 - 03:37pm 0
Thanks for this information - I had not seen it.
From:Trump. He's really trying to turn me into a conspiracy theorist.
duckpin Thu, 08/11/2016 - 05:30pm 0
"I don't brake for liberals" was a common bumpersticker
From:Trump. He's really trying to turn me into a conspiracy theorist.
duckpin Thu, 08/11/2016 - 02:44pm 1 Thu, 08/11/2016 - 06:00pm
The ACA, Obamacare, has no effective way to control costs.
From:News Dump Thursday: Obamacare Edition
duckpin Thu, 08/11/2016 - 01:04pm 1 Fri, 08/12/2016 - 02:25am
While I agree more than disagree, it should be remembered
From:Trump. He's really trying to turn me into a conspiracy theorist.
duckpin Thu, 08/11/2016 - 11:53am 2 Thu, 08/11/2016 - 04:39pm
Thanks for the compliment but I don't think I have the
From:Remembering Michael Harrington
duckpin Thu, 08/11/2016 - 07:01am 1 Thu, 08/11/2016 - 08:22am
Sounds good to me - thanks
From:The Shrinking of America
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 05:37pm 0
The profiteers will have the last high ground; the last bottled
From:Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth, have a look at the End of the World.
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 02:39pm 0
Kerry will be in Turkey in two weeks. One can only guess
From:WTF is going on with U.S.-Turkey relations?
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 02:34pm 0
I don't think there will ever be a decent excuse for the
From:The Shrinking of America
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 02:29pm 2 Wed, 08/10/2016 - 05:44pm
People are hurting and also realizing diminishing prospects
From:The Shrinking of America
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 12:31pm 1 Wed, 08/10/2016 - 05:32pm
Most Labor Dept stats are made up of the establishment
From:The Shrinking of America
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 12:25pm 0
It was recently reported in a professional journal that maternal
From:Open Thread - Wed. Auguest 10, 2016 - Neo-liberalism and our Crumbling Infrastructure
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 10:43am 0
You're welcome but I think you are too kind. Here's my take
From:Open Thread - Wed. Auguest 10, 2016 - Neo-liberalism and our Crumbling Infrastructure
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 09:51am 0
To illustrate your well taken point, the National Park Service
From:Open Thread - Wed. Auguest 10, 2016 - Neo-liberalism and our Crumbling Infrastructure
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 08:41am 1 Wed, 08/10/2016 - 09:27am
I believe that methane is a stronger but less persistant
From:Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth, have a look at the End of the World.
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 08:32am 0
The polling I have seen indicates majorities agreeing with you.
From:Open Thread - Wed. Auguest 10, 2016 - Neo-liberalism and our Crumbling Infrastructure
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 08:20am 0
Good morning! Yes government and business have different
From:Open Thread - Wed. Auguest 10, 2016 - Neo-liberalism and our Crumbling Infrastructure
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 08:17am 0
Thank you. If you do a diary please mention Herbert Brownell
From:Remembering Michael Harrington
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 07:05am 1 Thu, 08/11/2016 - 07:55am
Government run like a business
From:Open Thread - Wed. Auguest 10, 2016 - Neo-liberalism and our Crumbling Infrastructure
duckpin Wed, 08/10/2016 - 06:38am 1 Wed, 08/10/2016 - 08:03am
Words have lost their meaning. Apparently if you know that
From:Pro-Hillary NeoCon pots calling kettles black
duckpin Tue, 08/09/2016 - 07:03pm 0
Thumb up for good information though it's bad news.
From:News Dump Tuesday: Political Wrapup Edition
duckpin Tue, 08/09/2016 - 04:10pm 0
Expectations of voting age people plays an important
From:News Dump Tuesday: Political Wrapup Edition
duckpin Tue, 08/09/2016 - 04:09pm 1 Tue, 08/09/2016 - 11:29pm
When Lilly Tomlins said, "It'll get worse before it gets worse,"
From:I Got Your Dirty Effing Hippy to Punch Right Here, Liberal Media
duckpin Tue, 08/09/2016 - 11:59am 1 Tue, 08/09/2016 - 01:25pm
"share a certain mid-western simplicity" - Unbridled lust for
From:Donald Rumsfeld endorses Hillary!
duckpin Tue, 08/09/2016 - 09:41am 0
Thanks for mentioning the Eisenhower detention list.
From:Remembering Michael Harrington
duckpin Tue, 08/09/2016 - 08:35am 1 Tue, 08/09/2016 - 01:46pm
I saw Harrington speak at Blacksburg, VA and he was a riveting
From:Remembering Michael Harrington
duckpin Tue, 08/09/2016 - 08:31am 0
Thanks. Since then, I've made it a point to buy all the
From:News Dump Sunday: By The Numbers Edition
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 04:02pm 0
I was living at Fancy Gap and drove up looking for him.
From:News Dump Sunday: By The Numbers Edition
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 03:42pm 1 Mon, 08/08/2016 - 03:46pm
There are more payday loan outlets than there are McDonalds
From:Wanted: Post Office Bank
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 03:27pm 0
The Teamsters and Communications Workers of America are
From:Dem Establishment: "Dear Kiddies, We Know What's Best for You and it's Spelled TPP"
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 02:40pm 2 Tue, 08/09/2016 - 04:10pm
The Postal Service is denied by law to engage in all manner of
From:Wanted: Post Office Bank
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 02:00pm 1 Mon, 08/08/2016 - 02:41pm
I would like to see FedEx required to visit every home in the US
From:Wanted: Post Office Bank
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 01:57pm 1 Mon, 08/08/2016 - 04:27pm
USA Postal Banking: 1911 to 1966
From:Wanted: Post Office Bank
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 01:32pm 1 Mon, 08/08/2016 - 01:52pm
TPP is more a protectionist pact than it is a trade pact.
From:Dem Establishment: "Dear Kiddies, We Know What's Best for You and it's Spelled TPP"
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 01:24pm 0
Sounds too good to be true! Hope it passes. Keep us
From:Health Care as Birthright, Landmark Market Reform on Ballot in Colorado
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 08:36am 0
Thanks!
From:Open Threads and Scheduling
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 08:26am 0
Don't know for sure, but if it isn't, it should be.
From:Open Threads and Scheduling
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 08:16am 0
Hasil, I met & spent some time with; Jesco - I would run the
From:News Dump Sunday: By The Numbers Edition
duckpin Mon, 08/08/2016 - 06:04am 1 Mon, 08/08/2016 - 01:50pm
The laws against monopolies and anti-competetive
From:Alas, Dr. Stein has lost my support with her VP pick.
duckpin Sun, 08/07/2016 - 05:37pm 0
"Peanut Butter Rock n Roll" - Hasil Atkins
From:News Dump Sunday: By The Numbers Edition
duckpin Sun, 08/07/2016 - 02:27pm 1 Sun, 08/07/2016 - 05:48pm
Point well made & taken: The only president to prosecute 8 years
From:News Dump Sunday: By The Numbers Edition
duckpin Sun, 08/07/2016 - 02:03pm 1 Sun, 08/07/2016 - 02:17pm
If we didn't have "history's most transparent administration"
From:News Dump Sunday: By The Numbers Edition
duckpin Sun, 08/07/2016 - 01:39pm 1 Sun, 08/07/2016 - 01:57pm

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