Michael Moore Endorses Chase Boycott
Michael Moore endorses Chase boycott.
Credit Where Due: Keith Olbermann Edition
I watch Keith Olbermann, and his Countdown show on MSNBC, pretty much daily, but I have been pretty critical of him in the past; today i want to give him credit for taking on President Obama's depressing willingness to adopt the same unconstitutional and un-American policies on civil liberties/warrantless surveillance.
Will Alabama Join Michigan in Boycotting Chase?
In addition to pushing Chrysler into bankruptcy, JPMorgan Chase was selling some awful gimmicks to local governments.
America Strikes Back at Pirates ... with Unions!!
A union crew pulled off another heroic act today, as the crew on the Maerks Alabama--at least 12 of whom are members of the Seafarers International Union--took their ship back from pirates.
Save American Jobs: Boycott Chase
We're boycotting Chase to pressure JP Morgan to negotiate with Chrysler and allow it to remain out of bankruptcy. Sign on!
Granholm to JP Morgan Chase and Friends: You Got Your Help, Now Give Chrysler Theirs
Jennifer Granholm joins the chorus of those calling on JP Morgan and friends to return the favor the US taxpayers gave them when they gave them TARP funds.
About those [Stress] Test Results
The evidence mounts that Citi and Bank of America are so stressed they couldn't make it through earnings season honestly.
The Latest State Secrets Claim
The Obama Administration threw a desperate new tactic into the warrantless wiretap suits: absolute immunity. It appears to be a probably futile attempt to keep all the cases before Judge Walker from collapsing onto each other.
How JP Morgan Chase Plans to Profit Off the 300,000 People It's Forcing to Lose Their Jobs
JP Morgan Chase is working to put 300,000 people out of work--many of them in Michigan. But lucky for JP Morgan Chase, it has the contract for providing Michigan's unemployment benefits by debit card. So it still stands to make money off those unemployed Michiganders after JP Morgan Chase causes them to lose their job.
Pre-Coffee Deep Thought
As it becomes more likely that Emmett Sullivan will throw out Ted Stevens conviction, Alaska Republicans have called for Mark Begich to resign, on the logic that Toobz is therefore "innocent."
Does that mean she'd be willing to let the Gitmo detainee whom Sullivan may force the government to release should be allowed to resettle in AK, since he is innocent, according to Palin's claims?
Double-Dipping at Gitmo?
The ICRC reveals that four high value detainees may have been hidden at Gitmo around the time the Abu Ghraib scandal broke.
Save American Jobs: Close Your Chase Account
JP Morgan Chase refuses to do what it takes to save 300,000 jobs and the healthcare of 700,000 retirees. So I decided today to no longer be a part of that. I closed my Chase account.
Chrysler's Two Options: What JP Morgan's Insistence on Bankruptcy Will Mean
If Chrysler goes into bankruptcy rather than merges with Fiat, it may mean 210,000 additional jobs lost.
Holder Wants to Stop Playing Mukasey's Whack-a-Mole with Financial Fraud
Eric Holder doesn't think Mukasey's approach to financial crime--to play whack-a-mole with it--was such a smart idea.
Bailed Out Bank, JP Morgan, Dooming Chrysler
The WSJ confirms what we've all probably suspected: the creditors that are forcing Chrysler into bankruptcy are the same banks that have been surviving only with the help of the federal government. And of course, they are refusing to offer the same generosity to Chrysler.
Banks that loaned Chrysler LLC $6.8 billion are resisting government pressure to swap more than $5 billion of that for stock to slash the car maker's debt,
Patrick Kennedy to Introduce Bill to Repeal Gramm-Leach ... Maybe
Yesterday, Patrick Kennedy was gung ho to repeal Gramm-Leach. Today, he sounds much less sure.
White House Flowers: Make a Statement
The White House is looking for a new florist. Not only is this an opportunity to integrate more contemporary arrangements into White House arrangements. But it's also an opportunity to insist that the flowers that go into White House arrangements have been grown and processed under conditions that are safe for workers.
Is Rahm Congressman A?
Rahm appears to be Congressman A named in the Blagojevich indictment. That means he blew off Blagojevich's extortion attempts before it became clear Blago was under investigation. But it also means he may be dragged into the trial.
Blagojevich Indicted
Big surprise ... not.
In addition to Blago and Harris (who were arrested in December), RobBlago, Lon Monk, Christopher Kelly, and William Cellini were indicted. I'm looking for the document now, will update later.
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his brother Rob and Christopher Kelly, a former top fundraiser for Blagojevich, were all indicted today on corruption charges, the U.S.
What Does Dusty Foggo Know about the Torture Tapes?
Dusty Foggo has a date with John Durham, the torture tape investigator.
