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Herbert Hoover Brewer... or Herbert Hoover Napolitano? Herbert Hoover Some of Arizona’s government “stimulus” enthusiasts have been citing a recent Paul Krugman column , which was printed in the December 30th edition of the Arizona Daily Star , directly above an op-ed from AFP Arizona ( http://www.azstarnet.com/business/273696 ). Krugman’s column was titled “50 Herbert Hoovers: State cuts fuel economic crisis,” and rehashed the classical Keynesian line that governments should expand spending and increase deficits during recessions. In some local blog posts and columns, Krugman’s Arizona followers have used his column to argue against the kind of spending reductions we advocated in our op-ed. One ... Read Full Story

This is the question that comes to mind when one looks at the difficulties America is facing at the moment. United States is currently going through the deepest recession at any time in last 70 years and there is a danger that this recession and Obama’s name will become synonymous as that of 1920’s depression and Herbert Hoover’s. As with Hoover, this recession is not Obama’s making and to be honest, he is taking all the right steps to stem the rot but my fear is that by the time his actions against downturn will start to take hold, his term will already be ... Read Full Story

"Obama Talks Up Stimulus" image: truveco.com The Economic Outlook continues to decline as job losses this February were at 651,000, AFP bringing the unemployment rate to 8.1, with an overall 5.1 million American’s out of work. To counter the bad new, Obama is busy touting his job creating stimulus package, visiting Columbus Ohio, where 25 public jobs were “saved” by "stimulus". The Boston Globe reported that the President does know that there are greater job losses, but that he is indeed saving jobs; offering the 25 positions on the Cleveland Police Force as “proof” of accomplishment. The Globe, befriending the Republican Party, reiterated that ... Read Full Story

Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place Essays on politics, culture and ideas about Israeli-Arab peace and world music Muslim and Jewish Women in Nazareth 'We can live in peace'...John Lennon (photo: Dafna Tal) Mahzor New York Public Library Sarajevo Haggadah Mah Nishtanah Antaea Darom Israeli women's art Torah as music Ben Heine ceramic bowl Mohammad Said Kalash, "Offering Reconciliation" exhibit (photo: Ilan Amihai) Punch and Judy/Pinchas and Jamila Avi Katz David Grossman Ben Heine Eldrige Street shul Lower East Side Dove Ben Heine Two birds Hoda Jamal Israeli and Palestinian boys from documentary, Promises Cat in the Hat Yiddish version Daylight ... Read Full Story

Herbert Hoover In an assault on the American worker, Republicans have once again shown their true colors by killing the deal to allow GM and Chrysler bridge loans so that they can survive and keep millions of workers employed. The Republican Senators’ next campaign slogan should be “Never let doing the right thing for the country stand in the way of partisan politics.” After a bailout deal passed in the house, Senate Republicans insisted that American workers’ and retirees’ wages and benefits be cut to allegedly bring them in line with foreign automakers Toyota, Honda and Nissan who build cars here. However, according to ... Read Full Story