Posted in Eugene, Oregon, life, opinion, politics, tagged abuse of power, AIG, bailout, Blagojevich, Blagojevich scandal, economic crisis, Eliot Spitzer, hierarchy, news, patriarchy, politics, Rachel Maddow, relationships of power, social justice on January 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When I first heard of the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, my only context for this information was the proposed boycott of Bank of America that Blagojevich promoted. In the days before his arrest, the Governor had made headlines for supporting former employees of Republic Windows and Doors.
Bank of America was refusing to fund [...]
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Posted in Eugene, Oregon, South Park, culture, life, opinion, social justice, tagged AIG, economic crisis, Fanny Mae, fascism, fascists, financial crisis, Freddie Mac, George Bush, hierarchy, patriarchy, Prescott Bush, relationships of power, Schreff, social justice, South Park, the state, ugly sister on September 22, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Yesterday, On December 16, the Fed dropped the US interest rate to .25%. WTF? I mean, if Japan’s long recession (eerily similar to the global slowdown about to impact all y’all) had only ended well, that would be one thing, but sadly, no, their economy is also suffering now. And like the Japanese government, the [...]
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