Fleece Force: How Police And Courts Around Ferguson Bully Residents And Collect Millions
Continue reading HuffPo Report: #Ferguson is not unique in fleecing residents
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Jared Bernstein: CBPP Forum: Full Employment
Our full employment event…the video!
Watch it here, where ‘it’ is the event CBPP ran yesterday for our full employment project. Ben Bernanke–now a fellow blogger(!)–gave a great keynote speech wherein he made a connection that I view as very important: adding an international dimension to the secular stagnation discussion.
Continue reading Jared Bernstein: CBPP Forum: Full Employment
Mordecai and Lucie
She was born in France to a couple of farmers. He was a Georgian Jewish refugee. His papers were marked “apatride,” or stateless, in French. She was a convert, originally from the Basque side of the French border. Continue reading Mordecai and Lucie
A white mom’s perspective: @Yale’s Report on the January 24 incident
Yale University released, today, its “Ad-Hoc Institutional Advisory Panel’s Review of the Yale Police Department’s Report of the Incident on January 24, 2015.”
This document with a ludicrously long title is fifteen pages long and provides a heavily redacted overview (it’s not an NSA black ops report) of the incident we all know involved an African American Yale police officer drawing a gun on New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow’s son. Continue reading A white mom’s perspective: @Yale’s Report on the January 24 incident
Cop Says Robert Redus Attacked Before Fatal Shooting, Parents Say Otherwise
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The family of a San Antonio university student shot and killed by a campus police officer says the police account is inconsistent with their son’s character. Continue reading Cop Says Robert Redus Attacked Before Fatal Shooting, Parents Say Otherwise
Short story: Ања
The house had that after-party smell of alcohol and the remnants of a fancy dinner. There were mostly empty glasses everywhere. People had even left unfinished drinks on the bookshelves. Continue reading Short story: Ања
Analysis: Bibi and Obama: Hillary Clinton’s inelegance
The New York Times is among several news outlets to report on Hillary Clinton’s telephone conversation with Jewish leaders in which she stated her opinion on US-Israel relations, in a clear move away from the Obama administration she used to be a part of. Continue reading Analysis: Bibi and Obama: Hillary Clinton’s inelegance
Second-guessing life in pink and blue | #Gender | #Parenting
When I was pregnant and shopping for pregnancy books, eighteen or so years ago, all I had on my mind was the health of my baby and preparing for its arrival. Continue reading Second-guessing life in pink and blue | #Gender | #Parenting
The strong dollar, its impact on growth, and the #TPP | Jared Bernstein
March 27th, 2015
When it comes to the debate over whether the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement should include rules against managing currency, the recent, sharp rise in the value of the dollar offers a little something for everyone.
Continue reading The strong dollar, its impact on growth, and the #TPP | Jared Bernstein
Dear @MotherJones: Patti Murray is not a Progressive – replacing #HarryReid
Dear Patrick Caldwell,
While I would much prefer to see Senator Warren run for president, she would be best placed to replace Harry Reid, and she would set the progressive tone voters want and keep her fellow Democrats in line. Continue reading Dear @MotherJones: Patti Murray is not a Progressive – replacing #HarryReid