Obama Wins the Austerity Election
With the reelection of President Barack Obama on Tuesday night along with the election and in some cases reelection of a number of notable women including Tammy Duckworth, Elizabeth Warren, Claire...
Category: Economy
Is Australia in Danger of Becoming Greece? Austerity and Blackmail Down Under
It might have escaped your notice, but apparently a Mediterranean climate and robust olive oil are not the only things Australia has in common with Greece. This week, prominent Australian banker...
The End of Downton? Nostalgia for the Gilded Age
Downton Abbey is back on the airwaves after entirely too long away, just in time for a big round of Emmy nominations (and, sadly, relatively few wins). The ITV drama won’t be hitting US shores...
No War But the Class War: Occupy’s Second Year Begins
As a first-birthday gift, Occupy Wall Street was treated to a hefty round of dismissals, roasts and obituaries from the mainstream media, none of whom saw fit to hire journalists to, say, report on...
The Netherlands Looks Tentatively to the Left
On September 12 The Netherlands is voting and several opinion polls have pointed to a strong possibility of a government with left inclinations. On Sunday, Guardian correspondent in The Netherlands...
Even Kitchenmaids Get the Blues
Downton Abbey is the best show on television this year, is it not? Or at least, it has the best frocks and hats on television at the moment (sorry Mad Men, you’re so whatever year it was that...
The Bloody London Olympics: The Social Cost of Benefit Cuts
The UK has entered a lethal age of austerity, right in time for the 2012 Summer Olympics. As elite athletes from all over the world to descend upon London to compete in the most-watched sporting...
Content creators vs carriers: The Dish/AMC dispute
Disclosure: I work for the Sundance Channel, an AMC property. On 1 July, Dish Network subscribers looking for the Sundance Channel, AMC, WE, IFC, and more had to look elsewhere—because an ongoing...
An American Downton Abbey? ABC’s Gilded Lilys tries on the costume drama
Hot off the success of UK costume dramas, ABC has decided to throw its hat into the ring with Gilded Lilys, a...wait for it...Shonda Rhimes creation set in New York City in 1895. The question is...
Occupy the Boardroom? Shareholder Activism Putting Pressure on Corporations
Companies often use shareholders as an excuse to justify their abuses of workers, the environment, and the general public. Boards and executives can hide behind the shareholder, deflecting the...