Even though we were pretty much told to sit down and shut up by nearly every political candidate running, we still voted.
Barna voter survey: Atheists and Agnostics
The second largest faith group in America, trailing only the Christian segment, is atheists and agnostics. These religious skeptics represent about one out of every ten adults. About four [...]
Richard Fuld punched in face in Lehman Brothers gym
“He was on a treadmill with a heart monitor on. Someone was in the corner, pumping iron and he walked over and he knocked him out cold.
“And frankly after having watched [Mr Fuld's testimony to the committee], I’d have done the same too.”
“I thought he was shameless [...]
Waxman bashes AIG’s luxury spending – Daniel W. Reilly – Politico.com
Waxman’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee heard from two former top AIG executives in a hearing on what led the company to the brink of collapse, only to be rescued by an $85 billion bailout on Sept. 16. It was Waxman’s second hearing in [...]
NPR and This American Life did a fantastic hour long podcast about the failure on Wall Street.
Alex Blumberg and NPR’s Adam Davidson—the two guys who reported our Giant Pool of Money episode—are back, in collaboration with the Planet Money podcast. They’ll explain what happened this week, including what regulators could’ve done to prevent this financial [...]
Meat must be rationed to four portions a week, says report on climate change
People will have to be rationed to four modest portions of meat and one litre of milk a week if the world is to avoid run-away climate change, a major new report warns.
The Bailout Defeat: A Political Credibility Crisis
But a majority of [...]
