Harry Shearer: New Orleans: Who Calls the Shots?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 5th, 2009 4:47 am by HL
Harry Shearer: New Orleans: Who Calls the Shots?
One day before the office was to expire, President Obama extended the life of the Gulf Coast Recovery “Czar” (don’t tell Glenn Beck) for another six months.
Matt Bivens: Cure Millions of Leprosy — or Just Give Hank Paulson a Tax Break?
$300 million could eradicate smallpox, history’s greatest killer of humans — yet the same sum wouldn’t cover the bonus pool for the executives of the insurance company AIG after its great meltdown.
Fareed Zakaria: ‘We Must Stop Exaggerating The Iranian Threat’
It is time to clarify the debate over Iran and its nuclear program. It’s easy to criticize the current course adopted by the United States…
Allison Kilkenny: Alan Greenspan Is the Definition of “Epic Fail”
Greenspan’s ability to make these kinds of public financial predictions without fear of being pelted by rotten tomatoes is facilitated by America’s proud tradition of rewarding white collar failure.