Features on The Economy

2010-09-01 Donuts at 2 A.M.: August, the Mother of All Months by Gary Phillips
Did anyone really believe this Don Draper crossed with Lonesome Rhodes would succeed in hijacking the legacy of the momentous March on Washington?
2010-08-23 Lost in OC: Vampires, Sucking on the People’s Blut by Jim Washburn
My wife is hooked on True Blood, HBO’s hemosexual romp that’s half bodice-ripping soap-opera, half Zalman King-styled softcore kink porn.
2010-08-12 MasterPlanning!: Including Affordable Housing Somehow by Tony Chavira
Across the wider spectrum of society, lots of homebuilding means lots of affordable housing. That is, as long as stuff’s always being built.
2010-08-05 The Urban Habitat: From the Frontlines of Affordable Housing by Veronica Jauriqui
For the first time in its 34-year history, the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity joined the ranks of the most prolific homebuilders in the United States.
2010-08-04 Donuts at 2 A.M.: The Shape of Things to Come by Gary Phillips
Just when I’m ready to ignore one more overdue notice from the L.A. Times, son-of-a-gun if they don’t prove there yet remains a reason for the daily newspaper.
2010-07-30 California Dreaming: Working by Rebecca Schoenkopf
I worked on one project only, over and over again: proofreading 38 minutely differing versions of the same insurance company brochure, broken up into regions …
2010-07-22 MasterPlanning!: Unemployment Payments: From Trickle-Down to Trickle-Up by Tony Chavira
It’s illuminating how often I’ve read comparisons between Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan, particular regarding their ungodly abilities to inspire people.
2010-07-16 California Dreaming: Amway Calling! by Rebecca Schoenkopf
Some nice young people graciously allowed me to take a seat at their table on the patio, and they were so friendly! So outgoing and conversatey! And what did I do for work?
2010-07-10 In Transit: My Three Years by David Deutsch
I dusted off my resume and began applying for jobs to prepare for graduation. And so I applied for jobs. Then I applied for more jobs. And then I applied for yet more.
2010-07-09 California Dreaming: I’m Sorry by Rebecca Schoenkopf
But back to Hud! It was black-and-white and boringcakes, except for the confounding, even crazymaking, resemblance of Hud to one Mr. George W. Bush.
2010-07-08 MasterPlanning!: Pushing My Luck Back to Los Angeles by Tony Chavira
It bothers me sometimes when people ask “Where are you from?” and when I reply “Los Angeles,” they look back at me in shock. “No one is from Los Angeles.”
2010-07-06 Oklahoma Dreaming: A Very, Very, Very Fine House by Donna Schoenkopf
I wrote lists and rewrote them over and over. I added, subtracted, multiplied and divided until numbers swam in front of my eyes, not meaning much of anything anymore.
2010-07-05 Lost in OC: In This House That I Call Home by Jim Washburn
On this date in history, one has to presume, our Founding Fathers were drunk off their brandy-packed asses, celebrating the lovely document they had just brought forth.
2010-06-30 In Transit: Could Afghanistan’s Riches Destabilize the U.S. Economy? by David Deutsch
Yes, I know this is a loaded question. But if it’s true that past is prologue, the discovery in Afghanistan of one trillion dollars in mineral deposits …
2010-06-24 MasterPlanning!: Downtown. Miami. by Tony Chavira
The city of Miami is the land the drug money laundering cartel built. Since Florida doesn’t necessarily require proof of income to buy property, cash would be spilt …
2010-06-16 In Transit: Can Recessions Be Good Things? by David Deutsch
This recession has been more painful than most: food bank reserves are depleted, children are going to bed hungry, and career opportunities have been thrown in reverse.
2010-06-02 In Transit: A Nation of Toll-Roads: Why Libertarianism Can Never Work by David Deutsch
Libertarianism has been in the news a lot lately, thanks to Kentucky Republican Senate nominee Dr. Rand Paul. And we are much better off because of his candidacy.
2010-05-17 Lost in OC: Bleeding Oil by Jim Washburn
Jesus Christ, isn’t there some way we can bring George W. Bush back to the White House, so we can impeach his simpering, nation-destroying ass?
2010-05-13 MasterPlanning!: Your Car Is Only a Fashion Statement by Tony Chavira
When you know that you can get around in a bus or a train, or on a bike, pogo stick, unicycle, roller-skates or a skateboard, what the hell is the point in owning a car?
2010-05-08 Chinatown Buses: Getting More Than You Pay For by David Deutsch
Every time I visit my native East Coast, I am amazed at all the cool stuff I did not take advantage of: I did not visit Ford’s Theatre. I never visited Gettysburg.
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