Archive for December, 2009
Our Sen. Maria Cantwell wants to bring back the Glass-Steagall act, the 1933 law that prevents investment banks from merging with retail banks. The law was repealed in 1999 under Bill Clinton and the Republican Congress and created such “too big to fail” behemoths as Citicorp. In general, I like the idea of big, simple [...]
Links Mentioned: how to pay for your abortion coverage … Streetcars for everyone … Copenhagen wrap-up.
Matt Yglesias says it’s Ben Nelson’s fault, not Barack Obama’s, that we haven’t gotten the change we’ve been hoping for with the new administration. As the theory goes, it doesn’t matter how much leadership or head-knocking or what have you the administration tries to engage in, the fact is that with unified 39-member GOP block [...]
Episode 410: Afghanistan Surge, Tiger Woods, Health Care Reform
Posted by Bruno on December 7th, 2009
Links Mentioned: Preview of Copenhagen … Tiger and the media.
Now Playing: Episode 442: Leaving Iraq, Edu Reform, Cities
- Shanghai goes the full metro
- Revisiting education reform from Episode 435
- The future of cities
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