Showing posts with label U.S. Senate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. Senate. Show all posts

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Quotation for Today: Republicans' New, Old Gospel

In this world of intense income and wealth inequality in which we live, it is encouraging to see that some of our political leaders recognize the potential destructiveness of that inequality.  The possible effect of intense income and wealth inequality is the theme of the quotation for today.

Monday, February 13, 2012

A Thousand Words, Vol. 1, Issue 1.

The failure of American political leadership during the past three decades is well captured in a picture that accompanies a story about Apple and Foxconn.  The picture can be viewed here.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Regulating Capitol Hill Insiders

This post highlights a news story about Wall Street professionals lurking around Capitol hill in order to obtain inside information that will help them profit in the Wall Street casino.