Seth Sandronsky — Gov. Brown, Meet Mr. Keynes

Non-sequitur. Sandronsky criticizes Jerry Brown for being anti-Keynesian and then admits that US states don't have the same fiscal space as the general government.

Why then does Gov. Brown ignore Keynes’ insights on government or state spending to spur the economy? One reason is that state governments are unable to run deficits in the way that Uncle Sam can. Another is that Gov. Brown is reserving state revenue to repay Wall St. creditors in a downturn. The state issues bonds that these elites hold and push policies that favor their class interests. This is no conspiracy theory, just the everyday workings of public policy in a capitalist society.

Counterpunch
Gov. Brown, Meet Mr. Keynes
Seth Sandronsky, a Sacramento journalist and member of the freelancers unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild

Michael Finnegan And Seema Mehta — Analysis: Kashkari struggles to hit partisan balance in debate with California

Brown and Kashari are both positioned as fiscal conservatives and social liberals, which reflects the preference of California voters, the majority of whom are socially liberal but hate the state's high taxes — "the California premium."

It's an uphill fight for Kashari, who is an outlier in today's GOP, but he will get a lot of campaign cash from Silicon Valley.

McClatchy
Analysis: Kashkari struggles to hit partisan balance in debate with California Gov. Brown
Michael Finnegan And Seema Mehta

Jerry Brown in the hot seat

“We are sick and tired of UC Davis students being maced and sprayed,” said Kevin Carter of Occupy Sacramento. “We are sick and tired of UC Berkeley students engaged in nonviolent protest being pulverized and having batons shoved into their ribs by police. What gives the police the right to use this type of police brutality?”

Read the rest at AlterNet
Occupy Sacramento Marches on Jerry Brown’s Home
by: Dan Bacher, AlterNet | Op-Ed

President Obama next?