By Rebecca Catalanello, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
September 25, 2014
September 25, 2014
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Jared Bernstein: The new inversion rules are a fine start, but the business tax code needs serious attention
By Jared Bernstein
September 26th, 2014
September 26th, 2014
Now that the dust has settled a bit on the Treasury’s exciting announcement of their new inversions rules, let’s kick back and cogitate a bit more on a few of the many remaining issues in the US corporate code.
Jared Bernstein: 2013 #poverty and #income results: Rising tide lifts a few boats, but the levee needs work
By Jared Bernstein
September 16th, 2014
They’re out and I’ve got an extensive analysis up at PostEverything. For here, some highlights.
–The poverty rate fell more than I expected last year–down half-a-percentage point from 15% in 2012 to 14.5% in 2013. It was fully driven by a sharp decline in child poverty rate, which fell almost two percentage points, from 21.8% to 19.9%, the largest one-year decline since 1966.
A circle closes: on #Autism
When our daughter was an infant, we had no idea what awaited us. Among the many signs we didn’t know were of significance, was the one time, when she was four months old, when she reacted to something with squeals of delight, and facial expressions of happiness we’d not seen before. Continue reading A circle closes: on #Autism
Jared Bernstein: Absent full employment or a bubble, middle class income and wealth will fall
By Jared Bernstein
September 15, 2014
Robert Samuelson covers some useful ground this morning, reviewing income and net worth trends from the recent Survey of Consumer Finances, a triennial (it comes out every three years) survey of family income and wealth. I wanted to add a few points regarding timing of the trends he cites.
Ray Rice video prompts James Brown to speak out on domestic violence – CBS News
I’ve followed James Brown’s career since his days as a sportscaster on WUSA TV-9. He is a man of depth and erudition. His occasional pieces for the CBS News division reveal a multi-faceted, thoughtful news professional. I wish he were called upon to do more.
Anyway, here is his powerful message to men on domestic violence: Continue reading Ray Rice video prompts James Brown to speak out on domestic violence – CBS News
Larry Summers adds concerns about insufficient supply to those about inadequate demand…to which I ask, “why go there?” | Jared Bernstein | On the Economy
By Jared Bernstein
Larry Summers adds concerns about insufficient supply to those about inadequate demand…to which I ask, “why go there?”
Jared Bernstein: A win-win approach to increase the future labor force
Other than supply and demand, the U.S. economy is doing fine.
Continue reading Jared Bernstein: A win-win approach to increase the future labor force
Richard Engel: Obama’s ISIS, Al Qaeda Comparison ‘Wildly Off-Base,’
President Barack Obama outlined his strategy to take down the Islamic State in an address to the nation on Wednesday, comparing his plan to employ airstrikes to take down terrorists while supporting partners on the ground to past efforts to take out terrorists in Yemen and Somalia.
Continue reading Richard Engel: Obama’s ISIS, Al Qaeda Comparison ‘Wildly Off-Base,’
Hillary Clinton Praises a Guy With Lots of Blood on His Hands | Mother Jones
In lauding Henry Kissinger, the possible Democratic presidential nominee goes far beyond her usual hawkish rhetoric.
| Fri Sep. 5, 2014
Continue reading Hillary Clinton Praises a Guy With Lots of Blood on His Hands | Mother Jones