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...Rage Over Goldman Sachs" [Aug. 31]: I will take CEO Lloyd Blankfein's word that he is shocked by the perception that the firm "burned down the Reichstag, shot the Archduke Ferdinand and fired on Fort Sumter." What a relief that is. Nevertheless, many of us are still wondering if Goldman Sachs' former employees who now hold influential government positions have unduly influenced national economic policy to Goldman's advantage. It is also high time we discovered whether Goldman's astronomical profits are the upshot of its alleged ability to perpetuate sophisticated market manipulation and fraud. These are real questions...
Don’t take our word for it though, (after all, Flyby cranked up Whitney Houston and started a karaoke party after this) check out the September Mix yourself here...
...never dreamed that they would become so uncivil and so rude. But the town halls are exactly what I wanted to see. Those town halls, in a word, bring back accountability. (Read "How to Speak Like a Real Republican...
That response resembled the populist anger over the financial crisis and Wall Street bailouts. You say that even the term capitalism has now become a dirty word. It's amazing, Washington and Wall Street are the two most hated terms in America. This is what I don't understand - you hear these Wall Street people talking about bonuses knowing that the public is outraged. They need to change the lexicon. Pay for performance. Merit pay. Alignment. There is a lexicon to connect Wall Street to those it serves, but they're not using...
With the opposition showing its strength even under pressure, it is questionable as to how much the Iranian regime's hard-line tactics have worked to demobilize the Green Movement's members. The rallies seem to be spontaneously organized through the Internet before trickling down to word-of-mouth notifications. Some participants said that future protests are already being planned, given the large and unexpected turnout on Friday. Due to Iran's many religious and revolutionary holidays, opposition supporters have no lack of opportunity to continue showing their protest against the regime. One of the next dates in sight...