A few days ago I wondered here how the F.D.I.C., which has about $50 billion in assets, could underwrite $500 billion-$1 trillion in loans for the Treasury's Public-Private Investment Program: $75 billion from the private sector, say, $75 … [Read more...]
Archives for April 7, 2009
Transportation reform debate still ongoing at 10:18 PM – see link
http://masslegislature.tv/?l=h... THIS formal session is a long one. I have several gripes with this coverage: 1. Use of loud musack so you cannot hear the rostrum and other conferencing. 2. Poor picture quality compared to the … [Read more...]
Don’t Ask How to Save the Globe, Ask How to Replace It
The Globe has served us for years, but its financial dysfunction is staggering. It doesn't work any more. Period. Instead of trying to prop up this dying system, our community needs to come up with new ways to make information public, share … [Read more...]
Former Patrick Endorsee Indicted…Developing
Clearly not Deval's best decision. The endorsement of Diane Wilkerson makes the Walsh appointment look minor. Disgraced ex-state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson has been slapped with 23 new corruption charges that allege the Roxbury politician took … [Read more...]
Let The Globe Die. It Deserves Its Death.
Second, when times were flush with cheap credit, the NY Times and many other newspaper companies racked up enormous sums of debt on their balance sheets. I was brought into the negotiations for the Seattle PI before it went under and there … [Read more...]
Mass Residents Want Resort Style Casinos
Per today's Herald online: An overwhelming majority of Bay State residents favor resort casino gambling, according to a report from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. The survey, conducted by the Center for Policy Analysis, found … [Read more...]
… and then there were three.
Ryan Higginson has withdrawn his candidacy for the 3rd Suffolk State Rep seat. Press release (email, no link): Ryan Higginson, a South End community activist, annouces that he is no longer seeking the democratic nomination for the … [Read more...]
BOSTON GLOBE GOING TO BE $1.50 STARTING IN MAY !
Visting Hours the late lamented Boston Globe will be held at Waterman's on Wednesday 2 to 4. In lieu of flowers please send sympathy cards to Howie Carr since he won't have The Globe to kick around anymore... … [Read more...]
Some thoughts on a progressive scheme of taxation on income
Some basic principles to keep in mind: The Government reflects the will of the people. (So maybe not perfectly... but if you're not convinced on this point, you need to go somewhere else. I'm not going to argue the … [Read more...]
Democracy Now! Roundtable on Florida Newspaper Models
A timely segment from Democracy Now! given our discussions about journalism: "A Roundtable of Local Florida Journalists on the Future of Newspapers, the Role of Community Media and Cubans in Florida Florida." Check it out. Amy Goodman … [Read more...]