Bill O’Reilly aside, Christmas isn’t just about Christianity. It isn’t just about Holidays either [which comes from "Holy Days"]. It’s not even just about Chanukah, the ancient feast of lights to celebrate the end of the Babylonian Captivity. It’s about the interplay between our psychology and the Sun. In the Northern hemisphere of the Planet, […]
The suspicious, disturbing death of election rigger Michael Connell by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman December 20, 2008 Michael Connell, the crucial techno- lynch pin in the theft of the 2004 election, and much more, is dead at the age of 45. His unnatural, suspicious death raises serious questions about the corruption of the American […]
I usually stay away from stories like this – conspiracy theories and the like. But this one sounds like it really needs following. Larisa Alexandrovna is an investigative reporter and the managing editor of Raw Story, a news/information blog that keeps us up on what’s up. While she’s a colorful figure, her investigative reporting has […]
Hedge funds gain access to $200bn Fed aidBy Krishna Guha in WashingtonFinancial Times December 20 2008 Hedge funds will be allowed to borrow from the Federal Reserve for the first time under a landmark $200bn programme intended to support consumer credit. The Fed said on Friday it would offer low-cost three-year funding to any US […]
I quoted this article several days ago, but there were parts of it I didn’t really understand then: Hands Off Hedge Funds Sebastian Mallaby From Foreign Affairs January/February 2007 Summary: The massive growth of hedge funds has sparked warnings of instability and demands that the industry be regulated. But the fear of hedge funds is […]
Problem: Barack Obama is pastor selection challenged. Solution: Stop picking pastors…
I’ve found a terminally boring 1boringoldman topic – Hedge Funds. I know I’m just passing the time until the holidays are over and Bush is finally headed back to Texas. Maybe it’s also because it’s been gray, foggy, and rainy for weeks here in Georgia and there’s lots of time to rattle around. But at […]
The Madoff Economy By PAUL KRUGMAN December 19, 2008 The revelation that Bernard Madoff — brilliant investor (or so almost everyone thought), philanthropist, pillar of the community — was a phony has shocked the world, and understandably so. The scale of his alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme is hard to comprehend. Yet surely I’m not […]
The Torture Report Published: December 17, 2008 Most Americans have long known that the horrors of Abu Ghraib were not the work of a few low-ranking sociopaths. All but President Bush’s most unquestioning supporters recognized the chain of unprincipled decisions that led to the abuse, torture and death in prisons run by the American military […]
Report: Gonzales And Rice Appear To Have Lied To Congress About Vetting Bush’s Pre-War Uranium Claims ThinkProgress December 18, 2008 In his January 2003 State of the Union address, as part of his effort to make the case for invading Iraq, President Bush infamously declared that “the British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently […]