The N&O shows it crony corporatist stripes in this editorial cheerleading the collusion of big government and big business - this time advocating for an extension of North ... Keep Reading
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N&O Fact Checker Observes Only Half the Story
The N&O fact checks a claim made by Walter Dalton in the recent Democratic gubernatorial debate regarding job creation numbers resulting from a corporate welfare economic ... Keep Reading
Progressives Put Bureaucracy Before People
In today's column at the Freeman, Sheldon Richman reveals the true mindset behind the ignorant progressive mantra of "putting people before profits." Progressives today say people ... Keep Reading
NC Cronies May Lose Out to SC Cronies
In the state's latest money-laundering scheme to reward major political donors economic development deal, word has it that NC may be outbid by our southern neighbors. Four state ... Keep Reading
But I Really, Really Want a New Train!
The N&O recently published this hissy fit about North Carolina maybe not receiving manna from heaven federal funds for high-speed rail boondoggles due to legislation (now ... Keep Reading
Perdue Hates Corporate Welfare So Much, She Asks for More
In this article, the N&O touches on Gov. Perdue's likely decision to veto SB 13. The bill would sweep millions in unspent money from various state accounts - money that would ... Keep Reading
Obamanomics = Corporatism, part II
As I pointed out here recently, President Obama's economic vision for America could most appropriately be labeled as corporatism. His view of an economic order is one in which the ... Keep Reading
Obamanomics = Corporatism
Sheldon Richman points out that Obama's recent State of the Union speech further eradicated any doubts about the President's vision for our economy: corporatism. The upshot? In ... Keep Reading
