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San Jose Economics

“Pretty Woman”, Pretty Economics

It was reported that one of the special guests at the recent President Obama’s State of the Union address was Warren Buffett’s...
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In California, focus still on housing market

The incessant focus on the housing market, especially within California, presses on: new data shows that the beginnings of a housing turnaround may...
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Attack on America’s workers continues: The GOP tries to strangle the NLRB

  • NLRB
  • December 29, 2011
One bit of legacy remaining from the reign of Bush II is a devastated National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Bush II, when not momentarily...
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The end of an era: Fossil fuel to go the way of the fossils

Now that Halloween is just past, it’s getting to be that time of year when the incidence of global warming deniers reaches its annual peak....
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Occupy Movement: Oakland general strike & move to amend the Constitution

Wednesday, November 2nd was general strike day in Oakland, California. As this is being written, it’s too early to tell what the total impact...
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What motivates American military intervention?

Now what would the US being doing sending troops to Uganda, of all places? It’s not exactly centered between the right and left coasts of...
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9/11 Non-remembrance, 10 years is too long & definitely not enough

  • 9/11
  • September 18, 2011
Though it’s the season for 9/11, this isn’t going to be about 9/11. Best is to agree with those who argue that it’s time to get...
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There is no “budget crisis,” beyond the distractions is a real American hero

This article isn’t going to be about the dramatic, made for TV spectacle in Washington we just had over raising America’s debt limit....
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Pew Research Center finds wealth gap widening

In last week's look at how the budget cuts affected the Bay Area, I asked the question: Is charity not one of the virtues Jesus called on us to...
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Unlimited resources, part 2

Continued from part 1:Ok, so we’re doomed to breed like rats until eventually every nose that takes a breath is going to be taking it out of...
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