Month: October 2011

Toxic Assets, Banks and OccupyWallStreet

. Former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company William Isaac warns Europe to heed the lessons from TARP and catastrophic public stress tests … Europe should learn from US mistakes (CentralBanking.com) Oct. 13,...

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The 147 companies that run the world

A scientific analysis has revealed the 147 company “super-entity” that controls most of the world’s economy. Here is an article about the study. And here is the study itself. I already knew that a small number...

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Stunning Realization

I was already under the impression that HBO’s The Wire was the best and most honest television program in American history. But my mind was totally blown tonight when I realized that “Little” Melvin Williams...

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BREAKING: Pat Buchanan Still a Bigot

It’s a shame that Pat Buchanan doesn’t understand the history of the Irish in this country. It’s almost weird how he manages to conflate “Irish” and “white” and “Catholicism”...

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