Supreme Court: Corporations Could “Buy” The Electoral Process
Today, the Supreme Court met to hear an argument that could literally transform American politics. The Supreme Court could reverse almost 100 years of legal precedents that have blocked corporate spending on candidates running for Federal elections. If the law is changed, corporate money would flood the electoral process and give even more power to […]
President Obama Keeps Ben Bernanke As Fed Chairman For 2ND Term
Today, President Obama is expected to announce, from Martha’s Vineyard before the market opens at 9:00 AM, that he will keep Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chairman. Bernanke was nominated at the Federal Reserve in 2005 by George W. Bush to replace Alan Greenspan after Greenspan’s 18 years tenure. Bernanke enjoys a fairly broad support […]
Media & Health Care: 30 Percent Of Americans Say “Death Panels” Claims Are True
The latest Pew Research Center survey, released 2 days ago, illustrates again that the American public has a hard time focusing its attention on more than just one news story at a time. A few weeks ago, it was the death of Michael Jackson receiving non-stop coverage from the media, and of course occupying in […]
Credit Card Companies Continue To Be Protected From Lawsuits
Starting Thursday, credit card consumers will receive new protections against unscrupulous credit card practices. Credit card holders will have the opportunity to opt-out of interest rate rises.
The Unhealthy Debate On Health Care Moves To Twitter
The debate on health care doesn’t qualify as a debate any longer, it has become a battle, a shouting contest in town-hall meetings, between politicians and of course in the media. Further more, I don’t even think the so called “debate” is about health care at all, but more about making people feel anxious about […]
