by Bill Scher | Sep 10, 2010 | Blog
The White House has agreed to meet with 350.org climate activist Bill McKibben about his quest to get the White House to bring back the solar panels that President Jimmy Carter installed and President Ronald Reagan ripped off. That's nice and all. But I think McKibben...
by Leo Gerard | Sep 10, 2010 | Blog
Long-suffering victim is hardly the American image. Paul Revere, Mother Jones, John Glenn, Martin Luther King Jr. -- those are American icons. Bold, wry, justice-seeking. So how is it that America finds herself in the position of schoolyard patsy, woe-is-me casualty...
by Zach Carter | Sep 9, 2010 | Blog
Former Citibank Chairman Robert Rubin knew about mounting subprime mortgage losses at his company, but still allowed executives to mislead to Citibank's shareholders about those losses, according to the SEC. But that same agency wants to let Rubin off the hook for an...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 9, 2010 | Blog, Economy
The Chamber of Commerce is rolling out its “jobs and economy” political initiative today. As Politico reports, the blitz is “designed to drive voters toward '5 Questions to Ask Your Candidates,' to be distributed by mail and online to millions of voters.” Here are the...
by Zach Carter | Sep 9, 2010 | Blog
3:45 Clearly the best FCIC hearing to date. Tough questions all around. Everybody comes out of it looking bad, bankers and regulators alike, as they should. *********************** 3:30 This hearing is full of surprises. Peter Wallison just presented a very productive...
