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“Facing It”—A Poem by Yusef Komunyakaa in Honor of American Veterans
By Elaine Magliaro Yusef Komunyakaa, the author of the poem Facing It, was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana on April 29, 1947. He “served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1970 as a correspondent, and as managing editor of … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Art, Society
Tagged Favorite Poem Project, Poetry, Vietnam Veterans, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Vietnam War, Yusef Komunyakaa
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A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video: “The Last Campaign Ad Ever”
By Elaine Magliaro Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore said last week that “we had all lost” even before the Democratic Party suffered a big loss at the polls on election day. Fiore added that “money pouring into politics from Super PACs and … Continue reading
Will Climate Change Denier James Inhofe Become Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee When Republicans Take Over the Senate in January? (With a Colbert Report “I’m Not a Scientist” Climate-Change Deniers Video)
By Elaine Magliaro Back in March of 2012, Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) appeared on Voice of Christian Youth America’s radio program Crosstalk with Vic Eliason. Inhofe was there to promote his new book The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens … Continue reading
From Salon: Exclusive Interview with Author Michael Lewis about His Book “Liar’s Poker,” the Culture of Wall Street, Strip Clubs, and Hypocrisy
By Elaine Magliaro Michael Lewis’s first book Liar’s Poker, originally published in 1989, has been reissued on its 25th anniversary. Scott Timberg of Salon said that Liar’s Poker “was not only the start of a major journalistic career — author Michael … Continue reading
Posted in Society, United States
Tagged Deregulation, Glass-Steagall, Liar's Poker, Michael Lewis, Salomon Brothers, Wall Street
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At a Senate Banking Committee Hearing Sen. Elizabeth Warren Asks Financial Regulators How Many Wall Street Bankers Have Been Prosecuted
By Elaine Magliaro At a Senate Banking Committee hearing this past September, Elizabeth Warren–the senior senator from my state of Massachusetts–asked financial regulators why they have not criminally prosecuted senior executives at Wall Street banks that have broken the law. … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, United States
Tagged Big Banks, Financial Crime, Financial Fraud, Financial Regulators, Jamie Dimon, Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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JPMorgan Chase Whistleblower Alayne Fleischmann and Matt Taibbi Talk with Michael Eric Dyson on The Ed Show
By Elaine Magliaro Last week, Michael Eric Dyson–an author, radio host, and professor of sociology at Georgetown University–talked with Matt Taibbi and Alayne Fleiscmann, the former deal manager at JPMorgan Chase who witnessed securities fraud while she worked at the mega-bank. Taibbi called … Continue reading
Senator Bernie Sanders Interviewed on Democracy Now!…Said He Fears That the United States Is on the Verge of Becoming an Oligarchy
By Elaine Magliaro Last Wednesday, Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez of Democracy Now! interviewed Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, Vermont) via telephone. At the end of the interview, Sanders said, “I fear that we may be on the verge of becoming an … Continue reading
From the ABC’s of Privatizing Public Education: A Is for ALEC, I is for iPad…and P Is for Profits
By Elaine Magliaro (NOTE: This article was originally posted at Res Ipsa Loquitor on July 28, 2013.) According to Cashing in on Kids: 139 ALEC Bills in 2013 Promote a Private, For-Profit Education Model, a special report published by the … Continue reading
On Democracy Now!: Matt Taibbi and Bank Whistleblower on How JPMorgan Chase Helped Wreck the Economy, Avoid Prosecution
By Elaine Magliaro Yesterday, I posted a link to Matt Taibbi’s newest article in Rolling Stone about Alayne Fleischmann, the “$9 billion witness” who is JPMorgan Chase’s “worst nightmare.” Fleischmann is the whistleblower that the mega-bank “paid one of the largest fines … Continue reading
Liquid Gold or WTF?
By Gene Howington Here at FFS, the culinary arts have as much a place as the other arts. In an ever more interconnected world, sometimes important questions from one area of study are germane to other areas of study. One … Continue reading
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