By James K. Galbraith Cross-posted from New Deal 2.0. President Obama and his economic team face a daunting challenge: how to deliver economic growth they know can only come from deficit spending, while deferring into the future the “fiscal consolidation” which is being pressed on them by practically everyone, from Peter G. Peterson to Angela […]
Why the Fiscal Commission Does Not Serve the American People
July 1st, 2010 · Comments Off on Why the Fiscal Commission Does Not Serve the American People
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The Procrustean Democracy of AmericaSpeaks: Part Two
July 1st, 2010 · Comments Off on The Procrustean Democracy of AmericaSpeaks: Part Two
In my first post analyzing the June 26th AmericaSpeaks Community Conversation event I attended in Falls Church, VA, I presented the steps in the decision process used for the event and then began a discussion of the steps. I broke off my account in the middle of my narrative of Step Two. Primary Facilitator states […]
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The Procrustean Democracy of AmericaSpeaks: Part One
July 1st, 2010 · Comments Off on The Procrustean Democracy of AmericaSpeaks: Part One
On June 26th, AmericaSpeaks, an organization claiming unbiased neutrality on deficit issues, but funded by the Peter G. Peterson and other Foundations who share the Peterson view that US deficits and the National Debt are something to worry about, convened some 19 Town Meetings, and more than 40 smaller “community conversations,” all tied together through […]
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