Month July 2011

“The Murdochs have lost control of events”

Naked Capitalism has a detailed rundown on the latest news, including the Murdoch’s shooting their employees in the head to save themselves, Brooks, and the BSkyB deal. Rebekah Brooks no longer in charge of phone-hacking inquiry British Prime Minister’s ex-aide…

Jobs report disaster. Unemployment up

Business Insider Gigantic miss! Just 18,000 new jobs vs. expectations of 105,000. They present the ‘scariest jobs chart ever” Look at it carefully. Yes, the great minds who determine such things have decreed that the country has been out of…

Chicago schools drop writing tests to save money

As the country struggles to pay billions for three wars, states continue to shutdown basic services and programs. Chicago this week joined other jurisdictions in dropping writing as part of the standardized exam for students to save $2.4 million a…