A very interesting article from Wired magazine, Placebos are getting more effective. Drugmakers are desperate to know why.
This is the first in a periodic series of Milwaukee residential architectural gems. Milwaukee has an assortment of historically significant home styles. I will showcase some of the more elaborate and stylistically-accurate examples Milwaukee has to offer.Sarah Palin claims to not like drama. She’s [...]
The Institute for Wisconsin's Future has the whole story of the Mercury Marine debacle.
Lets get the next stimulus package done now.
"A man-child...a large ego...narcissistic..."
John Gurda has a great article with some thoughtful points regarding the future of Milwaukee, the public sector, taxes, and the irrelevancy we will face if we keep making the wrong choices. [...] "Back in the spring, the Obama administration had no problem insisting that union autoworkers give up some of the health care benefits that they were entitled to in their contract. In some cases, workers" [...]
The Gilded Age returns. Until wages again reward productivity rather than speculation (which has occurred alongside the post late-1970s increase in inequality) we will continue to experience, more frequently, economic boom-and-bust periods.
The Wisconsin Department of Commerce issued a report showing that film tax credits as an economic development strategy are not cost-effective. But so much for reasoned analysis, Wisconsin has maintained the incentives.
Is it me or is the Marquette interchange, especially since its expensive "upgrade," slower than it has ever been?
Dylan Ratigan coins an appropriate term to describe our current political economy - *corporate communism. [Courtesy of Crooks and Liars] [...] 
From Crooks and Liars: Paul Ryan spouts his usual lies and smears, I mean, Republican talking-points regarding health care. Barney Frank wonders why the Republicans didn't do anything about, or even mention, health care over the last 12 years when they controlled Congress.' [...] 
In more stellar reporting, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reporting on the upcoming gubernatorial race, refers to the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute as a "local think tank." Ed Garvey, at Fighting Bob, has more on how laughable this is. [...] 
A couple of illustrations, here and here, as to why a public works program would help.
Some great videos concerning health care (courtesy of Crooks and Liars):Wisconsin
In June 2007 the state Department of Health and Family Services posted an updated list of Wisconsin employers with the largest number of employees (or their dependents) participating in BadgerCare, the state's health insurance program for low-income [...]
The incentives, giveaways, and hand-outs of taxpayer dollars [...]
Michael Moore eviscerates capitalism in his new film, [...]
Tom Barrett will be running for governor in 2010. Alderman Tony Zielinski will be simultaneously running for lieutenant governor. If they're both elected, there will be no love lost in that working relationship.' [...] 
Michael Rosen, MATC economics professor, 
From Crooks and Liars, 
Some much needed 
Gifts for 
Yet another 
Ah, the stench of 
Paul Krugman 
Jon Stewart 
Elizabeth Warren is the 
After eight years of shit, and Obama being unable to bring the world back from the brink of destruction in ten months, we need to keep banging our head against the same old 
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James Rowen sums up the "water war" nicely 
WOW! What planet are these "people" living on? A hot steaming pile of delusional 
Lower taxes = less 
The 
Great article, from Bob Herbert, calling for an end to the 
Dean Baker squashes the 
From the 
Jon Stewart has more 
If you don't want to pay the cost, get your 
Why doesn't any meaningful reform - that benefits most working Americans - ever happen in D.C.? Barry Ritholtz 
George Monbiot has an interesting 
Why are conservatives so intent on attacking ACORN and SEIU? Rachel Maddow has the 
I guess this is the health 
Paul Soglin with an important 
Some food for 
These are turbulent times. But things are getting 
Susie Madrik has a nice 
