As of April 19, 2009, I will become another statistic of the rapidly devolving recession. Needless to say, the dismissal of my entire department was done in the most crass, undiplomatic, and unceremonious way possible. Of course, you cannot expect much from large companies and corporations; especially corporations that...
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While there were no definitive breakthroughs for Mr. Obama, and a few diplomatic faux pas, he was able to coax some concessions from the world leaders at the G-20 summit. The leaders at the G-20 agreed to bail out developing countries, inject over a trillion dollars into the IMF, and impose stricter regulations over financial...
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Mr. Obama has proposed a relatively bold and ambitious agenda. Despite the fundamental challenges to our economy, Mr. Obama has submitted a budget that outlines a number of mildly progressive proposals that belie the current state of the economy. The president has chosen to double down on America’s future and refuses to...
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At this point, I try to dig deeper when I come across information being disseminated from the echo chambers of the right and the left. Thus, the idea that I can create or become a part of an echo chamber seems unlikely, unseemly even. But railing at the top of my lungs or with the tips of my fingers can sometimes seem like a...
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Boo hoo! AIG paid their top executives $160 million of our hard earned tax dollars and we are supposed to be up in arms about it. Maybe you are genuinely pissed about this issue; and maybe it’s a way to rile up the Joes to get a free drink at the local pub. Either way, I am quite bored by the grandstanding from...
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When I visit STR, which is everyday, I am more than pleased at the progress the site is making, the new connections being forged, the insights that I am gaining, and the new skills I have learned. Amazingly, the growth of the site is almost diametrical to the current state of the economy. I have immersed myself in economic...
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