Madeleine Bunting speaks to economist and director of Columbia University’s Earth Institute Jeffrey Sachs, who argues that the US is in the midst of an economic and political crisis which has shifted parties to the right and is preventing the country from assuming a global leadership role
Tag: money
December 12, 2011
November 9, 2011
Wall St. Made More Money In 2.5 Years of Obama Than 8 Years of Bush
November 8, 2011 by walden9 ShareThis Wall St. Made More Money In 2.5 Years of Obama Than 8 Years of Bush 07 Nov 2011 (Video) Mika Brzezinski, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”: “New government data shows profits for America’s largest financial firms are once again reaching record highs not seen sense before the financial crisis of 2008. [...]
October 1, 2011
A Survival Guide to the Deluge of Daily Deals
Daily deal sites have become the new golden child of the Internet. Ever since Groupon turned down a $6 billion offer from Google, these sites have multiplied faster than GOP candidates for president. For consumers, the array of daily deals can be a bit overwhelming. Not only are there now hundreds of sites clamoring for [...]
September 27, 2011
Obama Needs his Sexy Back
There’s something missing from President Obama’s re-election campaign. Namely that Mr. Cool swagger and inviting smile that prompted the YouTube sensation “Obama Girl” to sing sexy lyrics to the prez and other women to profess their love for him. [Read: Obama Uses Peer Pressure, Embarrassment To Raise Money.] “He did have it,” says London School [...]
September 22, 2011
Why Quitting a Job Can Make Financial Sense
This week, I wrote about when it makes financial sense to quit your job, which might sound like a ridiculous question. In this economy, does it ever make sense to leave a job? Well, yes, it turns out, and sometimes doing so can even be a smart financial move. [In Pictures: 10 Ways to Start [...]
September 17, 2011
The Real Impact of Babies on Career Success
Jamie Ladge knows that people hate hearing that they can’t ‘have it all.’ As a professor at Northeastern University who studies career success, she’s discovered that one problem with that phrase is that it usually refers to working in a full-time, inflexible environment while trying to juggle the demands of parenthood. But a newer way [...]
September 14, 2011
Use of Private Contractors Doesn’t Save Government Money, Study Finds
September 14, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Use of Private Contractors Doesn’t Save Government Money, Study Finds –Federal government spends about $320 billion a year on contracts for services 13 Sep 2011 Despite a widespread belief [fueled by corporate-owned media propoganda] that contracting out services to the private sector saves the federal government money, a new [...]
July 1, 2011
Synagogue Bomb Plotters Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
Three men convicted of plotting to blow up New York synagogues and to fire heat-seeking missiles at U.S. military planes were sentenced to 25 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan handed down punishments today against James Cromitie, 45, Onta Williams, 35, and David Williams, 30, who were found guilty in October [...]
June 30, 2011
American prisons are going private
Most Americans are unaware that private prisons in the country are on the rise. Is there a reason behind this trend that isn’t going reported though? Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks says that private prisons are thriving in America right now because of the profits they are generating, which most people are unaware of. [...]
June 30, 2011
Texas town pulls the plug on police department
Attention gun-toting Texas natives: if you were looking to go a’looting, your time is now! City Council members in Alto, Texas, a town of around 1,200, have voted to abolish the city’s police department for at least six months as the community considers if they will be able to afford the force into 2012. As [...]
June 29, 2011
June 28, 2011
Recession Forces States to Rethink Tourism Funding
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Like a business trying to sell a product, Washington state has for years attracted visitors by promoting stunning images of some of the nation’s most majestic scenery — from the snowcapped peaks of the Cascades to the rainforests and thundering waterfalls of the Olympic Peninsula. That marketing is now coming to [...]