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Somali Pirate Source: $8 Million Ransom Deal in the Offing

By Abdi Sheikh-Reuters Somali Pirate Source: $8 Million Ransom Deal in the Offing to Free Ukraine Ship MOGADISHU An onshore associate of Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian ship with tanks and other weaponry on board said on Wednesday an $8 million ransom deal was in the offing which may enable the boat to be freed […]

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Stiglitz on The Great American Economy [must read]

VANITY FAIR Reversal of Fortune Describing how ideology, special-interest pressure, populist politics, and sheer incompetence have left the U.S. economy on life support, the author puts forth a clear, commonsense plan to reverse the Bush-era follies and regain America’s economic sanity. by Joseph E. Stiglitz November 2008 When the American economy enters a downturn, you […]

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