Blodget: Big banks are ‘kids playing with dynamite’
JP Morgan CEO Jaime Dimon would have us all believe that his banks' $2 billion trading loss was "just a stupid mistake." But Henry Blodget (@hblodget), CEO and Editor-in Chief of Business Insider, agrees that this is just the latest indication that the shadow banking system has not gone through enough reform.
Kass’ Couch: Are You Drowning in Cable News?
We brought in our in-house therapist, Noah Kass, to tell us what to do when you feel inundated with the 24 hour news cycle. Between cable television, Twitter, and being at a computer all day at work, it's something we probably all need a tip on!
Putting America’s College Grads to Work: AmeriCorps and Our Time
3.4 million college students will become college graduates this month -- and we all know the type of economy they're going to enter. Matthew Segal of OurTime is pushing public service -- volunteering -- as part of the solution to this problem.
Dylan Ratigan Mad as Hell His Epic Network Moment We've got a real problem...this is a mathematical fact. Tens of trillions of dollars are being extracted from the United States of America.
Im Mad As Hell How About You Yesterday, on TV, I exploded. I spent two minutes giving a primal yell at our political system, demanding the extraction of our money and dignity end. It was my most heartfelt and emotional moment on television, ever.
Ron Paul Exclusive Whos Regulating Washington "I want the government to live up to their promises." Listen to Dylan's exclusive interview with Rep. Ron Paul.
Deepak Chopra Leads Meditation at Occupy Wall Street Deepak Chopra joined us at Occupy Wall Street in New York's Zuccotti Park on Monday night, and led a two minute meditation with the General Assembly.
Americas Mad as Hell Moment I'm mad as hell. And according to the piles and piles of responses I got after my rant, so are you. This is not a joke, trillions are being extracted from our economy by greedy bastards. And if we don't fix this problem, then we'll end up see
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Do you wonder why our congress just cant get it together and do what needs to be done to solve the problems we face and do whats right for the american people?They or most of them are bought off in one way or another .Corruption.
Power in America
http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/
The Class-Domination Theory of Power
As argued in Who Rules America?, the owners and top executives of the largest corporations, banks, investment firms, and agri-businesses come together as a corporate community. Their enormous economic resources give them the "structural economic power" that is the basis for dominating the federal government through lobbying, campaign finance, appointments to key government positions, and a policy-planning network made up of foundations, think tanks, and policy-discussion groups. The CEOs and biggest owners in the corporate community, along with the top executives at the foundations, think tanks, and policy-discussion groups, work together as a leadership group that I call the power elite. However, they do fight among themselves sometimes, leading to moderate-conservative and ultra-conservative factions in the power elite. This class-domination theory developed out of Power Structure Research, going back to the 1950s.
If the guy raising more money wins 94% of the time, then it’s a case of DUMB voters. The voters are to blame NOT the politicians. You reap what you sow.
I really like what you wrote about the VOTERS are to be blamed.
WE THE PEOPLE are FAR FROM PERFECT and WE VOTE STUPIDLY.
Look what happened in the MID TERM 2010 ….
THOSE who came out to vote anmd THOSE moslty Dems who DID NOT come out to vote ………….and Here we are folks
how did that TEAba…ers thing work, for you ??? are they better than the DEMS ?
so LEARN from your mistakes, and PREPARE to TURN OUT to VOTE in 2012 like NEVER BEFORE !!!
because in 2012 IT IS THE TURN OUT .STUPID …………VOTE And WIN BIG. for Progress !!
Or the TEA/GOP will TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK……………………to SLAVERY
But are we sure the votes are even being counted right? Who knows how those machines work
I've never been prouder to be a Kentuckian. I've known John Yarmouth for years, our children attended school together, I've been a guest in his home. I can attest that he is a gracious, honest man, courageous, and a patriot. We need more true statesmen like him in Congress.
ALL those different amendments will DILUTE the effort to do something quickly.
I think there must be some UNITY , or we will CONFUSE and Be confused.
Actually, Although it sounds ridiculous to say MONEY IS SPEECH , in this fashion. I do believe that a rich person could have the right to spend his/her money for a political reason /issue .
BUT the SUPREME COURT made 2 mistakes in this United Citizens case. ONE is TRANSPARENCY and the other one CORPORATIONS cannot give $$$$$$$unless they ask each STOCKHOLDER and EACH CONSUMER who buys their products…………..for their permission .
SINCE it will be impossible to get UNANIMOUS permission, then IT IS NOT VALID for Corporations to actually USE The $$$$$$ in their coffers for political reasons.
These changes need to be made as soon as possible before our country is eaten alive by the cancer of greed that has spread throughout every aspect of our lives!