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Category: National/International
A Call for ‘Ethical Capitalism’
In 2004 — just about the zenith of the “greed is good” decades-long Wall Street feeding frenzy — Cambridge economist Noreen Hertz published The Debt Threat: How debt is destroying the developing world…and threatening us all. Here’s a great article about her experiences. Since the early 90s she’s been often ignored and sometimes attacked for…
Mayor Goes After Crime
Literally. Mayor ‘Boris’ of London chases would-be muggers with an iron bar. Enjoy!
Grayson on the Job
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) was elected to Congress after spending some years representing whistle blowers in cases involving military contract fraud. I’ve been enjoying YouTube videos of his grilling of Federal Reserve honchos and may nominate him for House Rookie of the Year.
Rotten to the Core
The following exchange is from the latest issue of The American Conservative Magazine. Chicago is described as central to the criminal activities related in the interview. GIRALDI: So we have a pattern of corruption starting with government officials providing information to foreigners and helping them make contact with other Americans who had valuable information. Some…
Foster Supporting “Robust Public Option” in Healthcare Bill
But first, though, in case you didn’t receive Rep. Bill Foster’s automated phone call: He’s now got an outreach program of constituent services for “any problems you are having with the federal government,” such as social security or veterans’ issues. You can find the congressman’s staff on hand to help you in the DeKalb Public…
Privatization & Public Safety
“I can tell you right now how to shave $10 million off the city budget,” a DeKalb business person told me recently. How? “Privatize everything.” It’s an extreme view redolent of anti-union sentiment and we will not be hearing pronouncements from city hall about contracting out for basic services anytime soon, I’m sure. However, that…