Tag Archives: capitalism_yay!

Putting the Bull in “Bull Market”

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Here are four stories currently on the front page at CNN Money: Dow, S&P close at new highs on health care rally Strength in the health care sector gave stocks a shot in the arm Tuesday, pushing the Dow and … Continue reading →

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Labor Pains

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Yesterday, Michigan, where the Flint Sit-Down Strike made labor rights history in 1937, became a Right-to-Work state, a triumph for those who want to see the last vestiges of the labor movement swept away. Time was when corporations would hire … Continue reading →

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We’ve All Been Sent to the Cornfield

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

For ten years I lived in Champaign-Urbana, which is in east-central Illinois. In 1867 there was a problem with the right-hand side of the state curling up on humid days, so they decided to weigh it down by putting a … Continue reading →

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WE ARE THE 1%

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Windows at Chicago Board of Trade. The signs read “WE ARE THE 1%” Even as the axes finally chop through their barricaded meeting rooms they’ll wonder what they did wrong. #occupywallstreet

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Boards and Bids

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

There’s a game out there called 7 Wonders that is very popular right now. I’ve played my friend Mike’s copy several times and enjoyed it, and will probably get a copy of my own eventually. It was a big hit … Continue reading →

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LET’S USE OIL (a cooperative game)

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

NEED: map (above) six sided die bunch of jellybeans or M&Ms The candy represents some usage of oil. On land (green) it might be a car, a home using oil-generated electricity, a guy running his lawnmower for the third time … Continue reading →

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Business As Usual

Posted on April 29, 2010 by

On Tuesday we were treated to a couple of Goldman Sachs douchebags being grilled in front of Congress. They’re accused of, essentially, selling their clients garbage that they were so sure would fail, they were betting against it with other … Continue reading →

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Oh Boy! ADS!

Posted on January 30, 2009 by

Sunday is the Superbowl and you know what that means: yep, folks are going to talk about the commercials like they just walked out of Cannes. I know I’m less of a fan of television and its ilk than most … Continue reading →

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