Ellen Brown: When done on a large enough scale, short selling can force prices down, allowing assets to be picked up very cheaply.
The Bailed-Out Bankers’ Boys
September 30, 2011 By
Brent Budowsky: Rick Perry’s impersonation of Ron Paul is caused by Perry’s panic while his campaign collapses, while terrified Republicans try to entice the freshman governor and unqualified Chris Christie to enter the race.
The Death Penalty as Ritualized Mob Violence
September 30, 2011 By
David Love: When a white conservative audience cheered presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry over his execution record at a recent debate, it underscored what is wrong with the death penalty.
The Moral Question
September 30, 2011 By
Robert Reich: The appropriation bill the House passed June 16 would deny benefits to more than 700,000 eligible low-income women and young children next year. What kind of country are we living in?
“Jobs Creators” Brand Tarnished
September 30, 2011 By
Joseph Palermo: Even hardcore capitalists are displaying a lack of faith in U.S. economic leadership, compounding the legitimacy crisis that has already engulfed millions of less exalted members of the global community.
How Soldiers Die
September 29, 2011 By
Jumping out of high-flying aircraft isn’t how most 19-year-old women get their kicks, but for Morganne McBeth that was one of the joyous things in her young life. “She loved it. She’d tell us, ‘You are in a totally different universe,’ and this was fun for her,” her step mother, Sylvia McBeth of Fredericksburg, Virginia, [...]
Portantino’s Staff Turning Lemons into Lemonade
September 29, 2011 By
Faced with the unprecedented closure of the 44th State Assembly offices, Assemblymember Anthony Portantino’s staff has decided to turn a bad situation into a great opportunity.
No Money to Fix Public Education
September 29, 2011 By
Leonard Isenberg: Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali tried the impossible task of trying to reconcile her optimism with her equally honest assessment that there was not only no money to fix public education, but even less in the future.
Banning the First Amendment
September 29, 2011 By
Walter Brasch: And every year, it is made more obvious that those who want to ban books, sometimes building bonfires and throwing books upon them as did Nazi Germany, fail to understand the principles of why this nation was created.
An Expanding War in Pakistan
September 29, 2011 By
Tom Hayden: Slowly but surely, the United States is creeping deeper and deeper into a disastrous war in Pakistan. The peace movement and its political and media allies need to be ready.
Baca Must Go
September 28, 2011 By
Peter Eliasberg: The voices have been there for years, if you were listening – horrific stories of abuse of inmates at Los Angeles County jails; not by other inmates, but by the deputies guarding them.
Flying While Gay
September 28, 2011 By
Rev. Irene Monroe: I like to know how many heterosexual couples have been or would be thrown off Southwest Airlines for kissing? Would it even be an issue?
California Homeowners Fight Foreclosures
September 28, 2011 By
Peter Dreier: Rose Gudiel is on the front lines of a growing protest movement to stop banks from foreclosing on families victimized by the economic crisis and abusive banking practices.
Has the Obama of 2008 Really Returned?
September 28, 2011 By
Randy Shaw: If Obama were really committed to showing that he backs real change he could start by withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. That would certainly send the type of people-first message that Americans long to hear.
Losing Weiner’s Seat: Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Off a Cliff
September 28, 2011 By
John Bauman: David Weprin is still in the New York State Assembly. And Bob Turner will be a freshman Congressman for a year, rubber stamp a bunch of tea Party nonsense, and then most likely be redistricted out.
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