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What Will it Take For Us to Get Serious About Global Warming? Serious Global Warming2 comments

coolrebel wrote 8 months ago: hope y'all like swimming Let’s start with a little history of something totally unrelated. … more →

Tags: Washington, China, china and india, climate change, Environment, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, India, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Recession Is About Who We Are - Just ask Dolly Parton1 comment

coolrebel wrote 8 months ago: Don’t ask why, but I just relistened to Dolly Parton’s song, “9 to 5″ for th … more →

Tags: pop culture, Community, consumerism, Democrats, dolly parton, GOP, Materialism, Reagan Revolution, Republicans

Let's Try Again on...GM

coolrebel wrote 8 months ago: G is for Gigantic M is for Meltdown It’s got to the point where all you have to do is ask, and … more →

Tags: Washington, Auto Industry, Chrysler, Detroit, Ford, General Motors, GM, Legacy Costs, Obama Administration

Healthcare Reform IS The Economic Stimulus We Need1 comment

coolrebel wrote 10 months ago: let's hope the ambulance is coming because there is no time to waste In today’s NYT, Paul … more →

Tags: Washington, obama, tarp, NYT, Daschle, Healthcare, recession, economic stimulus, Health Care

Federal and State Deficits - Out of Sync

coolrebel wrote 11 months ago: This 17 carat gold railroad spike was pounded into the ground by Leland Stanford at Promontory Point … more →

Tags: Washington, Economic Crisis, recession, economic stimulus, Railroad, Infrastructure, Inflation, infrastructure spending, Federal Spending

Why Did Obama Bypass Robert Reich?

coolrebel wrote 11 months ago: what am i, chopped liver? Of all the cabinet choices that Obama didn’t make, there are a few t … more →

Tags: Washington, Cabinet, Cabinet choices, Economic Crisis, Economic Meltdown, Infrastructure, obama, Obama Administration, recssion

"We Simply Cannot Ask The American Taxpayer To Subsidize Failure"

coolrebel wrote 11 months ago: Study the words in the title, and take a think. Haven’t we already subsidized failure to the t … more →

Tags: Washington, obama, Economic Crisis, GOP, Big Three, GM, Ford, Chrysler, recession

One Girl And Her Dog

coolrebel wrote 11 months ago: paris and her dog The zeitgeist is a truly fascinating thing. A few years back we couldn’t get … more →

Tags: pop culture, Paris Hilton, Puppy Mills, Puppies, chihuahuas, Gilded Age, the end of the boom years, Wealthy, rich

You Want Change? I Got Change For Ya Right Here - Job Retraining.

coolrebel wrote 11 months ago: wow, that's one enticing looking storefront. Beginning today, a series of long term policy sugge … more →

Tags: Washington, obama, Jobs, job retraining, Unemployment, workers, job centers, President, labor policy

Ford + GM Have Been Making Small Cars For Years. In Europe.

coolrebel wrote 12 months ago: Recognize these? The one on the left is a Ford Ka, the one on the right is GM Vauxhall Corsa. Small, … more →

Tags: Washington, Bailout, Big Three, Detroit, GM, Ford, Chrysler, Congress, car industry

The Fix Is In - Part Two

coolrebel wrote 12 months ago: it's always xmas on wall street Today, a distinguished board of economists said the country had … more →

Tags: Washington, obama, Economic Meltdown, Wall Street, NASDAQ, Paulson, treasury, credit crisis, recession

The Idea That America Won't Make Cars. Ridiculous.

coolrebel wrote 1 year ago: america the proud The Auto Industry defines America. There is hardly a major part of recent American … more →

Tags: Washington, obama, industrial policy, GM, Ford, Chrysler, car industry, Automobmile, General Motors

Black Friday is Incitement to Mob Frenzy

coolrebel wrote 1 year ago: Tragedy on Black Friday morning. The 34-year-old employee, who was not identified, was knocked down … more →

Tags: Washington, pop culture, Walmart, Black Friday, New York, crowd, trampled-to-death, mob mentality, wisdom of the crowd

After Rampant Consumerism - More Rampant Consumerism

coolrebel wrote 1 year ago: it ain't easy to kick the habit You gotta love economists. In way more complicated language than … more →

Tags: Washington, pop culture, Economic Crisis, Foreclosures, recession, economic stimulus, consumerism, Black Friday, Shopping

Treasury Runs Out Of Money To Give Away. Fed Rides In

coolrebel wrote 1 year ago: paulson + bernanke This is getting silly. Two days ago, Toxic assets were out. Then Treasury bailed … more →

Tags: Washington, Economic Meltdown, Economic Crisis, Paulson, Bailout, credit crisis, Economic Policy, bernanke, Banking

The Fix is In - The Long and the Short Of Wall Street

coolrebel wrote 1 year ago: Another bumper day on the Street. The Government bails out another basket case bank. Everything … more →

Tags: Economic Crisis, Wall Street, Paulson, Bailout, Banks, Goldman Sachs, credit crisis, Traders, Market volatility

The Cannibalism Of Capitalism

coolrebel wrote 1 year ago: feed me There’s something diabolical about a creature that consumes itself. It seems so profou … more →

Tags: Washington, obama, Transition, industrial policy, Paulson, treasury, tarp, Debt, credit crisis

How About Them 401k's

coolrebel wrote 1 year ago: We think it’s going to continue to go lower. We don’t think people are scared enough. They’re just n … more →

Tags: Washington, Wall Street, Retirement, Byrd, Stevens, 401(k), carter, reagan, AARP

Up the Ying Yang - Now It's Official

coolrebel wrote 1 year ago: Jerry Yang In? Jerry Yang Out Nothing focuses the mind like losing billions and billions of dollars. … more →

Tags: Yahoo, yang, Business, WSOP, Poker, world series of poker, Jerry Yang, Internet, CEO


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