by Terrance Heath | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog
Even a stopped clock, the saying goes, is right twice a day. Taken figuratively, it means that even the people who have been most disastrously, abysmally wrong can occasionally get something damn near right. In that sense, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan may be...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 28, 2010 | Blog
In the metro-D.C. area, if it isn't electricity it's the water. The wind shifts direction or a simple summer storm is all it takes to knock out one or the other — and, many times, both. But we don't just have a problem with power. Our biggest challenge is the politics...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 21, 2010 | Blog, Economy
"It hurts me that they didn't even try to attempt to see what is happening here, they didn't care." Shirley Sherrod – on her forced resignation from the USDA within hours airing of a heavily edited video of Sherrod speaking at an NAACP event by right wing...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 20, 2010 | Blog
Where's the Tea Party when you really need them? There's a bit of investigative reporting from the Washington Post that ought to have launched a Tea Party protest, complete with signs, slogans, and speeches (from the likes of Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Palin, and Rand...
by Terrance Heath | Jul 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Obama, Democrats Pass Historic Financial Reform The Senate has sent to Obama the most sweeping financial reform since the Great Depression: "The Senate on Thursday voted 60-39 to approve the most sweeping overhaul of the nation's financial regulatory system since the...