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February 2013

February 26, 2013

Scenes from the class war

"The unemployment rate is still at a level which should cause politicians to panic. No one...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

Scenes from the class war

"Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to...

January 24, 2013

Social Security is not “going broke” because Social Security cannot go broke

"It’s not a pension fund into which you put your money when you are young...

January 08, 2013

16 Tons and bricks without straw: Christianity Today wants to bring back the company town

Christianity Today says it isn't fair that workers own their wages. It is, after all,...

November 2012

November 13, 2012

Rolling Jubilee: Proclaim Liberty Throughout all the Land

The Rolling Jubilee is a little picture of the divine economy, leveraging liberation for people...

October 2012

October 28, 2012

Joss Whedon endorses Mitt Romney

"Let's all embrace the future -- stop pretending we care about each other and start...

October 09, 2012

‘The best part is, it’s really easy to lie’

“It’s a strategy that works because when I lie, I’m essentially telling people what they...

October 08, 2012

Fighting the beast: How can Clifford Russell be saved?

It cannot be our only response, and it cannot be our primary response, but at...

October 01, 2012

More scenes from the class wars

"All he gives is a humbug pill, a dose of dope and a great big...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

Mitt Romney once owned a credit-rating agency

The credit-rating business model is based on your score being both inaccurate and inadequate --...

September 24, 2012

Whosoever doeth this the same hath great cause to repent

Republican candidate for president Mitt Romney's comments disparaging the "47 percent" stand in stark contrast...

September 22, 2012

More scenes from the class war

"Middle income is $200,000 to $250,000 and less." "The census data that just came out...

September 18, 2012

Mitt Romney says half of Americans are immoral parasites who think they’re ‘victims’

The scoop seems to belong to David Corn of Mother Jones, "SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells...

September 18, 2012

From the archives: Rick Warren and The Purpose-Driven Lie

This video -- -- makes this post from July of 2011 newly pertinent, so I'm...

September 10, 2012

Movie idea: ‘Oz’s Eleven’

OK, here's a can't-miss movie idea: Oz's Eleven. It's a stylish heist caper based, of...

August 2012

August 13, 2012

Scenes from the class war

"What my dad didn’t tell us was that those rich people who lived in those...

August 08, 2012

Smart people saying smart things

Gershom Gorenberg: "Republicans and the 'Quality of Sodom'" A couple of strangers show up in...

August 07, 2012

The city councilman who wrote a bill and pocketed $80 million

No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest...

July 2012

July 16, 2012

Climate change denial as real estate ploy?

What is John Droz's end-game? I'm assuming he has one. I'm assuming here that Droz...

July 14, 2012

Notes from the new Gilded Age

Erik Loomis argues that America is "Headed Back to the Robber-Baron Era," writing that "We...

July 13, 2012

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion await their asbestos moment

If you watch late-night television, you're bound to see plenty of commercials for law firms...

July 09, 2012

‘I don’t think the common person is getting it’

Today's jaw-dropping must-read is by Maeve Reston of the Los Angeles Times, "Donors arrive at...

July 07, 2012

The poor and the needy are selfish and greedy …

"Companies steal close to 10 billion dollars annually in unpaid overtime." "It takes an emotional...

July 05, 2012

One Step Up and Two Steps Back

One step up ... Mary Beth Quirk: "California Goes Gangbusters Against Abusive Lending, Passes Sweeping...

July 04, 2012

‘The Cult of the Individual and the Idolatry of Greed’

Michael Bird is a very conservative evangelical theology professor. He's theologically conservative in the tradition...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

To save money, don’t exclude the poor, exclude the sick

The Republican privilege-principle of Tyler Cowen, Bryan Fischer and Rick Perry isn't just morally monstrous,...

June 28, 2012

‘Poor people will die just because they are poor’

That's a feature, not a bug. It's a boast, not an accusation. It is, the...

June 24, 2012

The evangelical mind must obey the moneyed enforcers of the tribe

Peter Enns offers a powerful one-two punch on the subject of what Mark Noll called...

June 23, 2012

What doth it profit religious demagogues to gain direct mail millions and lose their souls?

Jane Mayer's New Yorker profile of culture warrior Bryan Fischer -- the American Family Association's...

May 2012

May 19, 2012

Banks Behaving Badly

Banks are large and powerful. And many politicians want banks to be subject to less...