Archives for November, 2009
A FIRST STEP IN THE REMODELING OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
Tim Luckhurst, in a Guardian-UK article, Why Journalism Needs Paywalls, argues that “It's time to admit that giving away value undermines democracy.” I’m not sure he makes the case that…
GMAC–DREAMING THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
November 16, 2009, 4:42 pm GMAC Chief Resigns as Firm Prepares for More Aid GMAC, the troubled former finance arm of General Motors, said on Monday that its chief executive,…
THE SENATE, NOT MUCH INTERESTED IN HEALTH CARE, BUT VERY INTERESTED IN ‘INTERESTS’
Sweeteners for the South By Dana Milbank Sunday, November 22, 2009 Staffers on Capitol Hill were calling it the Louisiana Purchase. On the eve of Saturday's showdown in the Senate…
GOLDMAN SACHS FRANTIC TO POLISH IMAGE
$500 Million and Apology From Goldman By GRAHAM BOWLEY How much good will can an apology — and half a billion dollars — buy? A lot, Goldman Sachs is hoping.…
LOBBYISTS RATTLE THE BONES AND SHAKE THE DICE OF HEALTH CARE
Deep divisions linger on health care But poll finds support for key provisions of reform effort By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, November 17, 2009…
2,000 PAGES IS A PRETTY BIG GRAVEYARD FOR BURYING LOOPHOLES
Health insurers could be allowed to bypass some key reforms Senate bills would include loopholes for proposed 'exchange' By David S. Hilzenrath Sunday, November 15, 2009 Nobody wants to spend…
THE RICH GET RICH AND THE POOR GET POORER–ON THE TAXES OF THE POOR
The Fed's airheaded bubble orthodoxy By Steven Pearlstein Friday, November 13, 2009 The Federal Reserve is still going through its "lessons-learned" exercise from the recent financial crisis, but there's one…
WHAT’S HAPPENED TO NEWS HAS HAPPENED TO AMERICA
'I could hear the bullets going past me' By Greg Jaffe and Philip Rucker Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 7, 2009 The first frantic 911 calls had come just…