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Okay, folks, take it away! Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #1
IT's 4 AM and I've Been Wakened by a Thunderstorm Demeter Jan 2012 #3
Oh, Joy. State of Union Lies on Tuesday Demeter Jan 2012 #5
Crazy weather! 20 degrees yesterday and ice, 50 this morning and lots of rain DemReadingDU Jan 2012 #25
I thought that was an old photo with too much snow on the peak... rfranklin Jan 2012 #37
Damned miserable upper 70's here. Fuddnik Jan 2012 #44
Very lovely! DemReadingDU Jan 2012 #24
Good luck w/ the show! Loge23 Jan 2012 #33
America overcomes the debt crisis as Britain sinks deeper into the swamp FarCenter Jan 2012 #2
Don't You Believe It Demeter Jan 2012 #4
But, how much deleveraging of personal debt is due Po_d Mainiac Jan 2012 #46
Some, but not a lot FarCenter Jan 2012 #54
It's gonna get worse than that. Fuddnik Jan 2012 #64
Romney forced to reveal tax returns Demeter Jan 2012 #6
Paris and Berlin seek to dilute bank rules Demeter Jan 2012 #7
Obama launches middle-class offensive Demeter Jan 2012 #8
I thought he did that four years ago. (Cue Yogi) Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #26
Much cleaner and politer than I could have done Demeter Jan 2012 #38
Well, I hate the Yankees Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #40
I live about 10 minutes from Steinbrenners grave. Fuddnik Jan 2012 #59
Croatians set to back EU membership Demeter Jan 2012 #9
Hollande hits at his ‘true adversary’ Demeter Jan 2012 #10
Covered bond sales soar amid January flurry Demeter Jan 2012 #11
Stanford due in court for fraud trial Demeter Jan 2012 #12
Barnier urges Cameron and City to ‘play the game’ Demeter Jan 2012 #13
Bankers decry Fed's secrecy in Maiden Lane auction Demeter Jan 2012 #14
Can you say 'Red Roof Inn'? n/t Po_d Mainiac Jan 2012 #34
Hollywood regroups after losing battle over anti-piracy bills Demeter Jan 2012 #15
Did the Feds Just Kill the Cloud Storage Model? By Washington’s Blog Demeter Jan 2012 #16
FROM the good folk at piratebay.org Demeter Jan 2012 #18
It hurts US Cloud outfits. Megaupload employed a server farm on US territory. Ghost Dog Jan 2012 #50
As the Accounting Crowd Says Demeter Jan 2012 #69
Advisors Feast on the Lehman Carcass: Bankruptcy on its Way to $2 Billion in Fees Demeter Jan 2012 #17
Slapping the little guys back into line Demeter Jan 2012 #19
7 signs the corporatocracy is losing its legitimacy ... and 7 populist tools to help shut it down. Demeter Jan 2012 #20
Afternoon Marketeers..... AnneD Jan 2012 #89
Are you inviting Marketeers, or Davos Attendees? Demeter Jan 2012 #92
The Davos Attendees of course... AnneD Jan 2012 #100
Okay, A wink is as Good as a Nod Demeter Jan 2012 #103
Matt Stoller: Fed Transcripts – Why Was Congress in the Dark During the Crafting of Dodd-Frank? Demeter Jan 2012 #21
I don't think they're out of touch with reality. Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #102
Thanks to a new tool from the EPA, you can see how close you live to the country's biggest polluters Demeter Jan 2012 #22
Constitutional Amendment Not Needed: Congress Already Has a Remedy Demeter Jan 2012 #23
1/16/12 Jon Stewart - Fear Factory DemReadingDU Jan 2012 #27
Okay, after watching Jon Stewart, I came to this analysis -- Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #32
Yes! The manufacturers need to produce in this country again DemReadingDU Jan 2012 #36
Here's a post I found elsewhere. on just what we're competing against. Fuddnik Jan 2012 #43
Reminds me of the cartoon right after Jobs died Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #45
Alright. Ghost Dog Jan 2012 #52
Ooooohh! That's too good. Fuddnik Jan 2012 #53
There is a God! Demeter Jan 2012 #71
This Article Explains Why Apple Makes iPhones In China And Why The US Is Screwed FarCenter Jan 2012 #60
And none of this is possible here or anywhere else? Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #61
Translation: If everyone was a slave, we'd all be rich! Fuddnik Jan 2012 #65
got it in one bread_and_roses Jan 2012 #70
It's not possible in the US without a really huge investment to reestablish whole supply chains FarCenter Jan 2012 #67
If China could do it in, what, 20 years Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #79
The US has a long way to go to develop leadership as effective as China's FarCenter Jan 2012 #87
That's NOT Leadership Demeter Jan 2012 #94
AMEN AND AWOMEN Demeter Jan 2012 #93
Apple Makes More Money Per Employee Than Exxon And Google FarCenter Jan 2012 #68
Inconceivable! Demeter Jan 2012 #72
Link to the MSNBC story (actually from NY Times) - Read it and weep. FarCenter Jan 2012 #76
Ridiculous saedi1995 Jan 2012 #88
Ridiculous, but it is what it is, today Demeter Jan 2012 #95
Yes, it was, prior to the Wagner Act of 1934 happyslug Jan 2012 #107
But the US had a thriving consumer manufacturing base AFTER the 1930s Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #108
And so will China, once it stops these practices happyslug Jan 2012 #109
Apple's Foreign Suppliers Demonstrate Widespread Scamming and Horrific Abuse of Employees Demeter Jan 2012 #85
I come not to praise Steve Jobs, but to BURY Him Demeter Jan 2012 #86
Not to excuse Jobs, but I don't think Apple has much control over its manufacturers FarCenter Jan 2012 #98
It's called the "Bad Money Doctrine" by Kevin Phillips. Fuddnik Jan 2012 #90
Jeez, and I thought I was only one w/o an Apple product! Loge23 Jan 2012 #97
I've got an iPod. But it was an xmas gift. Fuddnik Jan 2012 #101
and that's great! Loge23 Jan 2012 #104
I didn't even know what to do with the thing when I got it. Fuddnik Jan 2012 #105
I couldn't figure out how to use iPod for podcasts DemReadingDU Jan 2012 #106
it's morning. xchrom Jan 2012 #28
Eurozone crisis live: Lagarde urges Europe to boost its rescue fund xchrom Jan 2012 #29
"It's not a default unless we say it is" Demeter Jan 2012 #39
... xchrom Jan 2012 #41
Karl Denninger: You cannot solve a debt problem with more debt. DemReadingDU Jan 2012 #51
i'm not as smart as denninger -- and i keep wondering the same thing. xchrom Jan 2012 #57
Jubilee, or Revolution, or Default Demeter Jan 2012 #73
Europe: They Are Actually Going To Let Greece Default? (VGK, EWG, EWI, FXE, IEV, EPV, EUO) Demeter Jan 2012 #77
The Debt Supercycle Reaches Its Final Chapter BY JAMES J PUPLAVA CFP Demeter Jan 2012 #78
World Bank; Warning Signs That We Should Prepare For The Worst Demeter Jan 2012 #80
+1 xchrom Jan 2012 #83
Pay freeze to last until 2020 for millions {uk} xchrom Jan 2012 #30
The Guardian is going to have to change its "Eurozone crisis live" line to Ghost Dog Jan 2012 #55
+1 xchrom Jan 2012 #56
Rethinking capitalism in a spivs' paradise xchrom Jan 2012 #31
Europe will be leading in this direction. Ghost Dog Jan 2012 #58
Boom time in Beijing xchrom Jan 2012 #35
Is Our Economy Healing? By PAUL KRUGMAN Demeter Jan 2012 #42
Davos man weighs future of capitalism xchrom Jan 2012 #47
PRECIOUS-Gold hits 6-week high as euro gains xchrom Jan 2012 #48
New Iran sanctions most threaten non-U.S. banks xchrom Jan 2012 #49
Bank of Spain predicts deep recession this year xchrom Jan 2012 #62
Spain will meet its deficit target, says deputy PM xchrom Jan 2012 #63
Sheikhs fall in love with renminbi xchrom Jan 2012 #66
We should demand Truth in Advertising Demeter Jan 2012 #74
Democrats will deliver recall petitions at 3 p.m. today: Wisconsin News Demeter Jan 2012 #75
Scotland Well on the Way to Achieving 100% Renewable Energy by 2020 Demeter Jan 2012 #81
Well, if'in that doesn't.... AnneD Jan 2012 #91
It's happening here in west Texas. mbperrin Jan 2012 #99
Moody’s: Here are the U.S. Banks Most Exposed to Euro Crisis Demeter Jan 2012 #82
Ever notice how Citi is always at the top of every implosion? Fuddnik Jan 2012 #96
Foreclosure Auctions Show Raw Form of Capitalism Demeter Jan 2012 #84
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