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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
Matt Taibbi Returns to Rolling Stone…Publishes New Article about the “$9 Billion Witness” Who Is JPMorgan Chase’s Worst Nightmare
By Elaine Magliaro The honeymoon didn’t last long for Matt Taibbi at First Look Media. News broke last week that the investigative journalist had left the news organization and had returned to Rolling Stone, the magazine where he had previously worked … Continue reading
Posted in Government, United States
Tagged Alayne Fleischmann, Banksters, First Look Media, Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase, Matt Taibbi, Wall Street
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Another Scene from “Post Racial” America: C-Span Caller Refers to the President as “That Ni**er Obama” on the Air
By Elaine Magliaro A man who claimed that he was a Republican named Anthony from San Diego called into C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on Thursday morning and referred to President Obama as “that ni**er.” The caller told host Steve Scully, “I would just … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Politics, Society, United States
Tagged President Obama, Racism, Republicans
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Should the High Teacher Turnover Rate in Charter Schools Be a Cause for Concern?
By Elaine Magliaro (NOTE: This article was originally posted at Res Ipsa Loquitor on September 7, 2013) In a recent New York Times article titled At Charter Schools, Short Careers by Choice, Mitoko Rich wrote of how charter schools seem … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Propaganda, Society, United States
Tagged Charter Schools, Education, Education Reform, Teach for America
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John Oliver’s Hilarious and Informative Segment about State Legislatures and ALEC on “Last Week Tonight” (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Last night, John Oliver did another “must see” news segment on state legislators and what’s going on in state legislatures across the country. In my opinion, Last Week Tonight is one of the best shows on television.
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