Velvet Ropes and Poor Doors
Migrant caravans vs. passports for the rich. Open borders are less threatening when the world’s citizens have at least rough economic equality.
Articles by Rob Larson
The 'Capitalist Manifesto' is Manifestly Wrong
Endeavoring to play the same role for the Right that he imagines the 'Communist Manifesto' does for the Left, Johan Norberg simply repeats twenty-year-old libertarian errors from his previous book.
Let’s Test The ‘Intelligence’ of Tech Billionaires
Our House Economist sizes up the rich tech goons on their knowledge of internet economics. Who passes, and who fails?
You Don’t Need To Care About The Stock Market
Most of us aren’t in the ownership class, so the fluctuations of the market don’t make much of a difference to our lives.
The Federal Reserve Exists to Protect The Economic Status Quo
What is the Federal Reserve, and who put it in charge? Is there no other way to fight inflation? Just what the hell is going on here?
When Will Congress Vote to Condemn The Horrors of Capitalism?
The House, including many Democrats, recently voted to condemn the economic system that ISN’T screwing us right now.
Has the Right Won?
Thoughts on the rash of fash.
Get ‘Em While They’re Young
Reactionary children’s books take their awful place in the wall-to-wall right-wing media lineup…