Day July 16, 2008

Idiots fiddle while Rome burns

The Big Picture on the financial markets. Bear in mind this is from a financial blog, not a leftie blog That’s not capitalism, its not socialism, its not regulation, and its sure as hell isn’t what free markets are. Our…

Alberta: Deadly tar sands

EcoSanity runs video of the Premier of Alberta pimping for tar sands exploitation and intersperses it with funny, snarky comments about his bald-faced lies (Yes, they will deeply respect the environment, right.) Added bonus: A protester gets ejected from the…

A modest proposal for ending socialized capitalism

From Robert Reich Socialized capitalism of the sort the Fed and the Treasury are now practicing, consisting of private gains and public losses, is untenable. On the other hand, it’s also true that giant Wall Street investments banks as well…