Listening to: Hums of various varieties... Reposted from: euro|topics 22/10/2008 Dilema Veche - Romania With reference to the financial crisis Sever Voinescu analyses the role of morality and greed... To blame are those who told convenient lies in their company reports. ... In short all those people are to blame who thought greed was a good thing, for that is what capitalism is." (22/10/2008
Listening to: Heat rushing through the vents... Oooh. And now it has stopped. Boo. Greenspan must share the blame Nils Pratley, The Guardian , October 24 Alan Greenspan is shocked and disbelieving....merely reflect the drop in financial market activity. Either way, Goldman is signalling the start of deep retrenchment on Wall Street and the City. If it is cutting 10%, others will cut by 20% and 30%
This is why I don't wear jewelry aside from my Hello Kitty necklace and my wampum bracelet from the island. I decided against a wedding ring to avoid the diamonds, but now I see even a gold band is probably...actions make a huge difference, and we'll keep fighting until this ill-conceived proposal is scrapped entirely. Read more about Wal-Mart's not-so-eco-friendly enterprises in New West Development.
I took this from somebody on my friend's list and felt it was worth reposting about. I guess Hershey's has vowed not to do any fucked up animal testing, so yeah, buy their candy this year instead... ... Hershey's, has pledged not to fund or conduct experiments on animals. This Halloween, help make the lives of animals a little less frightening by leaving Mars Inc. candies out of your shopping bag.
Listening to: the biggest swindle in the history of the world about to unfold cuz the lies of the so-called "free market" will never be corrected if the market is, once again -- and more largely than EVER...do this, just imagine how hard it will be to get anything good done when President Obama is in the White House. THESE DEMOCRATS ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS THE BACKBONE WE GIVE THEM. CALL CONGRESS NOW .
Listening to: Rain. Rain. Reposted from: http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/22/sen_bernie_sanders_robert_scheer_and via lumpen.org It’s being described as the largest government intervention in private...$700 billion to bailout you or me. Do you really want to pay some shit head a $15-30 million golden parachute for running their banks and investment firms like shit?" I couldn't agree more...
Listening to: Not much... Here's why self-inspection doesn't work... corporations need to increasre profit margins and cut corners to satisfy shareholders... Excerpted from "Listeriosis is the least...sign is that even now, months after the policy change, the CFIA’s required sampling procedure remains under development. Click here for more: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.081477v2
Listening to: Nothing... And what allowed them to make this hell? Deregulation! Neo-Liberalism! Chicago School delusion in the notion of a "free market"! Their theories have been proven to be bullshit...of the 1960s – a low-risk, low-return utility business. The ambitious and the avaricious will no doubt seek more exciting hunting grounds with hedge funds and private equity groups." (16/09/2008)
Listening to: nothing... Reposted from: Subsidy Watch, Issue 27, September 2008 (circulated via iisd.ca) US taxpayers provide 20 billion dollars in subsidies for executive salaries according to report...in executive hands due in part to the dramatic fall in union membership and influence which has occurred over the last half century. The full IPS report is available from the IPS by clicking here .
Listening to: le tigre Reposted from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' newsletter, Sept 2, 2008. Dwindling access to drinking water on Canadian university campuses: Report Water fountains...utilities, transportation, emergency services and airlines. The Polaris Institute works with citizen movements to develop new tools and strategies for action on public policy issues like water
