"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Photo: AFP/GETTY The Telegraph reports that not only have serious protests started in the east of Russia, there are signs of mutiny in Putin’s own government Key quote: Subordinates have begun openly to defy Mr Putin, a man whose diktat…
Economist Doug Henwood writes about on the current economic crisis and what, if anything, the left can do out it in Gloomy, w/ a 15% chance of depression He runs Left Business Observer, a left / socialist newsletter and listserv,…
This comes as no surprise. Their economy is in tatters and protests have been increasing both in numbers and intensity. At a rally Monday outside Parliament, protester Svginn Rumar Hauksson said demonstrations won’t end yet. “The protests will continue until…
Caterpillar, Sprint, Pfizer announce huge layoffs.
John Thain was fired this week as CEO of Merrill Lynch after zillions more in garbage assets were found on their books by BofA, who bought the company last September. Thain apparently had been a busy guy since the sale,…