^{Brought to you by outsourcing - This year's labor day has been moved to China. Assuredly America will innovate to replace it.}

Good Morning! Rise and Shine! Get that Cup O' Joe...
break out the O.J....hang out with the pooch...time to check out the Funnies.

^{Cartoonist: John Darkow}

Bad Finance

^{Cartoonist: R.J. Matson}

^{Brought to you by the Federal Reserve - Yeah, we're going to fix the economy. We've got Glenn Beck on retainer.}

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^{Cartoonist: Mike Luckovich}

I Have a Scheme

^{Cartoonist: John Darkow}

It's Friday Night! Party Time!   Time to relax, put your feet up on the couch, lay back, and watch some detailed videos on economic policy!

Tonight's film is the PBS American Experience biography on President Lyndon B. Johnson. Mostly remembered for the Vietnam War, LBJ was also responsible for a host of economic related programs. LBJ is probably one of the last New Deal Democrats and this is the definitive biography on his Presidency and life.

On The Economic Populist you might have noticed the right column. We try to list other sites and blogs who have exceptional insight and writing on what is happening in the U.S. economy.

Sometimes though, one cannot say it better but miss those who did.

Must Read Post #1

It appears there is a strong correlation to income inequality and national economic implosions. One of our themes on The Economic Populist is without a strong U.S. middle class and American labor force, there is no national economy.

Must Read Post #2

This is almost off the wall. The Wall Street Journal has an article, The End of Management. They discuss the bureaucratic nightmare called corporations and their never ending managerial organizational charts and roadmaps. The problem is the article solutions proposed often involve global labor arbitrage. Not everyone can sit around working on open source for free. Additionally, it is well documented that bidding per project is a method to pay below minimum wage for advanced software and engineering skills. No job security, benefits or even per hour pay. While I heartily agree that corporate management is arcane, one must figure out a way to provide stable income, retirement, benefits for people to produce.

^{Brought to you by trivial distraction issues - Without us you might have to discuss restructuring the U.S. economy!}

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break out the O.J....hang out with the pooch...time to check out the Funnies.

Merle Hazard Greek Song

^{Cartoonist: David Fitzsimmons}

It's Friday Night! Party Time!   Time to relax, put your feet up on the couch, lay back, and watch some detailed videos on economic policy!

Tonight is quite a find. The entire 7-part 1993 PBS series on The Great Depression is online (for how long, one can never tell so watch it while you can!). I happen to love documentaries on this time period and by far this is the best of them.

To watch each chapter, click on the image and it will take you to the site. (Don't worry about registering unless it won't play).

A Job at Ford

The Road to Rock Bottom

New Deal-New York

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Good Morning! Rise and Shine! Get that Cup O' Joe...
break out the O.J....hang out with the pooch...time to check out the Funnies.

Elizabeth Warren - Gotta New Sheriff

^{Cartoonist: Joel Pett}

On The Economic Populist you might have noticed the right column. We try to list other sites and blogs who have exceptional insight and writing on what is happening in the U.S. economy.

Sometimes though, one cannot say it better but miss those who did.

Must Read Post #1

Another scary chart, proving corporations are simply creating jobs....abroad, this time from The Economist. The last two recessions are worst than the Great Depression in terms of job growth.