by Bill Scher | Nov 17, 2009 | Blog
The online version of Foreign Policy magazine currently blares the wildly premature headline "Who Killed Copenhagen? FP Plays The Blame Game." This apparently is what happens when a thoughtful if staid non-profit publication gets sold to a for-profit corporation -- in...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 17, 2009 | Blog, Financial Reform
The banking lobby, as corporate lobbies are wont to do, can build a wonderful Potemkin village of consumer delights, where a defanged government beholden to business interests smiles as unfettered CEOs and marketers rack up their profits and where only the buyer need...
by Bill Scher | Nov 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day Obama Mentions Currency, Hu Doesn't Obama presses China on currency manipulation. Bloomberg: "'I was pleased to note the Chinese commitment, made in past...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog
President Obama is visiting Asia, and is blasted over and over about America's supposedly "protectionist" policies. "China on Monday accused the United States of increasing protectionism..."Think about it, the country with the massive trade surplus accuses the country...
by Leo Gerard | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog
A business group is honoring Roger Agnelli, the CEO of Vale, one of the largest mining companies in the world, which, coincidentally, is in the midst of its longest ever labor dispute. The award is for exceptional accomplishments in corporate social responsibility....
