Austerity is a word we don’t hear much in the United States, as business elites, politicians and the corporate media avoid saying it at all costs. Instead, they talk at great length about “deficits,” “out-of-control spending,” and the need for all of us to “share the pain.” This is a convenient dodge and an intentional one, for it shifts attention … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — As Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul seduces progressives, we take a look at some perspectives and analyses of Ron Paul’s rhetoric as well as Paul’s published political agenda, such as the $1 Trillion ‘Restore America‘ Austerity Plan— to cut the Pentagon 15%, but Food Stamps 63%, S-CHIP 44%, Medicaid 35%, WIC 33%. Also, the Fed; militarism bait-and-switch … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS — With the Occupy Movement rightly putting Wall Street and the ruling-class on blast, the Federal Reserve and the mechanics of our national money supply in relation to our national economic health and body politic, equally deserve scrutiny. Despite the complexities of finance, the money supply, and Congressional budgets, we must consider such questions of political economy, and … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS- Obama’s jobs bill amounts to nothing more than a prop that his apologists will use to promote his re-election. His progressive critics, on the other hand, will bemoan its inadequacy, as they demand an FDR-like program of direct governmental employment. And so the sorry spectacle we have witnessed for the past several years will continue, all leading nowhere. Or … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS- Usually the revolving door between politicians and their corporate profiteering is shielded from the public, and takes a bit of investigative digging to expose. Often times, politicians will invest millions in blind trusts to mask their investments in companies that would reveal an obvious conflict of interest tied to their legislative work. However, Congressman Issa has set a … Read More
