Author: Aldon Hynes
In my recent posts about the financial crisis our country faces, I’ve attempted to get people to understand a little more clearly how mortgages are traded and from that to look more closely at what the bailout really entails. Let us now look at possible outcomes.
The Treasury Department has proposed spending […]

Posted by: Jock Gill
Robert David Steele has posted a free book: Election 2008: Lipstick on the Pig.
Author’s Preface
The financial fraud now capturing the attention of all who focus on the pathologies of both Wall Street and Washington is NOT our Nation’s greatest threat. While the proposed bail‐out is both unconstitutional (seeking to negate […]

Author: Aldon Hynes
Yesterday, a friend pointed me to Public Marketup, a website where citizens can read proposed legislation and add comments. It is a wonderful site, and currently has the Treasury Department’s proposal for ‘Authority to Buy Mortgage-Related Assets’ as well as Sen. Dodd’s proposal.
When I first started reading it, I added comments […]

Author: Aldon Hynes
Last Friday, I wrote about understanding the global financial crisis. Now, a new bailout plan has been presented and we should look at the heart of the matter, the housing crisis. I would like to start off by going into a little more detail about how the mortgage market […]

Author: Aldon Hynes
Over the past week, financial markets have been in turmoil as one firm after another faces difficulties. Everyone has opinions about how this has happened and what should be done about this. I have my opinions as well and have been writing about this in various venues. This post […]

By: DR FAROOQ HASSAN
During this past week, disturbing news about where Pakistan is currently headed have surfaced. The magnitude of mis-governance indulged in by Musharraf and the situation which has brought Zardari into the forefront of power in the “establishment” in the country is now squarely in focus of national and international media. On September […]

Author: Jock Gill
The current financial crisis, see here, here, and here, may just be the death rattle of the 20th century. Clearly the old century must die away before the 21st century can be truly born. This century death could not come soon enough as the exhausted Cold War […]

Posted by: Jock Gill
A great interview on NPR with Thom Friedman. Highly recommended.
Fresh Air from WHYY, September 8, 2008
Thomas Friedman is a man bent on revolution. In his new book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded, the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist writes about the need for a green revolution — and calls upon Americans to […]

Author: Aldon Hynes
One of the mailing lists I am on is hosted by a 501(c)3 in the United States. Among other things, it means that the hosting organization cannot actively support specific candidates in U.S. elections. This resulted in an email from their general counsel’s office warning about political discourse on the […]

Author: Jock Gill
As Thom Friedman correctly points out, innovation powers “Change”. So if our candidates for president are serious about change, let’s ask them if they are willing to support an innovation agenda. How? And When?
A good place to start, if we are serious about change and about the energy efficiency […]