Category: Politics
The Fed’s Battle With Inflation: A Pyrrhic Victory? Or Will the Federal Government Join the Fight?
by Steven Pressman | Aug 31, 2022 | EconomyThe central bank of the U.S. Federal Reserve (or Fed for short) has been hiking interest rates this year to try to bring down inflation. Before addressing the economic consequences of this, a few words about central banks seems in order. Regular retail and consumer banks do their own banking at central banks—making deposits and […]
The Supreme Court and the Crisis of Legitimacy
by Peter Galbraith | Aug 31, 2022 | PoliticsAlexander Hamilton once described the judiciary as the least dangerous branch of government. But today it is no exaggeration to say that the Supreme Court poses a greater threat to individual freedoms, to the future of the planet, and to democracy itself than any other government branch. The Supreme Court is now a political entity […]
The Enemy Within: Behind the Right-Wing Attack on the “Woke Military”
by George Black | Aug 22, 2022 | Politics(This article is Part One of our two-part series on the far right’s campaign to discredit the current military leadership, establish control over the armed forces, and elect extremist ex-military candidates to public office – Ed.) “To me this is personal. I first swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution against enemies foreign […]
Paranoia on Parade: How Goldbugs, Libertarians and Religious Extremists Brought America to the Brink
by Dave Troy | Jun 27, 2022 | Economy, PoliticsListen to “Paranoia on Parade”, a 3-part audio podcast with commentary from author Dave Troy, Jack Bryan, director of the 2018 film “Active Measures,” and Hamilton Fish, Editor of The Washington Spectator (links below). (Complete Bibliography and Endnotes for Paranoia on Parade can be found in this post following the conclusion of the article.) “We […]
75 Years of Republican Hostility Toward Workers: From Taft-Hartley to Today
by Steven Pressman | Jun 22, 2022 | EconomyIn an iconic scene from the film Norma Rae, Sally Field—playing the eponymous title character—writes “UNION” on a piece of cardboard and holds it aloft in the plant that employed her. She has just been fired for copying a flyer to use as evidence of illegal actions to thwart unionization. Following a movie-appropriate period of […]
Artists Rally for Equality and Inclusion in Tennessee
March 20 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN
Presented by Live Nation
Featuring Allison Russell, Amanda Shires, Brittany Howard, Brothers Osborne, Hayley Williams, Hozier, Jake Wesley Rogers, Jason Isbell, Joy Oladokun, Julien Baker, Maren Morris, Mya Byrne, Sheryl Crow, The Rainbow Coalition Band, Yola and more TBA
A Benefit Concert for Tennessee Equality Project, Inclusion Tennessee, OUTMemphis and The Tennessee Pride Chamber in Partnership With Looking Out Foundation