Month September 2008

Bailout Nation

Barry Ritholtz of The Big Picture financial blog discusses his soon-to-be-published new book, Bailout Nation. Prediction: The dreaded bailout will pass, the markets will rally, then that pesky reality will intrude again, causing another big downdraft. The credit markets are…

End the Cuba embargo now

Lawrence Wilkerson, retired Army Colonel and past aide & adviser to Colin Powell, on why Cuba embargo needs to end now. Let’s chalk up the losses of late in Latin America: We’re being tossed out of Venezuela. We’re being tossed…

Secret transcript of Bush-Obama meeting

Bush seeks meeting with Obama Bush: So Osama, or whatever your name is, we’re here to talk about important things. Obama: It’s “Obama”, not “Osama.” But, yes, the country needs leadership and a plan to end the financial crisis now.…

CleanTech Scotland

The Scottish Government now aims for 31% of all electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2011. CleanTech Scotland, now in beta, wants to provide a community where government officials, entrepreneurs, investors, local communities can meetup and help move…