Category Archives: 2nd Great Depression

Back To The Moon!

Posted on Monday, September 24, 2012 by Keith

I’ve recently discovered a fantastic magazine called Jacobin, which is unreservedly Left leaning and offers a nice, refreshing alternative voice to the wishy washy liberal middle-of-the-roadism you find in a lot of other “Lefty” sites. Over on the Jacobin Blog, … Continue reading →

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Want to Save the World? Raise Taxes

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 by Keith

Stephen King wants to pay more taxes: If you want to pay more, pay more, they said. Tired of hearing about it, they said. Tough shit for you guys, because I’m not tired of talking about it. I’ve known rich … Continue reading →

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Tip of the Triangle

Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by Keith

I can’t believe I never saw how Glenn Beck fits into the Illumniti Conspiracy* before. It seems obvious, once you think about it.  but I must admit, I’m baffled about the whole “Rappers are part of the Illuminatti” thing. How … Continue reading →

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Living to Work

Posted on Friday, September 9, 2011 by Keith

Douglass Rushkoff is making some noise again: I understand we all want paychecks — or at least money. We want food, shelter, clothing, and all the things that money buys us. But do we all really want jobs? We’re living … Continue reading →

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You know Who Else Made the Trains Run on Time?

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2011 by Keith

Over at Slate,  David Weigel wants to know what Conservatives have against trains: In the movie version of Atlas Shrugged, there is a scene in which Ayn Rand’s libertarian heroes defy all odds, deploy some untold amount of private funding, … Continue reading →

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Talking Heads

Posted on Monday, March 7, 2011 by Keith

I could have a weekly roundup called “what the Rude Pundit said” so yeah, what he said: If the Rude Pundit were a really, really rich motherfucker, like in the several hundred million and above club, he’d call a meeting … Continue reading →

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