Be scared. Be very scared. It’s the Zombie Bank

From Mark Fiore

A biggie Bank Failure Friday

Five banks got seized by FDIC yesterday.

Future of the Left ‘The Hope That House Built’

“In the end everybody wins as long as we remember there’s a reason for incredible wealth (incredible wealth) incredible luck (incredible luck) Don’t despair, life is just a dream and nobody can judge us if we choose to face it gradually (it gradually) makes everything right (means nothing can beat us)

Come join, come [...]

Reading from the Left launches

Reading from the Left is a non-commercial project to promote socialist pamphlets and books.

All selections are free and downloadable as PDFs. It was just launched by ecosocialist Ian Angus and already has a good selection with lots more coming.

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Ruth Madoff gets to keep $2.5 million, loses everything else

She has agreed to give up a claim to $80 million in assets while her husband Bernie loses all assets and gets sentenced on Monday. However, the SEC and the Madoff trustee can still go after Ruth Madoff for money, as can anyone who wants to sue her.

Their penthouse will be sold, she’ll have [...]

Offshore Wind becomes a priority for the Obama Administration

Calling it a major step forward in President Obama’s new energy frontier, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, joined by New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, today issued five exploratory leases for renewable wind energy production

Winds are more powerful and steadier offshore, plus there are no NIMBYs to complain about offshore wind turbines. [...]

China may kill Hummer deal

The Chinese government is likely to kill a Chinese company’s offer to buy Hummer from GM, in part because “its gas-guzzling vehicles conflict with Beijing’s conservation goals.”

Did Dr. Feelgood accidentally give Michael Jackson an overdose

Demerol shot probable cause of death; Cops want to talk to Michael Jackson’s doctor

The doctor has vanished, and apparently it was Jackson’s family who suggested his death might have been due to a drug overdose.

Sad day for Green and Latino causes in Los Angeles

Nativo Lopez: Edward Headington photo on Photobucket

Nativo Lopez, a major Mexican-American activist and former Green Party of Los Angeles County council member has been indicted on felony voter fraud. If true, this means he was fraudulently elected to GPLAC. He is president of the Mexican-American Political Assn and national director of Hermandad [...]

My enemy’s enemy is still my enemy

To badly mix metaphor with a Charlie Daniel lyric, I couldn’t resist chasing this dead horse once more around the parking lot. Because when an “Iran cleric urges severe punishment for rally leaders” I’m guessing that means lots of prison and torture, something you’d think lefties would oppose.

Just because Mahmoud Ahmadinejad thumbs his nose [...]