Wobbly financial institutions
Washington Mutual, Downey Savings and Loan, Corus, IndyMac, Wachovia, and Lehman Brothers are all currently being cited as having severe, maybe extreme financial problems. Might want to check where your money is.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day June 13, 2008
An open national antiwar conference
“Now is the time for unity in the antiwar movement, ” says the video, and I agree. Will there be a mass protest in DC this fall? If so, plans and organizing need to start now. The presidential campaign and…
Caption Contest
Join the festivities at Lenin’s Tomb. My favorite entry so far, “NO George! We heil with the right arm!”
Sen. Dodd chairs Senate Banking Committee yet got sweetheart mortgage deal
Sen. Dodd claims he wants to reform the very same industry where he got low rate mortgages personally ok’ed by Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo. Dodd’s office quickly responded to the potentially costly revelation with a statement: “The Dodds received a…
Loony Bird Lieberman and commodity speculation
Meanwhile, the other senator from Connecticut, Loony Bird Lieberman wants to ban institutional investors from commodity speculation, a proposal which demonstrates his almost total ignorance of how markets work. While speculation is certainly part of it, increasing demand and flat-to-declining…