National Affairs Magazine a Bold Move in a Weak Industry

A mind-blowing business decision
Did I just read this New York Times commentary correctly? It says a new quarterly magazine called National Affairs started yesterday (Monday). David Brooks says that National Affairs magazine is meant to continue the work of The Public Interest, a magazine that shut down in 2005.
Brooks writes [...]

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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

I Shoulda Had a Dennis Kucinich

Obama Joker artist revealed, says he’d prefer Kucinich
Stop the presses. There is a connection between the racist, inflammatory Obama Joker socialism posters used to protest the president’s plans for the necessary overhaul of the health care system and the lost presidential candidacy of Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich. I rather liked [...]

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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 by
Steven Tarlow

Obama Joker Poster | Don’t Buy Insurance Company Hype

Why so serious about your ignorance?
If you live in Los Angeles, you may have seen them already. If you surf the World Wide Web for your news, you’ve likely seen it by now. It’s the Obama Joker poster, seen here. Many people will think this is funny; personally, I don’t [...]

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Monday, August 3rd, 2009 by
Steven Tarlow

Pay For Performance Act of 2009 | Destroy All Salaries!

“An outrageous federal power grab”
The Obama administration has garnered some praise and faced significant heat for the way in which it has handled cash advance bailouts and faced down executive bonuses. I hope they’re prepared for citizen revolt and the necessity for martial law soon, however.
That’s what they’ll get [...]

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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 by
Steven Tarlow

Republicans Lash Out at Budget Plans

Stage is set for budget battle
Republicans are once again throwing around the s-word — that’s right, socialism.
Of course, the rhetoric is aimed at President Barack Obama’s budget plans. With $410 billion dedicated to spending on government programs and a push for universal health care, it’s to be expected.
Harsh words
It’s been [...]

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Boehner
Friday, February 27th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

No Zombie Banks, Just Payday Loans For Living

Payday loans for reanimated banks?
Payday loans are for living. Zombie banks are mythological husks of a dying economy… right?
Greg Robb of MarketWatch reports that Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve are denying that the government has seized control of any banks, or that this will ever be necessary. There is [...]

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Grosback Reborn
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 by
Steven Tarlow

No Easy Cash Advance for Big 3 | Is it the End of Capitalism?

Should there be an easy cash advance for the American automobile industry’s “Big Three?” Will the system fix itself if money is thrown at the problem?
Don’t count on it
Have you ever heard of “planned obsolescence?” Essentially, mass-produced products are designed to either become obsolete or non-functional after a certain amount [...]

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Friday, November 21st, 2008 by
Steven Tarlow

Obama Supports Payday Loans! Part I

Where do payday loans fit into the picture of the American consumer’s financial freedoms?
In President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Annual Message to Congress on January 6, 1941, the Democratic icon delivered his famous “Four Freedoms” speech. In addition to the essential freedoms of speech, worship and freedom from fear of war, [...]

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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 by
Steven Tarlow