Group Think, Duct Tape and Slam Dunks
OP-ED NEWS September 29, 2010 By William Cormier There are 19 statistics that indicate America’s economy may never recover and it is evident that Corporate America has delivered a death knell to our Middle-class and the entire economy. The facts you will read in this post represents irrefutable evidence that Corporate America has been busy […]
MoreThe New York Times Magazine May 3, 2009 Going Dutch By RUSSELL SHORTO PICTURE ME, IF YOU WILL, as I settle at my desk to begin my workday, and feel free to use a Vermeer image as your template. The pale-yellow light that gives Dutch paintings their special glow suffuses the room. The interior is […]
MoreBy Christine Harper Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which got $10 billion and debt guarantees from the U.S. government in October, expects to pay $14 million in taxes worldwide for 2008 compared with $6 billion in 2007. The company’s effective income tax rate dropped to 1 percent from 34.1 percent, New York-based Goldman […]
MoreTHE NEW YORK TIMES November 30, 2008 One Man’s Military-Industrial-Media Complex By DAVID BARSTOW In the spring of 2007 a tiny military contractor with a slender track record went shopping for a precious Beltway commodity. The company, Defense Solutions, sought the services of a retired general with national stature, someone who could open doors at […]
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