Posted By:  MarianD Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008	Understatement by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Reps
"... I don't think we've invested well... in the last few years..." - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (daughter of late mayor of Baltimore, Maryland; multimillionaire; Democratic congresswoman, 8th Congressional district, California - San Francisco) on the current state of U.S....... [view]

Posted By:  MarianD Posted On:  Sep 30, 2008	Coping with public fear: "Bailouts only add to sense of panic," O'Grady, The Independent (London)
We're reading Sean O'Grady's article in today's Independent: "... no amount of taxpayer money, no vote in Congress or the Commons and no speech by a president or prime minister can now fully restore the confidence that has been drained...... [view]

Posted By:  MarianD Posted On:  Sep 21, 2008	Global crisis: Congress was warned in 2000 of predatory loans
Thanks to my sister for sharing news of veteran U.S. legal aid attorney William Brennan and his testimony in Congress on 24 May 2000. So Congress had first-hand knowledge of what was going on from an attorney helping elderly, often...... [view]

Posted By:  MarianD Posted On:  Apr 23, 2008	Shop Green: Earth Day 365 days/year
If you're in the U.S. or nearby, when you need to shop start using this site - Co-op America's National Green Pages.... [view]

Posted By:  MarianD Posted On:  Apr 10, 2008	Food: from fuel to riots as Reuters covers agflation
The current global food crisis makes me remember being in Jamaica in the last quarter of 1977. Michael Manley was prime minister. For some reason, the U.S. government did not consider Mr. Manley a friend. Somehow I sensed that perhaps...... [view]

Posted By:  MarianD Posted On:  Mar 20, 2008	Genuine Progress Indicator? Measuring economies as if society mattered
As so many consumer and exchange economies teeter on the brink, here's a fascinating index that could prove more useful to more people. Many of us are in the same time familiar with, yet put off by, words and terms...... [view]