dimelab dimelab: shrinking the gap between talk and action.

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Sun 2008-10-26 00:00 EDT

Joe Bageant: Moving to the Center of Elite Consensus

by "the masked political consultant"; ``what "Moving to the Center," means is: moving towards power and money''; ``What voters are expected to believe is that after a 30-year class war against the bottom 90% of income earners, the source of their troubles are black rappers and inner city fathers and not criminality on Wall Street or a corrupt political system.''; 2008-08-27

center; elite consensus; Joe Bageant; move.

Tue 2008-10-07 00:00 EDT

Angry Bear: Class War; Appropriateness of the Wealthy's strategy

``the Wealthy are irrational in their strategy in fighting the War of Class and are in fact losing the war for everyone.''

Angry Bear; appropriate; Class War; Wealthy's strategy.

Tue 2008-09-09 00:00 EDT

Joe Bageant: Why Rednecks May Rule the World

``We all understand that there is a political class which dominates in America, and that Sarah Palin for damned sure is not one of them. And the more she is attacked by liberal Democratic elements (translation: elite highly-educated big city people) the more America's working mooks will come to her defence.''

Joe Bageant; rednecks; rules; world.

Tue 2008-09-02 00:00 EDT

The Newer Deal: The Path to a Democratic Supermajority | The New America Foundation

The Newer Deal: The Path to a Democratic Supermajority, by Michael Lind (Salon, 2008-08-15) | The New America Foundation; ``Social conservatives, having lost the culture war, should be offered not only a truce but also an opportunity to join a broad economic campaign for a middle-class America, as many of them did between 1932 and 1968. When pro-choicers and pro-lifers unite in cheering the public investment and living wage planks at the convention of the neo-Roosevelt party, we will know that the political era that began in 1968 is truly and finally over.''

Democratic supermajority; New America Foundation; Newer Deal; path.

Wed 2008-07-23 00:00 EDT

It's a Class War, Stupid: Election season will be packed with distractions, but the real issue is a matter of life and death

by Matt Taibbi

Class War; death; distract; election season; Life; matter; pack; real issue; Stupid.

Sat 2008-04-12 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: The Fallen Standing of the US Middle Class

Fallen Standing; middle class; naked capitalism.

Thu 2008-04-03 00:00 EDT

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Ben Bernanke, Winker and Risklove Third Class

Winter (Economic & Market) Watch >> Ben Bernanke, Winker and Risklove Third Class; Andrew Jackson "vipers and thieves" quote

Ben Bernanke; classes; economic; Market; Riskloves; watch; winker; winter.

Tue 2008-03-25 00:00 EDT

How ghosts vote on Bear Stearns - International Herald Tribune

How ghosts vote on Bear Stearns, by Steven M. Davidioff - International Herald Tribune; "A class of stakeholders in Bear Stearns with economic interests that differ from the shareholders' can use derivatives to ensure that their needs are met. In the process, shareholders are left holding the nearly empty bag, and regulators are left shaking their heads."

Bear Stearns; ghost voting; International Herald Tribune.

Sun 2007-12-23 00:00 EST

Money Matters: I Risked My Life To Save A Woman On Parole, Time To Talk About Our Criminal Class: The Top Dogs In USA

by Elaine Meinel Supkis; secret deal: China would stop the flood of Japanese money flowing into China except for GOVERNMENT LOANS to clean the environment, China would stop forcing the yen upwards, Paulson will stop pushing China to push up the value of the yuan and Japan is going to weaken the yen to 130 to the dollar

Criminal Class; Life; money matters; parole; Risk; save; talks; Time; Top dog; USA; Woman.

Thu 2007-12-06 00:00 EST

Calculated Risk: MBS For UberNerds II: REMICs, Dogs, Tails, and Class Warfare

(collateralized mortage obligations; CMO)

Calculated Risk; Class Warfare; dog; MBS; REMICs; tails; UberNerds II.

Tue 2007-11-27 00:00 EST

Calculated Risk: We're All Subprime Now

by Tanta; metro Phoenix foreclosures hitting upper and middle class hardest

Calculated Risk; subprime.

Sun 2007-11-25 00:00 EST

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: How Much Will The Credit Crunch Cost?

"not only...the biggest credit bubble in history, ...also he biggest transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class to the already enormously wealthy"

credit crunch cost; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis.

Thu 2007-10-18 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Why does fiat money seemingly work ?

by "Trotsky"; money history; inflation "cleverly disguised tax"; currency debasement irresistable to ruling class

fiat money seemingly work; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis.

Mon 2007-07-16 00:00 EDT

Joe Bageant: Poor, White and Pissed

A Guide to the White Trash Planet for Urban Liberals; class in America; 2005-02-18

Joe Bageant; piss; Poor; White.

Wed 2006-10-04 00:00 EDT

Paul Craig Roberts: The New Face of Class War in America

(globalization destroying American jobs)

America; Class War; New Face; Paul Craig Roberts.

Fri 2005-07-01 00:00 EDT

News & Features | All classed up and nowhere to go

News & Features | All classed up and nowhere to go (NYT class-in-america critique by Chris Lehman)

classes; features; Go; news.

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