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McClatchy News’ Investigative Report on Goldman Sachs – Part 1
November 2, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have written in this space before that I consider the giant Wall Street investment banks that nearly destroyed our economy to be nothing more than Ponzi schemes, a Casino Royale for unregulated speculative investments of no hard asset value, fueled by the greed of unscrupulous investors. To paraphrase Don Henley from
Frank Rich on GOP Stalinist Purges
November 2, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: New York Times columnist Frank Rich has more on the GOP civil war in the NY-23 special election for Congress. There will be no "winner" in this race. The big loser, however, is the Republican Party. The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York: [P]reposterous as it sounds, the real action migrated to
“Education Inc.” — Imagine Schools under the microscope
November 1, 2009
by David Safier Today's Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Indiana, began a 3 part series about the corporation, Imagine Schools, and the charters it runs in Indiana. Compared to these stories, the posts I've written have handled these folks with kid's gloves. The first day's articles are serious stuff. The Sunday paper actually has two
Republicans Scare Voters With Dirty Trick on Halloween
November 1, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Shaun McClusky saved his biggest lie for last, after the local media has gone into its "black out" of election coverage on the Friday preceding election day. We don't have such a stupid policy here. You have the right to know. This latest action is directed by the GOP "brain trust" of
Charter Reform: First step, realize you have a problem
October 31, 2009
by David SafierIn Philadelphia, six charters are being scrutinized by the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is considering criminal action. Most of it has to do with misuse of funds. Houston Philadelphia, we have a problem. Aiming to end abuses recently uncovered in Philadelphia-area charter schools, a bipartisan legislative committee yesterday unveiled a sweeping overhaul of
Shaun McClusky pulls a Dunbar, campaign circles the drain
October 31, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Shaun McClusky is a political neophyte. Hell, he admits that he wasn't politically active and didn't even bother to vote in city elections before he was recruited by the GOP to run for city council. So I know the latest actions are being directed by the GOP "brain trust" of Bill Arnold,
Economic slide into the abyss halted, sustained recovery to take longer
October 30, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Christina Romer, Chairwoman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, writes On Today's GDP Numbers: Data released [Thursday] by the Commerce Department show that real GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of the year. This is in stark contrast to the decline of 6.4 percent
President Obama signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Act
October 30, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the White House Blog "This Is About Whether We Value One Another": [On Wednesday] the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act became law, and the President hosted a reception to celebrate a victory decades in the making and steeped in blood and pain. Amongst those attending were the
