from The Real News Network
Bill Black: Obama susceptible to attack by Romney because he failed to deal with systemic risk to financial system – even though Romney would be worse
‘The Union List’
The Bill Black Financial and Fraud Report
by n0madic, posted on Friday, October 5th, 2012 at 9:39 pmCTU Announces Ratification Vote
by n0madic, posted on Thursday, October 4th, 2012 at 2:57 pmfrom the Chicago Teachers Union
Chicago Teachers Union officers announce 79.11% vote to ratify the CTU/CPS contract — biggest win in history.
Jeff Faux on the debate: Neither of these guys has a plan or a vision for the future
by n0madic, posted on Thursday, October 4th, 2012 at 9:22 amJeff Faux (Economic Policy Institute): The similarity of positions and Obama’s refusal to explain the real causes of the crisis gave the debate to Romney
Sensata blockade against Bain
by n0madic, posted on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 at 10:36 pmfrom The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann (RT)
Tom Gaulrapp, Sensata employee of 33 years, joins Thom Hartmann.
Little Debate About Afghan War in Election Campaign
by n0madic, posted on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 at 10:10 amGareth Porter: Afghan war a failure, yet there is little debate about why and what to do next
Financialization and the World Economy
by n0madic, posted on Sunday, September 30th, 2012 at 7:36 pmGerald Epstein, Political Economy Research Institute, and Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst): Financialization of the economy has been developing since the late 19th century and is now at historic Levels
Assange Speaks to UN
by n0madic, posted on Sunday, September 30th, 2012 at 10:09 amMichael Ratner (Center for Constitutional Rights): Julian Assange called for release of Bradley Manning and attacked President Obama’s call for free speech while suppressing whistle blowers
Why isn’t CNN’s Anderson Cooper an enemy of the state?
by n0madic, posted on Friday, September 28th, 2012 at 8:02 pmrrom The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann (RT)
Julian Assange addressed the United Nations and discussed the United States’ continuing investigation of Wikileaks and Bradley Manning. But what’s the real lesson on journalism in the 21st century that needs to be taken away from the Assange case?
Since June Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London trying to avoid extradition to Sweden, and eventually the United States where he could meet the same fate as Bradley Manning or worse. His crime? Being a journalist. There’s one industry specifically mentioned in the Constitution, just one. And it’s the press, it’s journalism. It’s the tool “we the people” have to keep our government in check and to make sure “we the people” have all the information we need to be informed members of our democracy.
Richard Wolff: Spain & Greece – Is This What Collapse Looks Like?
by n0madic, posted on Friday, September 28th, 2012 at 7:52 pmfrom The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann (RT)
Richard Wolff, economist & visiting professor in the Graduate Program for International Affairs, New School University, joins Thom Hartmann. Workers in Greece went on strike Wednesday to protest another round of spending cuts under consideration by the Greek government. Public employees, teachers, medics, lawyers, and even banksters walked off their jobs and took to the streets to protest salary and pension cuts. It’s the first such strike since the new Conservative government took power in June. Yet the Greek government today unveiled it’s new austerity budget pledging to cut $11.5 billion over the next several years. So what will this latest round of cuts due to a nation that is already collapsing under the banksters demands?
The Bill Black Financial and Fraud Report
by n0madic, posted on Friday, September 28th, 2012 at 8:07 amLondon and Wall Street in a dangerous competition to create a more unregulated environment for finance
