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And what matters most is protecting what matters.
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Bank of opportunity"

This is the text of the narration in a new Bank of America commercial… Read full post »

On February 26, 2009 the Times ran an article about Obama's proposed budget with the headline "Bold Plan Sweeps Away Reagan Ideas." Somehow it seemed very jarring to read a nonchalant discussion of the effects of Reaganite economics on wealth inequality in the United States in the national paper of r… Read full post »

 We engage in srs bsns here at Open Salon. My serious meter went off the charts when I read a lovely ode to Ken (in the grand Nerudian style) on Slate. I'd like to share with you the most deeply tragic passage of the piece:

"There have been black Kens and… Read full post »

 With that headline the New York Times writes:

"The government faced mounting pressure on Monday to put billions more in some of the nation’s biggest banks, two of the biggest automakers and the biggest insurance company, despite the billions it has already committed to rescuing them."

Ha… Read full post »

Who knew?!

After a lifetime of pretending to fulfill the most basic jewish stereotype by being the king of American capitalism, Greenspan throws off the mask of profits and mergers and reveals an entirely different and in fact totally opposite jewish stereotype: COMMUNIST.

In other words, Greenspan s… Read full post »

Judd Gregg has decided that he has serious irreconcilable ideological differences with the Obama administration and has withdrawn his nomination for Commerce secretary. This is apparently good for Republicans. Politico says:

 "“By turning down a position of great honor, Sen. Gregg has made… Read full post »

Salon has an excellent slideshow of masterpieces of New Deal architecture and engineering. With the nuts and bolts of the stimulus back and forth driving me a little insane with frustration, stepping back to look at the emotional dividends paid from government-sponsored public works projects can crea… Read full post »

The Times has an article  checking into the progress of the bank bailout that was passed in the fall. The piece is quite explicit about the incredibly serious problems with the management of the program:

"Watchdogs monitoring the government’s bank bailout called for an overhaul Thursday, w… Read full post »

unsurprisingly thomas friedman has come out in support of state-sponsored terrorism in his latest column.

 i left a little comment and wanted to include it here:

 ""the only long-term source of deterrence was to exact enough pain on the civilians — the families and employers of the m… Read full post »

I've seen many movies that made me really wish that I were a man. I imagine that men who watched these movies were probably pretty happy to have been men by the time the credits rolled. Let's do a coundown! (notey note: just because these movies made me depressed about being… Read full post »

All letters to advice columnists start with an extensive listing of the mate's remarkable qualities. I am in love with an amazing man - he is generous, caring, lighthearted and supportive of my goals and dreams. My wife is a beautiful and engaging person with a quick wit and I want… Read full post »

after reading about layoffs at flickr (one of my oldest and best internet friends) i discovered the library of congress flickr page. i'm about 40 pages into it already and the collection is fantastic. lots of images have resonated with me but none as much as this image of a burned… Read full post »