Wow, 100 issues of Nota Bene! Props to Russ for helping me for a while with this nifty little S&R feature. Never mind all that now, let’s get on with this issue. […]
What do George Soros and Buddhist bodhisattvas have in common?
By Martin Bosworth Awhile back I was introduced to the concept of the “five supernatural perceptions” or “superknowledges,” achieved by bodhisattvas as a pinnacle of achievement in meditation and understanding in Buddhism. […]
Grampa Fred connects immigration and the housing slump–but gets the wrong answer
By Martin Bosworth While polishing up his hard-right credentials in order to shore his foundering Presidential bid, Fred Thompson had this to say to an Iowa voter frustrated with bilingual customer service […]
There is a housing bailout going on–but it's not for you
By Martin Bosworth The Federal Reserve announced another $20 billion in funds auctioned off to commercial banks today in order to help prop them up in the wake of the global mortgage […]
A housing bailout might be a boon, but Bush's housing bailout is a bust
By Martin Bosworth For those who don’t know, last week President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson unveiled a “mortgage rescue plan” (NOT a bailout, they desperately stressed) that would enable qualifying […]
Fed prepares to “move the goalposts” to delay recession; Greenspan says “Not my fault”
By Martin Bosworth The phrase “moving the goalposts” has been applied most heavily in public discourse of late to the Bush regime’s “strategery” regarding the Iraq war. Through the “surge” and constant […]
“Faith-based investing” and total economic collapse
By Martin Bosworth In looking at the various examples of bad economic news over the last few days, I’ve been struck once again by how the supposedly rational, logical, God-forbid-we-regulate-it-because-it-works-fine-on-its-own free market […]
Is the perfect real estate storm about to pop the housing bubble?
I’ve been waiting for the housing crash for awhile. I’m not an expert, but it has seemed to me that we have: a lot of empty existing units; a ridiculous excess of […]
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