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James Holmes: Disturbed Christian or an Occupy Black Bloc Activist?
In terms of James Holmes’ motive for his Batman movie shooting spree, there are a number of disturbing possibilities. One is that he’s a very troubled Christian or ex-Christian. As reported, for example, by the Christian Post, he seems to … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, batman, black bloc, Christianity, james holmes, Jesus, occupy, occupy wall street, wall street
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Occupy Wall Street: The Left’s Answer to the Tea Party?
My guess is that the “occupiers” of Wall Street are on the cusp of an activist movement that will rival the Tea Party in influence: the right has its contemporary movement for underground men and the left now has its equivalent. … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, America, Chris Hedges, occupy wall street, Politics, tea partiers, tea party, wall street
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“Inside Job” documentary: a must see
If you haven’t seen Inside Job yet, it’s a must see. I’ve watched it on DVD three times over the past week. It’s one of the most powerful documentaries I’ve ever encountered (and I’m a longtime follower of documentaries). Liberal or conservative, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, banks, corruption, economics, finance, fraud, goldman sachs, Great Depression 2.0, inside job, lehman brothers, wall street
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Peak Oil?
The Guardian today appears to have a big news scoop: The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a … Continue reading
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Tagged banking, cars, ecology, economy, energy, environment, gas prices, inflation, oil, Peak Oil, recession, wall street
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H1N1 Vaccine: Bankers and Bailout Recipients First
This is the way the world works (in case you just got here). This today at the Huffington Post: Building on a story that BusinessWeek broke, NBC reports that employees at the New York Stock Exchange, bankers at Goldman Sachs … Continue reading
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Tagged bankers, children, class, demoralizing, economy, equality, fitness, H1N1, health, swine flu, wall street
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From Liberty Bonds to Bailout Bonds?
The NY Times says that Barack Obama is contemplating letting small individual investors in on the bank bailout—wedding Main Street to Wall Street. Like a mutual or bond fund, you would buy shares, perhaps for as little as a few … Continue reading
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Tagged bailout, economy, Great Depression, Great Depression 2.0, main street, recession, Russia, The Great Gatsby, wall street
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Don’t Question or Mock Authority? Jeff Zucker Responds to Jon Stewart by Sounding Like the Pope
Speak truth to power. NBC’s Chief Executive, Jeff Zucker, is pissed at Jon Stewart for mocking CNBC “authority” on matters of business. So reports Reuters: “Just because someone who mocks authority says something doesn’t make it so,” Zucker said, describing the … Continue reading
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Tagged America, business, economics, economy, Great Depression 2.0, jim cramer, Jon Stewart, recession, rich, wall street
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Fareed Zakaria’s GPS is the Best Political Talk Show on Television
I’m blown away by the consistently high quality of Fareed Zakaria’s CNN Sunday show, “Fareed Zakaria’s GPS.” He always seems to find, for his show, the super smart among the super smart, and they always seem to have a thought provoking, … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, economy, fareed zakaria, foreign policy, Great Depression 2.0, nobel prize, Politics, recession, wall street
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Jon Stewart Takes Down Jim Cramer and Other Fatuous CNBC Business Show Prognosticators
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Are We Living in Apocalyptic Economic and Foreign Policy Times? And Where There Are HAPPY FACES Is This Disjuncture Part of the Horror?
David Sirota of Salon.com thinks so: It’s not just the economic turbulence or the corruption that evokes this new darkness — both have been around for a while. It’s the “I feel fine” obliviousness of R.E.M.’s cataclysmic ballad — the … Continue reading
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Tagged apocalypse, apocalyptic literature, armageddon, economics, foreign policy, marlon brando, Politics, religion, the horror, wall street
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“I’m Still Falling”: A Russian Joke and the Global Economy
There is a Russian joke that I like, and that bears upon the global economy. It goes like this: Ivan sees his friend, Dmitri, fall into an old well. Ivan runs up to the rim of the well and calls down, “Oh my God, … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, economics, economy, Great Depression 2.0, humor, wall street
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Don’t Buy Yet?: Yale Economist Robert Shiller Thinks the Housing Market is Only Halfway to Its Bottom
Yale economist, Robert Shiller, thinks we are only halfway to the bottom of the housing market, and, in consequence, that the economy’s general recovery is still 3-5 years off. See a five minute interview with Shiller, and a chart that he … Continue reading
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Tagged depression 2.0, economy, Great Depression 2.0, housing, markets, real estate, robert shiller, wall street
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Prometheus Unbound 