History Repeating: In Goldman Sachs We Cannot Trust...
on Nov 4, 2009 in bailout stockmarket henrypaulson money financialcrisis tarp greatdepression investmentbanking 1929 wallstreet federalreserve senatorcouzens goldmansachs senatehearings history crash GOLDMAN SACHS BUSINESS PRINCIPLES ( # 5 of 10)"We stress creativity and imagination in everything we do. While recognizing that the old way may still be the best way, we constantly strive to find a better solution to a client's problems. We pride our...

And The Nobel War Is Peace Prize Goes To...President Barack Obama...
on Oct 9, 2009 in peace GeorgeOrwell usintelligence iran pakistan racism 1984 bush nobelpeaceprize hypocrisy iraqwar israel afghanistanwar Obama usgovernment bigbrother war literature politics

A Passion For Justice: Divine For Some, Purely Human For Others...
on Oct 8, 2009 in amartyasen law crime romanpolanski philosophy judge abuse lorddenning theory reason power blindjustice plato corruption justice politics aristotle "To my mind it is fundamental to our society to see that powers are not abused or misused. If they come into conflict with freedom of an individual or with any other of our fundamental freedoms, then it is the province of the Judge to hold the balanc...

Homicidal Technology: Instant Communication, Instant Death...
on Sep 5, 2009 in homocidal narcissism blackberries selfabsorption texting smartphones philosophy deaths communication iphones Annalistes textmessaging attentionspan technology cellphones humanbehavior Give me liberty or give me death? Try giving me loquacity and giving me death. We are, literally, talking and texting ourselves into oblivion.In April, two people in the Seattle area were killed by a train in separate incidents while talking on a cel...

Abraham Lincoln: A Most Unusual Dream...
on Aug 23, 2009 in fordtheatre marytoddlincoln civilwar johnwilkesbooth premonitions assassination marysurratt dreams psychic presidents death AbrahamLincoln edwardstanton omens history williamseward At a cabinet meeting on April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln reported that he had had a most unusual dream. He had felt himself floating along the ocean, as the sun shone brightly in the background. He was on some sort of ship, drifting, searching for dir...

Sociopathic Kings, Queens & Lords: Wealth Is Proof Of Goodness...
on Jul 29, 2009 in bailout corporations financialcrisis mentalillness deregulation sociopaths executives salary conscience investmentbankers economy wallstreet oilcompanies ceos sociology business The Wall Street Journal reported last week that:"Executives and other highly compensated employees now receive more than one-third of all pay in the US... Highly paid employees received nearly $2.1 trillion of the $6.4 trillion in total US pay in 20...

Torture 2003: "Sadistic Acts Perpetrated Against The Innocent." -GWB
on Jul 12, 2009 in warcrimes AbuGhraib DonaldRumsfeld crime lies georgewbush NSA ciamemos leonpanetta hypocrisy iraqwar terrorism torture sadism detainees history nationalsecurity dickcheney politics "In 2003, President Bush said torture anywhere is an affront to human dignity everywhere, and the United States is committed to building a world where human rights are respected and protected by the rule of law. In a statement issued on United Natio...

Statistical Destroyers: Irrational Patriotism & The RAND Corporation
on Jul 8, 2009 in statistics economics neoconservatives bushadministration coldwar systemsanalysis usmilitary robertmcnamara pentagon vietnamwar ancient history politicalhistory randcorporation politics "You probably never heard of the RAND Corporation but it's indirectly influenced your life more than any government or institution in North America.Early in its 60 years, this Santa Monica-based nonprofit corporation taught the U.S. Air Force how to...

Michael Jackson: Hybridity & Longing For That Lethal Sleep...
on Jul 6, 2009 in drugoverdose elvispresley lethal hybrids stardom americanculture fame icons marilynmonroe death kingofpop hollywoodhistory music drama michaeljackson "American popular culture is our eternal present, our illusion of deathlessness. We don’t really mourn the death of a pop-culture icon. We use his extinction to resurrect his life. In America, the death of an American star is really the occasion fo...

Valerie Solanas: "I'm Going To Shoot Andy Warhol..."
on Jun 24, 2009 in art artists scummanifesto shooting andywarhol ancient history valeriesolanas popculture theatre Forty-one years later, Margo Feiden finally opened a folder containing a manuscript that had sat on her bookshelf since the day Andy Warhol was shot.She put it there after spending three hours with Valerie Solanas, who was on the fringes of Warhol’...