Progress Illinois has a great discussion of DuPage urbanization based on this Boston Review article. I have some mixed thoughts about what’s there - but they’re certainly worth reading.
No, this isn’t the “new” WurfWhile.com “look.” An upgrade destroyed the old “theme” (aka “look”) of this blog - so what you see is temporary, with something better coming soon.
Here’s Dean Baker’s solution - quick and to the point.
Here’s why Dean Baker is against a bailout of a type that [is] most often discussed.
It’s very much worth a read.
Grab a Dem (or two) and go!
Saturday, March 29th
10:05 AM - Catch Congressman Bill Foster’s Democratic Radio Address on the economy on major networks including including AP, ABC, NPR, CBS Radio, CNN Radio, Fox News Radio, and C-SPAN - check your local listings. You can catch it a second time including transcript here […]
[Update: Progress Illinois has more on the address here.]
From the Bill Foster Campaign:
Congressman Bill Foster has the honor of delivering the Democratic Radio Address this weekend on strengthening America’s economy. The address will be broadcast nationwide reaching millions of Americans who face many of the same struggles we face here in the 14th District. […]
Third Ward Alderman Stephanie Kifowit will formally launch her campaign for Mayor of Aurora Friday, April 4th, at Long Island Sound Banquets. The catered event features entertainment provided by A Little Night Music DJ service. Stephanie’s campaign announcement party is free and open to the public.
Alderman Stephanie Kifowit is a professional in the financial […]
Hard to know which one is the insult and which one is the injury - you decide.
Atrios provides the first “injury” or “insult”:
“Remember back in junior high, when you had that friend that the bullies picked on all the time? And you defended that friend, who really never did all that much for you, which […]
This is a case of putting it all together - and while I only play an economist on this blog, my sense is that Andrew Ross Sorkin had it right in Tuesday’s New York Times:
“Perhaps the Fed never set the exact price, but the notion that it didn’t press JPMorgan to pay as close to […]
It started with no money, no formal organization, no staff - just a Facebook page “Students for the Illinois Marriage Equality Bill” - and over 8,000 student activists signed on. State Representative Greg Harris, an advocate of Civil Unions recognized that these self-organized, grassroots voices represented an important part of an activist movement to […]
This (really) may be the biggest positive press Bill Richardson has gotten since he ran for president. Without mapping out what Richardson may or may not gain from endorsing Barack Obama for president (who is pretty much the inevitable candidate) the higher profile alone might be meaningful to Richardson. Just a thought….
