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Spill, baby, spill: Enbridge, the company with a "pattern of failure," avoids...
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Remember the 2010 Kalamazoo oil disaster? If not, the above video will help. So will this via WaPo: The National...
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Elizabeth Warren wins Senate Banking Committee seat!
Wall Street, get your Pepto Bismol ready, here comes Senator Elizabeth Warren. The consummate consumer advocate who will be in a position to influence regulators and financial institutions will now be...
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Doonesbury: Elizabeth Warren "wants to bust up big banks, end corporate...
Garry Trudeau has a secret crush on Elizabeth Warren. I just know it. The post Doonesbury: Elizabeth Warren "wants to bust up big banks, end corporate welfare, cram regulatory reform down their...
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"Would these same regulations [on automobiles] be too restrictive for the...
Today's L.A. Times letter to the editor, because our voices matter... but first, a comment. We don't buy automobiles intending to use them as deadly weapons, especially mass murder weapons. That's why...
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Dear Republicans, you've got fail!
Today's L.A. Times letters to the editor, because our voices matter: Re "Time to grow up, GOP," Opinion, Jan. 15 Jonah Goldberg accurately describes some of the Republican Party's problems, but he is...
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VIDEO-- Jennifer Granholm to Rick Santorum: "Deer don’t wear armor. Why do...
Regulations? We don't need no stinkin' regulations! Public safety? Pffft! At least that what failed GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum thinks. Did I say thinks? My bad. It's not clear he's...
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"Substitute the word 'buyers' for sellers, 'guns' for marijuana, 'purchase'...
Today's L.A. Times letter to the editor, because our voices matter: Re "Colorado's new high," Jan. 27 The Times' article on Colorado's new constitutional amendment legalizing recreational use of...
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California's numbers strongly indicate that gun regulation works
I consider myself so fortunate to have lived in California my entire life. We've got it all here: Great weather; gorgeous beaches, deserts, and forests; an innovative, creative, and inclusive...
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Cars v. guns
Via OregonLive.com, letters to the editor, Friday February 15, 2013: At first, James Johnston's letter (Feb. 9) troubled me. Because cars kill more Americans than guns do, he reasoned, cars should be...
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"Guns are not... absolutely necessary, outside of war or law enforcement by...
In my previous post, Cars v. guns, there was an OregonLive.com, letter to the editor, that said, in part: At first, James Johnston’s letter (Feb. 9) troubled me. Because cars kill more Americans than...
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Elizabeth Warren: "When banks are too big to fail, too big to jail, too big...
http://warren.senate.govSenator Elizabeth Warren's Q&A at the March 7, 2013 Banking Committee hearing entitled "Patterns of Abuse: Assessing Bank Secrecy Act Compliance and Enforcement." Witnesses...
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Shhh! FDIC made settlement deals with banks rather than sue-- and promised...
Elizabeth Warren said, “When banks are too big to fail, too big to jail, too big for trial, too big to regulate, too big to shrink… they are just too big.” Gee, ya think she's on to something? She...
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Fracking could lead to demand for more potentially explosive ammonia factories
So much madness, so little time. The last safety “inspection of the West fertilizer plant happened in– 1985.” Because, you know, fertilizer components aren't flammable and dangerous and don't require...
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VIDEO: Safety of alternative meds vs. conventional meds reminiscent of George...
Maybe it's because I've been feeling like a truck ran over me for the past week or so, or maybe it's because I was raised by a superb internist who regularly gave me insight into this very subject,...
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JPMorgan manipulated CA's energy market to great profit, lied about it....
Michael Hiltzik nailed it again. His column in today's Los Angeles Times pointed out what TV news shows fail to mention: Once again, Corporate America skates and the little guy can't do a thing about...
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"JPMorgan's manipulation of energy markets is nothing short of criminal." Yet...
I recently posted JPMorgan manipulated CA’s energy market to great profit, lied about it. Penalty? Chump change (1 day’s revenue). Please link over, because Michael Hiltzik's take is worth a read....
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3/4 of Senate GOP want to bar any new legislation that would help workers,...
Our own David Garber previously posted "Tom Coburn Isn’t An Idiot, He Just Plays One In The Senate": Senator Tom Coburn, the firebrand senator from Oklahoma has his priorities on backwards. He...
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Could a financial crisis happen again? You bet.
Michael Hiltzik has yet another splendid column in today's Los Angeles Times. This one asks the question, "Could a financial crisis happen again?" His answer: "You bet." Hiltzik, as he is wont to do,...
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VIDEO: David Gregory changes subject to save guest from Barney Frank's...
Happy fifth anniversary of the Wall Street Meltdown! Weeee! Could a financial crisis happen again? You bet. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Meet the Press...
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Charter schools, corporations cheat kids, spend millions on trips, strip...
Charter schools are cheating our children. Brace yourselves: Over 100 million dollars meant for our kids have been misused, lost or stolen by charter operators and corporations. Why? Because there is...
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