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Category Archives: Obama Administration

Obama and poverty: National Review explains it all for you

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Neil deMause

I’m not sure exactly why NPR.org is running content from National Review Online, but if they’re all as unintentionally funny as this one, I’m all in favor of it. In today’s story, Michael Tanner of the arch-libertarian Cato Institute (one … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Media Crit, Obama Administration

Reich on Why Obama’s Business Tax Credit Sucks

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Neil deMause

For anyone wondering whether Obama’s reported plan to give lots of investment tax breaks to businesses is really that bright an idea, Robert Reich today gives a resounding “no way, no how“: The economy needs two whopping corporate tax cuts … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Business, Obama Administration, Small Business, Tax policy, The Great Recession

No crayons, no peace (Metro NY)

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Neil deMause

Why public schools need their own bailout. And pay no attention to that other guy who ripped off my topic today. At my son’s elementary school, the news that Gov. Paterson is proposing $223 million in midyear cuts to city … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Education, Obama Administration, Op-eds

Barack Obama ties Henry Kissinger in Nobel Peace Prizes

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Neil deMause

Of all the inane chatter flying around about Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win, the award for the inanest has got to go to the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza, who first opines that this will make up for Obama’s devastating … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Crit, Obama Administration

2009: The forecast for entrepreneurs (CNNMoney.com)

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Neil deMause

Geared toward small-business owners, but a worthwhile overview of coming legislation for the general public as well. I tackle health care, taxes, and credit cards: Health care: Still on the critical list Last year: The cost of providing health insurance … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Health Care, Obama Administration, Small Business, Tax policy

Paul and Me

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Neil deMause

Paul Krugman has an excellent column in today’s New York Times, making some of the same points I made last week about how education and other social services (food stamps, anyone?) are just as deserving as “stimulus” spending as, say, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Education, Followups, Obama Administration

Saving teachers is stimulus, too (Metro NY)

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Neil deMause

New York is looking at massive cuts in school spending – should an education bailout be part of Obama’s economic rescue package? Anyone reading headlines of late has to feel like we’re on the fast track to apocalypse: Unprecedented bus … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Economics, Education, Obama Administration, Op-eds

The News’ Amazing Disappearing Carrion Story (Village Voice news blog)

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Neil deMause

Fun with Google caching! Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion is “in hot water” after blurting out to Yale students that he’d already been picked for a top job in the Obama administration, as well as the target of “an anti-Adolfo … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Good government, Media Crit, Obama Administration, Stadiums and Arenas
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