Category Archives: Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy

Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy: Destroying labor unions

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Naomi

From Nancy MacLean’s Democracy in Chains: If the nation’s health, schools, and prisons, and the world’s climate, are at a watershed moment, so, too, is the U.S. labor force. A large body of research by economists and political scientists over … Continue reading →

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Awful story eventually landing in federal court

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Naomi

I knew there was a reason (that could be a pun but never mind) I look at the Volokh Conspiracy/Report blog every day. Two reasons, actually. One, because it’s written by “libertarian” lawyers and no way do I  trash “libertarian” … Continue reading →

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Let’s get even deeper into “libertarianism”

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Naomi

I was delighted with Paul Krugman’s column on “libertarianism.” That is, the Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy. That is, what Nancy MacLean’s terrific historical perspective, “Democracy in Chains,” digs into. The Big Lie. Krugman’s column came just as I … Continue reading →

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