Radio commentary, November 14, 2009
[November 12 was the first new show I did on WBAI since the fundraising began in mid-October. Most of the opening commentary was a reprise of the previous week’s analysis of the October employment report, which the New York audience didn’t hear, though the California audience did. The following are the only fresh bits in this week’s punditry.] Now, the usual words on the economic news. In general, we continue to see signs of stabilization, but no serious signs of a turnaround. I suppose that coming after such a deep recession, a period of feet-finding can be expected, but it’s still a long way from even an overture to anything resembling prosperity. And since th

Radio commentary, November 6, 2009
[WBAI spent most of October and the beginning of November fundraising, and my show was pre-empted much of the time. I'd been doing mostly re-runs for the KPFA version. The November 6 show was a re-run—or an “encore presentation” as they say in TV—but had this bit of fresh commentary prepended.] Friday morning brought the release of the U.S. employment report for October. Once again, less bad is what passes for good these days. The headline job loss was the best—meaning smallest loss—we’ve gotten in more than a year. But below the surface, things still look pretty crummy. Em

Tomorrow’s election analysis tonight
A year after being pronounced dead, the Republicans are resurgent! Liberals will say that this proves that Obama must move to the left, but Obama will tack to the right. The rightward tilt will prompt a spate of anguished blog posts and Nation editorials wondering why Obama is doing it. You read it here first.

Fresh postings to LBO site
Just posted to the Left Business Observer website: Adolph Reed, The limits of antiracism and samples from #122, just out: LBO current issue contents.

LBO #122 out
The new timeliness continues! LBO #122 has just been emailed to subscribers, and is off to the printer to accommodate the dead-tree brigade. Contents: pity suffering Wall Street! • a memoir of the Florida real estate boom and bust (a state where felons can’t vote, but could sell mortgages!) • 2008: a year of less money and more poverty • more job carnage as lunatics demand exit strategy • declining employment share • why the Senate sucks (it’s no accident) If you don’t subscribe yet, what are you waiting for? Click here here and your first copy will be on its way