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More from Rbt Reich: the ‘Great Jobs Depression’
Here’s Robert Reich’s blog post from this past Friday, written after the latest jobs figures were released.
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1988 State Election
Massachusetts held its Presidential Primary on March 8, 1988. On the Democratic side, Governor (and eventual nominee) Mike Dukakis won easily with 418,256 votes. He was trailed by Jesse Jackson with 133,141, Dick Gephardt with 72,944, Al Gore with 31,631, Paul Simon with 26,176, Gary Hart with 10,837 and Bruce…
Read More »In the Merrimack Valley: More on Caritas-Cerberus Proposal Fall Out
Caritas Holy Family Hospital in Methuen pictured on far right of second row. From the 2nd Floor / St. Raphael’s wing at Holy Family Hospital – A Caritas Family Hospital – located in Methuen in the Merrimack Valley, I’m reading yet more articles in today’s Globe about the Cerberus proposal to…
Read More »Robert Reich: Economic Analysis & Proposals
September 3, 2010
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PaulM
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I met Robert Reich in Lowell in 1981. Anyone who attended the annual Lowell Conference on Industrial History (LCIH) that year, when he was invited to comment on one of the scholarly papers, remembers how he stole the show with his brilliant, insightful, brief remarks about the relationship of government and…
Read More »The shadowy world of political fund raising
Yesterday’s Globe had an article that provides a glimpse into the shadowy world of big money political fund raising. The US Attorney has charged Martin Raffol, a high ranking executive in a big Massachusetts constructions company with illegally funneling $12,000 to the campaigns of Congressmen Barney Frank, Stephen Lynch, Mike…
Read More »Koch Brothers: From private agenda to mass movement
“Covert Operations: The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama,” a story by journalist Jane Mayer in the August 30, 2010 edition of The New Yorker, details the political activities of Charles and David Koch, the billionaire owners of Koch Industries, a conglomerate that owns Brawny paper towels,…
Read More »President Obama Responds to Criticism, Makes His Case & the Democrats’ Case
August 30, 2010
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PaulM
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The following link takes you to a pretty useful summary of President Obama’s remarks on Sunday during an interview with Brian Williams of NBC-TV news. The report is by Tom Kavanaugh of AOL. What the President says reverberates in our local and state election campaigns this fall. The agenda put…
Read More »Get Your Shoes On
August 28, 2010
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PaulM
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web photo courtesy of washingtonpost.com I saw the aerial-view pictures of the “restore America’s values” rally in Washington, D.C. The organizers and attendees deserve credit for an impressive looking gathering. A lot of people. They put their shoes on and showed up to make a point and pump themselves up. The…
Read More »Economics on the Menu: Free Lunchtime Lectures at the ICC
August 28, 2010
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PaulM
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The Moses Greeley Parker Lectures, Middlesex Community College, and UMass Lowell have teamed up to offer two important public lectures on economics this fall at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center. Both programs are free and include a light buffet lunch. Here are the details: Monday, Oct. 18, 12 noon…
Read More »Readers Pound Uncle Dave’s Praise for German Economics
August 28, 2010
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PaulM
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David Brooks wrote a column this week in the NYTimes extolling the virtues of German economic policies. So far, more than 200 readers have responded to his opinion piece, and lots of them do not agree with what he said. Read the readers’ comments here, and get the NYT if…
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