New Orleans An article by Ken Silverstein in Harper’s Magazine in the January 2010 issue labeled a “letter from Cambodia” and entitled “Shopping for Sweat: The Human Cost of a Two-Dollar T-shirt” caught by eye immediately because of the controversy around Jeff Ballinger’s critique on the infinitesimally small progress that workers have made after years …
Author: wade
ACORN Defunding Bill Unconstitutional
Dallas Federal Judge Nina Gershon ruled unequivocally that the Congressional defunding restrictions on ACORN and all affiliated organizations were unconstitutional by breaching the U.S. Constitution’s prohibitions on Bills of Attainder and “ex post facto” laws. Reading the decision this morning, I can say that are arguments are straightforward, clear, and well researched Judge Gershon …
Meltdown Accountability Escapees
Dallas Recently fingers once again pointed at the “rating” agencies on Wall Street as one of the meltdown makers who have successfully escaped any real reform in the last year from Congress or the financial world shakers. Wall Street would obviously still believe this is all about them and want to make sure that wheelers …