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The Dimon Fiasco: A Stark Lesson on Why Finance Needs Government Regulation
JPMorgan Chase's trading losses are a perfect example of why we need increased government regulation of banks. Many people see the $2 billion in trading losses announced by J.P. …
The Zionist Scenario: Now and in the Future – an Analysis
Part I – The Death Knell of the Two State Solution Over the past month Palestinian leaders have begun to publicly acknowledge that continuing actions by the Israeli government, …
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Germany’s Attempt to Beat Greece Into Submission Won’t Work
Treating Greece like an incorrigible child won't improve its economy or the future of the eurozone. “German Patience with Greece Wears Thin,” says the New York Times headline. My patience …
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No Country for Rich Men
From Manhattan to Monaco, the world's wealthiest people are disconnecting into a class of stateless transients. Back in 1863, a short story took the American reading public by storm. …
At a Military Hospital, Warriors Are Not the Only Wounded
The weather's getting warmer in Afghanistan and the war there is heating up again. That means, as it has meant every year for more than a decade, that the …
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Boehner Vows Another Showdown Over Debt and Taxes
Boehneru2019s address to a Washington budget forum had chilling echoes of the 2011 clash over increasing the debt ceiling.
Uncovering the Other ALECs
Taxpayer-subsidized stealth lobbyists: Lobbyists who circumvent normal lobbying regulations and procedures to advance the corporate agenda in statehouses nationwide on the taxpayer dime.
The Battle Over CEO Pay: When the Top 1 Percent Take on the Top 0.01 Percent
One of the few tangible ways that Dodd-Frank has helped damp down financial excess had been the introduction of shareholder Say on Pay votes on the remuneration of top …
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How Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Remains in “Command” and Continues to “Strike Fear“
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed sat stone silent inside the courtroom at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, refusing to answer routine questions from the judge presiding over his arraignment …
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When Polluted Water Is Safe to Drink: Inside the Dimock Fracking Fight
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has spent the past four months testing water wells used by families in the rural community of Dimock, Pennsylvania, where residents and environmental …