Gonna try something different
Fixing what isn't broken
We have this great little library around the corner, which is very convenient. In London, there are lots of libraries, but it’s such big city geographically that it’s not always the case […]
Maybe 'banksters' are the exception, not the rule
If you’re not familiar with the term “bankster,” it was coined, writes Harold Evans for BBC, “by an American immigrant, a fiery Sicilian-born lawyer by the name of Ferdinand Pecora. He was […]
And then there were two
And then there were two, two great institutions of Wall Street, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, calmly reiterating: “We have always been here. We will always be here. Your money is in […]
Paulson's rescue plan: Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic
By Martin Bosworth I was deeply amused to read the breathless news coverage of Hammerin’ Hank Paulson’s “ambitious” and “sweeping” plans to restructure the federal financial regulatory structure. It says something about […]
Who has access to your personal data? Everyone–except you
By Martin Bosworth Last month the Associated Press cast a harsh light on a dark secret of many big public industries–that workers have far too much access to personal data of customers, […]
Welcome to the jungle: How "gotcha capitalism" has destroyed the American social contract
By Martin Bosworth In order for a disparate group of individuals to band together into a workable community, there have to be rules, both implicit and explicit. There are laws that people […]
Countrywide CEO foregoes plush payoff package–but don't feel too sorry for him
By Martin Bosworth Why is this man smiling? Angelo Mozilo, the well-tanned and always smiling soon-to-be-ex-CEO of failed mortgage lender Countrywide, announced today that he would magnanimously give up his massive severance […]
Congress, candidates call credit card companies on the carpet
By Martin Bosworth Just in time for the holiday season, the 110th Congress has renewed its push for credit card companies and lenders to clean up their act. Michigan Democrat Carl Levin, […]
Quotabull
The issue of separating yourself from a harmful environment is a recurring theme in the life of black men. It has nothing to do with football, or Sean Taylor or even sports. […]
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