Robert Reich: The Obama Administration’s Approach To Financial Reform Will Do ‘Nothing’ To Change Wall Street (VIDEO)
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 5th, 2010 4:48 am by HL
Robert Reich: The Obama Administration’s Approach To Financial Reform Will Do ‘Nothing’ To Change Wall Street (VIDEO)
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich blasted the Obama administration’s approach to financial reform on Sunday. After Obama’s top economic adviser, Larry Summers, said on…
Arianna Huffington: Sunday Roundup
Happy Easter, HuffPosters! This week delivered a courageous ruling on the illegality of Bush’s domestic wiretapping program; a cowardly example of attacking the messenger by those defending the Pope; and the bizarre revelations of bondage club expenditures by the RNC. The environmental scorecard showed both a victory and a head-scratching setback. The victory: the biggest-ever jump in fuel economy standards (fleets must average 35.5 mpg by 2016, up 30 percent from current standards). This is a smart and long overdue way of reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil. The setback: the Obama administration’s decision to allow offshore drilling for oil and gas in selected areas. This is a risky and shortsighted way of reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil. Better to send fossil fuels the way of the dinosaurs that created them and focus on the alternative energy future. Innovate, baby, innovate!
Tina Wells: America’s Youth Divided on Healthcare Reform
My research firm, Buzz Marketing Group, sent out a survey to gauge the reactions to healthcare reform from America’s teens and young adults. This “Healthcare…
Terrorist Trials: Lieberman Criticizes Obama Admin For Prosecuting Terrorists In Civilian Courts
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn) argued on Sunday that the Obama administration had erred in its decision to place several terrorist suspects into the criminal court…
Byron Williams: King’s Final 365-Day Odyssey
King’s final year, though controversial to some and irrelevant to others, was an unwavering commitment to those on the underside of life.
