Russ Conway
“We did not spend our way here — We were robbed.”
Friend of the blog, Tom Sgouros, has an excellent piece out on GoLocalProv, “Occupy Movement is on Right Track.” I attended the rally and march and think Tom best captured the spirit of the event and provided probably the most accurate count of the number in attendance.
Polluting Waterfront Poster Child Cashes Out
The poster child for the industry led effort to kill the $400 million redevelopment of the hospital adjacent area of Allens Avenue just cashed out, selling the firm to Sims Metal Management. Ship repair company Promet Marine Services Corporation Ltd., located at Allens Avenue in Providence, was acquired by a metal recycling company. Promet’s deep [...]
Liberals Love Profit Too
Lynn Neary of NPR recently interviewed Bill Frezza, a venture capitalist, about the business community’s responsibility for tackling unemployment. He bluntly said they didn’t have such a responsibility. Listen to the podcast here: http://gregmatos.com/blog/2011/10/liberals-love-profit-too
A Primary Challenge for Obama?
One can only hope progressive momentum builds around this idea: Worried the liberal voice is being drowned out in the presidential campaign, progressive leaders said Monday they want to field a slate of candidates against President Obama in the Democratic primaries to make him stake out liberal stances as he seeks re-election… “What we are [...]
Pragmatic and Progressive, Driver’s Licenses for All Residents
This week the Governor made the progressive case for issuing driver’s licenses or driving permits to state residents, regardless of their immigration status: Responding to questions about a vote by the Board of Governors for Higher Education to approve in-state rates for undocumented students, Chafee said being able to drive would help people who need [...]
T is for Theocrat
Progressives have long been skeptical of “grassroots” movement born with a rant on corporate media and promoted by folks like former House majority leader, Dick Army, and a bevy of right-wing billionaires. But that hasn’t stopped the right-wing from claiming the Tea Party is “surprising new political force” out to upset the status quo. So [...]
“Bomb Now, Pay Later”
Paul Craig Roberts lays bare what’s wrong with the deficit hype being used to foist the dismantling of the social safety net on the American people: Recently, the bond rating agencies that gave junk derivatives triple-A ratings threatened to downgrade US Treasury bonds if the White House and Congress did not reach a deficit reduction [...]
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