Underwhelming Jobs Report May Put Rate Rise On Hold
The US economy only added 38,000 jobs in the month of May, badly below the consensus forecast of around 165,000 jobs. ...
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Ryan Succumbs To Trump's Inevitability
Paul Ryan, having kept up the pretense that he is a serious, policy-oriented Republican, has finally decided to get on the...
Obama Gets Behind Increasing Social Security Benefits
In yet another example of Obama’s liberal streak finally coming out, yesterday he endorsed the idea of increasing benefits that Social...
New Yorker Comment Blatant Example Of Free Pass To Trump
The June 6 & 13 issue of the New Yorker arrived on my doorstep yesterday and it contains perhaps one of...
Trump Loses Golf Tourney To Mexico – Rory Rocks
There is incredible irony in the PGA’s decision to move the World Golf Championship from the Trump-branded Doral course in Miami...
Republican Utopia In Kansas Ends In Total Disaster
In a prior post about Iceland’s strong recovery vis-à-vis the rest of Europe, I mentioned how you rarely get differing economic...
Meme For Only Eight Justices Builds
Swing state Republican Senators are expected to be under great pressure in the upcoming election and one of the prime issues...
Will Bernie Lead A Re-Evaluation Of US-Israeli Relations
The “third rail” of American politics has always been known as Social Security. In that regard, I would offer that the...
House Republican Dysfunction On Display Again
Last week provided a couple of vivid examples of the dysfunction not only within the House Republican Caucus but also how...
Reaction To Overtime Rule Exposes The Decay In Workers' Rights
Maybe I’m being a little sensitive but I really found the tone of some of the people quoted in the Times...