James K. Galbraith's BRILLIANT idea to help the jobs picture

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Tuesday January 04, 2011 · 8:20 AM PST

2011/01/04 · 08:20

Major hat-tip to Digby, who pointed this out.

James K. Galbraith has posted a tiny little op-ed over at Foreign Policy which strikes me as the brightest original idea to give the employment situation a shot in the arm that I've read since the recession began. The last sentence reads, "A proposal like this could transform a miserable jobs picture into a tolerable one, at a single stroke." And I believe it's accurate.

The title is "Actually, The Retirement Age Is Too High."

More below the fold...

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Tuesday August 24, 2010 · 11:44 AM PDT

2010/08/24 · 11:44

This is going to be a really quick diary.

PZ Myers, proprietor of the Pharyngula blog, defender of science and outspoken atheist, is undergoing major heart surgery.

He first announced his health issues just a couple of days ago, and reported late last night that the condition is very serious. He's having a bypass operation today (in his words, today is "the scary day".)

So, drop by his blog and send along a message of support (or some pictures of cephalopods). He's got the best of modern medicine and lots of people who care about him on his side, so here's hoping everything goes swimmingly.

UPDATE 8/25, 8AM:
Good news: PZ is out of surgery; the docs determined he didn't need a bypass after all and was instead fitted with a set of stents. He's recovering and doing OK.

HCR: Regroup. Simplify. Reconciliation.

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Wednesday January 20, 2010 · 7:36 AM PST

2010/01/20 · 07:36

All the polls are showing, consistently, that Americans do not like the health care bill.

And can you really blame them? It's certainly the worst example of hideous sausage-making I've ever personally witnessed. It's still, mostly, a bill worth passing if you're just talking about policy. But we're NOT just talking about policy here. And when you consider the policy AND the politics, I've got to say at this point I don't think it makes sense to try to pass the existing bill... (follow me after the jump)

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Tuesday March 10, 2009 · 11:42 AM PDT

2009/03/10 · 11:42

The Hill has just reported that House Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, are considering additional Stimulus spending:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), standing with members of her leadership team by Zandi’s side, said she agreed that another stimulus bill is being considered.

"We have to keep the door open," Pelosi said. "The word of the day is confidence. Confidence in our markets, confidence in lending, confidence in our financial institutions."

There's only so long the Democrats in Washington can plausibly claim that the initial stimulus package, along with the other new spending in the omnibus budget, is sufficient to fill what is sure to amount to a multi-trillion-dollar hole in the economy over the next few years. It's a relief to see that the leadership is rapidly acknowledging this fact, and even if they're a month or so behind your average serious economist, this gives me hope that maybe, just maybe, there's hope for a better-than-half-assed push for serious economic action.

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DURBIN: "This War Was A Great And Noble Cause"

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Thursday January 11, 2007 · 7:04 AM PST

2007/01/11 · 07:04

No, he didn't actually say those words. Durbin, for the most part, did a very fine job last night of explaining why it's dead wrong for the President to send more troops to Iraq. But during his speech, I felt myself wanting to scream at my television set.

Why?

Because his rebuttal completely undermined a key element of the Democratic vision for our foreign policy future. And he may as well have said exactly the phrase I stuck in the title of this diary.

What did you think of Durbin's remark?

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What did you think of Durbin's remark?

I think his speech was great.

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The "given them so much" was a horrible misstep.

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Somewhere in between.

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Not sure.

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WTF?! "ALL" the 9/11 recommendations doesn't mean "MOST"!

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Thursday November 30, 2006 · 8:42 AM PST

2006/11/30 · 08:42

Fresh off the presses at the WaPo:
Democrats Reject Key 9/11 Panel Suggestion

It was a solemn pledge, repeated by Democratic leaders and candidates over and over: If elected to the majority in Congress, Democrats would implement all of the recommendations of the bipartisan commission that examined the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

But with control of Congress now secured, Democratic leaders have decided for now against implementing the one measure that would affect them most directly: a wholesale reorganization of Congress to improve oversight and funding of the nation's intelligence agencies. Instead, Democratic leaders may create a panel to look at the issue and produce recommendations, according to congressional aides and lawmakers.

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Tuesday November 28, 2006 · 9:13 AM PST

2006/11/28 · 09:13

U.S. President George W. Bush this morning displayed the most recent addition to his already vast vocabulary, a transitive verb, "foment."

Webster's dictionary defines Foment as follows:

fo‧ment [foʊˈmɛnt]:

to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent.

to apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc., to (the surface of the body).

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Favorite Bush Vocabulary Word?

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Favorite Bush Vocabulary Word?

foment

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peeance

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freeance

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terr'ists

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septembertheeleventh

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heh-heh

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MA Primary and Int'l Talk Like A Pirate Day coincide!

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Tuesday September 12, 2006 · 1:29 PM PDT

2006/09/12 · 13:29

Arrrrrrrr!

This coming Tuesday, September 19, will mark two important events.

1) The Massachusetts Primary Election, where voters will choose between Deval Patrick, Tom Reilly and Chris Gabrieli as the Democratic nominee for the Governorship.

2) International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

While the two events are of similar importance, the question remains: Which of the candidates will, upon taking the stage to announce his success or failure in the primary, remember to wear his eyepatch?

ARRR!!!!

GOP: Huge Turnout in CT "Only a Sliver of the Electorate"

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Thursday August 10, 2006 · 6:40 AM PDT

2006/08/10 · 06:40

So, despite the fact that Tuesday's Connecticut primary can boast one of the largest primary senatorial election turnouts EVER, the GOP has decided to spin it this way:

Sen. Joseph Lieberman's narrow defeat in Connecticut's Democratic primary on Tuesday tells us something important about his party. Mr. Lieberman, who has made it clear that he is running in November as an independent, can argue plausibly that his loss represented the judgment of only a sliver of the electorate: Connecticut, where most major party nominations are decided by party conventions, has a tradition of low participation in primaries, and less than one-sixth of the registered voters took the trouble to cast their ballots in this contest. The winner, Ned Lamont, thus got the votes of less than one-tenth of Connecticut voters.

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Voting glitch said to be 'dangerous': Not what you've seen before

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Wednesday May 10, 2006 · 12:27 PM PDT

2006/05/10 · 12:27

From Inside Bay Area:

"This one is worse than any of the others I've seen. It's more fundamental," said Douglas Jones, a University of Iowa computer scientist and veteran voting-system examiner for the state of Iowa.

Yeah, you've heard it all before, but this one is actually freaking out elections officials. It's more blatant, more serious than any of the stories that have come out against Diebold since day 1. Read More

Stop Worrying, and Love the Terrorist Surveillance Act

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Friday March 17, 2006 · 8:09 AM PST

2006/03/17 · 08:09

The Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006 hast just been introduced by a bunch of Republicans who clearly believe it's A-OK for the President to break the law.

My initial reaction was similar to that of georgia10. But on further thought, something occurred to me: While the actions of the President sure as hell aren't going to make it to court with these guys in charge, a law sure can. And this proposed law sounds about as unconstitutional as they get to me. So maybe, if it passes, this law is a bit of a gift to us: It gives us a way to indirectly challenge the legality of this NSA spying program.

I'm not a lawyer, of course, but maybe this can help us? Am I nuts?

Does My Dittohead Conversion Tactic Stand A Chance?

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Wednesday February 02, 2005 · 10:59 AM PST

2005/02/02 · 10:59

Here's the story: I've got a soon-to-be-brother-in-law who is a Rush Listener. He makes his daughter (11 years old) listen frequently, telling her that if she doesn't, she won't "know what's going on in the world." His mantra is "Nobody ever gave me nothin' -- and they sure aren't gonna take it away and give it to some welfare mother." He's that kind of Republican.

But when it comes to people and things with which he's familiar, he's a caring, compassionate guy, and very smart.

Anyway, I have a plan to convert him, and I want to know if anyone has tried it. (continued below the fold) Read More

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HCR: Regroup. Simplify. Reconciliation.

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DURBIN: "This War Was A Great And Noble Cause"

WTF?! "ALL" the 9/11 recommendations doesn't mean "MOST"!

BREAKING: Bush (nearly) learns definition of "foment"

MA Primary and Int'l Talk Like A Pirate Day coincide!

GOP: Huge Turnout in CT "Only a Sliver of the Electorate"

Voting glitch said to be 'dangerous': Not what you've seen before

Stop Worrying, and Love the Terrorist Surveillance Act

Does My Dittohead Conversion Tactic Stand A Chance?