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From Global Economic Trend Analysis: When president Obama took office he promised transparency and open government. The question at hand is: “Where the Hell is It?” I have the answer: Obama’s transparency is Where the Sun Don’t Shine: President Obama has failed to deliver on few promises as miserably as his vow to create a more transparent and open government. Shortly after being sworn into office, he sent a memo to federal agencies promising, [...] From the Telegraph: One decision stands out as downright bizarre, however: the sale of the majority of Britain’s gold reserves for prices between $256 and $296 an ounce, only to watch it soar so far as $1,615 per ounce today. When Brown decided to dispose of almost 400 tonnes of gold between 1999 and 2002, he did two distinctly odd things. First, he broke with convention and announced the sale well in advance, giving [...] by George Washington The Telegraph’s Thomas Pascoe reported Thursday: One decision stands out as downright bizarre, however: When Brown decided to dispose of almost 400 tonnes of gold between 1999 and 2002, he did two distinctly odd things. First, he broke with convention and announced the sale well in I wanted to call your attention to this just-published Bloomberg story detailing how JP Morgan’s finreg lobbying – much like MF Global’s – helped produce regulations that allowed for their own disastrous results. Full story here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-23/jpmorgan-joins-mf-global-in-lobbying-wins-that-backfire.html
Quick read: +JPMorgan’s loss follows lobbying by its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, to weaken the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial overhaul, which he has referred to as “Dodd Frankenstein.” Dimon’s criticism of regulatory efforts may come back [...] John Nichols on March 17, 2012 – 8:31 AM ET With Wisconsin recall elections looming against four Republican state senators—as well as Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch—the state’s politics was thrown for another loop Friday when a targeted senator up and quit. State Senator Pam Galloway, a Tea Party favorite and one of Walker’s steadiest backers in the legislature, announced her immediate resignation from the legislature and her decision not to [...] It is going overboard to say that Congress has decided that “the Constitution doesn’t apply to it.” There are many public places where cell phones are not allowed. Take courtrooms. They are the epitome of the public place, and almost everything that goes on in them is public. Yet most judges have standing orders prohibiting cell phones, cameras, or recording equipment in their courts without prior permission. Cell phone cameras [...] Michael Geist Technology law and policy is notoriously unpredictable but 2012 promises to be a busy year. My best guess for the coming months: January. The Supreme Court of Canada holds a hearing on whether Internet service providers can be treated as broadcasters under the Broadcasting Act. The case, which arises from a CRTC reference to the courts on the issue, represents the last possibility for an ISP levy [...] by Forbes If you’ve been hanging around my corner of Forbes at all, you’ll know that I’m virulently anti-SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) as its broad interpretation of copyright law could lead to the ultimate destruction of my own personal site that I use to make a living. On a larger scale, it could also be responsible for the downfall of the entire internet. I won’t reiterate all the specifics of my objections, but the [...] Act (FOIA) request by government watchdog group Judicial Watch suggest that the White House had direct involvement in shutting a transparency hearing to the press. “Please don’t have them reach out to any reporters before I clear [with White House] press,” wrote White House Deputy Associate Counsel Blake Roberts to the Office of Information Policy (OIP), about what should have been a fairly noncontroversial training session. The workshop was conducted by the [...] The “transparency” in the Obama administration means sometimes a question can’t even get asked. The discovery came today at the daily White House news briefing with press secretary Jay Carney, who responded to a request to be allowed to ask about the president’s positions: “I’m not going to take your questions.” Ironically, Les Kinsolving, WND’s correspondent at the White House and the No. 2 reporter on the White House beat, had wanted [...] |
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