Archive for the 'Elite' Category
Howard Zinn Dies at 87
January 29th, 2010Via: Reuters: Historian and activist Howard Zinn, whose 1980 book “A People’s History of the United States” was a rallying cry for the American left in a conservative era, has died aged 87. Family members said Zinn, who for decades was a fixture in the U.S. civil rights and anti-war movements and lived in Auburndale, […]
Head of Davos Security Dead, Just Before Start of Meeting, Police Suspect Suicide
January 27th, 2010Via: BBC: The police commander in charge of security at the World Economic Forum in Davos has been found dead in his hotel room, local authorities have said. Markus Reinhardt, 61, had been head of police in the Swiss canton of Graubunden since 1984. “All indications point to a suicide,” local police said in a […]
Americans Sign Petition to Repeal the First Amendment
January 26th, 2010I need a Zombies category.
Why Does the Spending Freeze Exempt the Military?
January 26th, 2010Mmm hmm. Via: The Atlantic: President Obama’s announced freeze on non-military discretionary spending will be chewed over by analysts and spit on by both liberals and skeptical conservatives. But one aspect of the policy that won’t receive much chewing over is its qualifier: “non-military.” Even during periods of great deficit hawkery, it’s become rote in […]
From Spas to Banks, Mexico Economy Rides on Drugs
January 26th, 2010In other news: SEC Mulled National Security Status for AIG Details Via: Reuters: Mexico probably made more money in 2009 moving drugs than it did exporting oil, its single biggest legitimate foreign currency earner. From the white Caribbean beaches of Cancun to violent towns on the U.S. border and the beauty parlors of Mexico City’s […]
No Climategate Prosecutions
January 26th, 2010Via: Bishop Hill: However, when the Climategate emails were released I noticed several email from Mike Hulme predating 2005, which appeared to contradict the earlier assertion that all such emails had been lost. Intrigued, I wrote to the Information Commissioner asking that this be investigated and today I had my response. First off, I was […]
Nanosecond Trading Strains Infrastructure: Firms Failing to Control Their Algorithms
January 26th, 2010See: Trading Shares in Milliseconds Via: Financial Times: An explosion in trading propelled by computers is raising fears that trading platforms could be knocked out by rogue trades triggered by systems running out of control. trading-thumb.jpgTrading in equities and derivatives is being driven increasingly by mathematical algorithms used in computer programs. They allow trading to […]
SEC Mulled National Security Status for AIG Details
January 25th, 2010Via: Reuters: U.S. securities regulators originally treated the New York Federal Reserve’s bid to keep secret many of the details of the American International Group bailout like a request to protect matters of national security, according to emails obtained by Reuters. The request to keep the details secret were made by the New York Federal […]
Kucinich on Democrats: “Are you kidding me?”
January 24th, 2010Welcome to the desert of the real, Representative Kucinich. Via: Raw Story: Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) on Wednesday said the Massachusetts election was a “wake up call” for Democrats and that his party had better change course or it could suffer devastating losses come November. “People elected Democrats in 2008 to change the country’s direction,” […]
Australia: Millionaire Businessman, Herman Rockefeller, Disappears
January 24th, 2010Update: He Was Murdered Via: Sydney Morning Herald: The slaying of multi-millionaire Herman Rockefeller has been linked to Melbourne’s underground swingers’ network. The body of the 52-year-old was found in a junk-strewn suburban backyard eight days after he was reported missing. While a missing person’s investigation into his business activities across Australia and New Zealand […]
