By Linda Anselmi on May 8, 2010 in Economy, Unemployment/Jobs | 33 Comments
In the debate over April’s 290,000 jobs added VS April’s increase in the unemployment rate to 9.9 percent (which some claim is really 17.1 percent), this graph seems to best capture my sense of where we are at. Our ‘Great Recession’ is the dark blue line. From Economix: Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Horizontal axis [...]
By Linda Anselmi on May 6, 2010 in Current Affairs, Environment | 195 Comments
A weekend storm that dumped fifteen inches of rain in 48 hours has left Nashville and middle Tennessee devastated by flood waters after the Cumberland River, which cuts through Nashville, rose 13 feet above flood stage Wednesday. The death toll has reached 31 in three states and is expect to rise. While damages for Nashville [...]
By Linda Anselmi on May 5, 2010 in Current Affairs | 33 Comments
Have we created a perfect storm? Don’t get me wrong, I’m an optimist by nature and a firm believer that ingenuity and determination can overcome almost any thing. And as someone geeky enough to enjoy watching the Robot Wars (though I’m not nearly geeky enough to build one), it is hard not to get caught [...]
By Linda Anselmi on May 3, 2010 in Current Affairs | 3 Comments
(Bumped down. Show over) Please tune in this Monday, May 3, 2010 at 9pm (ET) to No Quarter Radio for Sins of Omission with Paulie Abeles. Paulie will be talking to New York Times Bestselling Author Kevin Gutzman about his book, the cult classic and “Tea Party Bible” – “Who Killed The Constitution? The Federal Government [...]
By Linda Anselmi on May 2, 2010 in Big Oil, Current Affairs, Environment | 105 Comments
Growing up as a city girl in the midwest, my introduction to and early education about crude oil and its impact on our society came through watching reruns of The Beverly Hillbillies. With every show, the opening spiel told the tale of the poor Clampetts’ discovery of oil on their land and the ensuing wealth they [...]
By Linda Anselmi on Apr 30, 2010 in Current Affairs | 24 Comments
Spring is in the air and the wafts of prosecutions that are coming from the Justice Department and the office of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) couldn’t smell any sweeter. From the Washington Post: The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into possible securities fraud in mortgage trading at Goldman Sachs, law [...]
By Linda Anselmi on Apr 28, 2010 in Current Affairs | 38 Comments
In May of 2009, Simon Johnson wrote in The Quiet Coup: If the IMF’s staff could speak freely about the U.S., it would tell us what it tells all countries in this situation: recovery will fail unless we break the financial oligarchy that is blocking essential reform. And if we are to prevent a true depression, we’re [...]
By Linda Anselmi on Apr 26, 2010 in Current Affairs | 0 Comments
Join NoQuarter Radio’s Sins of Omission with Paulie AbelesTONIGHT at 9 p.m. ET Paulie’s weekly show is aimed at giving listeners insight into the topics of the day beyond the nightly news. To listen to more of Paulie’s recent shows, follow our instructions in the far right column to retrieve all NoQuarter radio shows via iTunes [...]
By Linda Anselmi on Apr 25, 2010 in Auto Industry, Economy, TARP | 29 Comments
If you want to make millions the easy way, this would seem the way to go: ___ But if you want to make billions the easy way, I suggest you use GM’s easy payback magic:
By Linda Anselmi on Apr 25, 2010 in Current Affairs | 0 Comments
[Bumped down, show over] Tune in tonight at 10:30 pm ET to John Batchelor’s syndicated radio show when Larry Johnson joins the experts’ panel every Sunday. Instructions to listen via iTunes are below. FYI, John’s show starts at 9:05 p.m. ET / 6:05 p.m. PT. Here’s how to listen to John Batchelor’s show nightly, from 9 pm to [...]
By Linda Anselmi on Apr 24, 2010 in Current Affairs, Economy, Health Care | 72 Comments
According to Medicare’s Office of the Actuary (that’s in the department of Health and Human Services) The Affordable Care Act (TACA aka Obamacare) may have serious side effects on American’s health and wallet (via AP). But don’t forget, to be a winner with TACA, you have to think like a winner and have hope. Medicare cuts [...]
By Linda Anselmi on Apr 21, 2010 in Banks, Books, Economy, Nonfiction | 62 Comments
We have all seen this show before. You enter the tent and the first thing you see is a trainer with a group of dogs on one side doing amazing dog tricks. On the other side is a trainer with a group of ponies doing awesome pony tricks. And both trainers are vehemently arguing over [...]
By Linda Anselmi on Apr 19, 2010 in Current Affairs, Health Care | 30 Comments
Bet you didn’t see this one coming. One of the cost control measures under the new health care law passed just last month was “medical loss ratio” floors that go into effect on January 1, 2011. The MLR floor requires health insurers to spend at least 80 cents out of every insurance premium dollar in [...]
By Linda Anselmi on Apr 19, 2010 in Current Affairs | 1 Comment
Promo for April 19th show bumped down. You can listen to the archived show via BlogTalkRadio, or using iTunes (read our instructions in the right column). Join Sins of Omission Monday, April 19, 2010 at 9pm (ET) as host Paulie Abeles interviews prizewinning author and historian MARY P. RYAN about her book “MYSTERIES OF SEX: TRACING [...]
By Linda Anselmi on Apr 18, 2010 in Current Affairs | 170 Comments
Dear President Obama: Sorry I missed your speech at the Democratic fundraiser last week in Miami. I guess since I’m no longer a democrat, no one felt the need to invite me. It’s too bad, from all reports you were in top form and I could have used a few laughs. I did see video [...]
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