| Feb 1, 2010 | Economy / BusinessJP Morgan Chase launched the 2010 Wall Street Bonus Sweepstakes last month. The bank is still losing money on consumer services, but well-heeled investors and financial traders more than made up the difference. The bank announced $11.7 billion in profits and $26.9...
| | Rights / DemocracyUnhinged. Absurd. Outrageous. That’s how you could describe the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission. Unfortunately, the decision was much, much worse than that. How much worse? You might have some idea if...
| | Food / FarmingStop me if you’ve heard this one. Congress passes a bill to address an urgent public need. A greedy industry finds a loophole and steps in to siphon off a half-billion dollars without accomplishing anything new. Free money, no public purpose served, taxpayers...
| | Environment / HealthDried up lakes, Can use some aid; Need much more, Than “Cap and Trade.” More than 190 nations have now agreed: Climate Change is bad and we ought to do something about it…let’s meet again someday to decide what. Naturally, low-lying islands...
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