2008 crash lessons unlearned
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 10:44pmA glut in the supply of treasury bonds has pushed interest rates up to a seven year high. This has caused the end of a 35 year long bond bull market.
Diaries
The Monsters of Israel
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 4:52pmObviously the horrific situation in Gaza didn't happen by accident, but you may not realize just how planned it was.
(For sport and in case anybody’s interested): Cheetolini personal finance disclosure report)
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 3:22pmposting this in the event there’s something interesting on it. We can’t see his taxes but ther’s this.
I doubt it’s ‘all’ he is supposed to report but it’s as close as he’s going to willingly cone.
http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2018/images/05/16/trump.donald.2018.annual.278.pdf
There’s a 9 year old girl in the internet who reminds me of Cheetolini. Posted a video of her.
The Evening Blues - 5-16-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 2:58pm
The Obamacare death spiral has arrived
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 2:50pmObamacare premiums, after jumping 25% in each of the last two years in a row, are set to have absolutely massive jumps in premiums next year.
A Constitutional Umbrella for a Progressive Coalition
Submitted by Alex Budarin on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 1:18pmBack in 2015, I proposed a “Declaration of Rights And Grievances” [link is to TOP] for the Progressive Movement, having in mind the Declarations of earlier American political movements. Here's the Constitutional basis for that proposal, and how I believe it can unify our movement.
The winner of the Iranian sanction is...China
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 1:10pmIt's not like you couldn't see this one coming.
Last week, right before Trump imposed new economic sanctions on Iran, Reuters posted this headline:
Iran oil sanctions could advance China's 'petro-yuan'
Serial 'Storyteller' Lying Luke Harding endangers Julian Assange again
Submitted by wendy davis on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 12:41pm
Yesterday was a good day for leftists
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 12:03pmJust when you were ready to write off the progressive insurgency, yesterday happened.
The biggest headline victory was in Nebraska.
'CEOs don't want this released': US study lays bare extreme pay-ratio problem
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 11:52amGolly, why wouldn’t CEOs want this released? You’d think they’d want us to know how much more valuable to society they are than us plebs who do all the grunt work, wouldn’t you? (/s)
'CEOs don't want this released': US study lays bare extreme pay-ratio problem
The first comprehensive study of CEO-to-worker pay reveals an extraordinary disparity – with the highest gap approaching 5,000 to 1
