Blog Archive: January, 2010

Labor leaders at last week's Alpine assembling of global bankers and CEOs came with a simple pledge: We're going to fight to cap your pay.

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The good news just came this morning: the US wind industry shattered all records in 2009, coming within a whisper of installing 10 GW (10,000 MW) in the year, up 18% from what was already a record year. Total installed capacity went up from 25 GW from 35 GW, i.e. up 40% With similarly strong numbers expected out of China, and Europe's soon-to-be-announced but expected-to-be-decent numbers (with strong news on the offshore front), this is really upbeat news - and it is relevant to Europe as a large chunk of turbine manufacturing globally is still done in Europe, and volatile US demand has made life difficult for turbine manufacturers in the past.

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Today's initial estimate of 5.7% annual rate of growth in the GDP for the last quarter of 2009 sure beats a kick in the teeth. And if we sustain this rate of growth, we will have a robust recovery and come near full employment. more »

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It's not personal, it's business.

The Supreme Court recently ruled 5-4 that George Bush will be President corporations can spend unlimited amounts to support or oppose candidates. Corporations! Since there are no restrictions on the citizenship of the owners of corporations foreign companies and governments now have a direct way to manipulate our laws and regulations. more »

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• Senate Jobs Bill May Be Less Than Half of House Bill
• 5.7% GDP Growth in 4Q 2009, But Keep Champagne On Ice
• Bernanke Nom Approved By Narrowest Margin Ever
• Right-leaning Dems Whine About SOTU, Take No Responsibility
• Legislation Forthcoming to Close New Foreign Campaign Cash Loophole
• Health Care Path Unclear, Yet Many See Reconciliation
• High-Speed Rail Funding Announced, But Is It Enough?
• Debt Commission Deal Details
• What If They Threw A Tea Party And Nobody Showed Up?

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One of the several burning questions following the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision was touched last night in the State of the Union. more »

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Though progressives have not succeeded in blocking Ben Bernanke's renomination as chairman of the Federal Reserve—which was always a long-shot proposition—we now have on the historical record a detailed critique of his record during the financial crisis that we might not have had if a few key senators— more »

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As long as we're taking the measure of the country this week, let's look in on the far (and not so far) fringes of the right wing. What's up with them? And how worried should we be? more »

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Last night during the State of the Union, President Obama, while calling for tough financial reform said, he "was not interested in punishing the banks." Besides being an awful sound bite, it misses the point that there are literally thousands of crimes the banks hav more »

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