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Republican ex-State Legislator: "Florida has been for sale too long"
Republican Nancy Argenziano knows her way around Tallahassee. She knows which rugs to look under and which closets to open. Of course she does: she served in Florida's Senate and House. More recently, she served on Florida's Public Service Commission: one of only two commissioners who consistently fought to protect us consumers against the state utitlity companies' ever-growing appetite for... Continue reading
Posted Mar 15, 2011 at Buck Naked Politics
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M&I Bank Responds to Boycott Threat, Irony Abounds
Thursday, as you know, Wisconsin unions members threatened to remove their money from M&I bank, whose execs gave heavy campagin donations to Wisconsin's anti-middle-class governor, Scott Walker (who signed a bill Friday that reduces public employees' right to collectively bargain for decent benefits and wages). M&I's response to the boycott threat begins: "M&I has not taken, and will not take,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2011 at Buck Naked Politics
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Wisconsin Protesters Exercise the Power of the Purse against Anti-Middle-Class Sentiment
by D. Cupples | These days, fighting for the interests of folks who lack corporate-jet access seems about as fruitful as a jellyfish protesting the ocean that washed it ashore. Yes, my mind is on Wisconsin, where the anti-middle-class governor and his Republican cohorts in the legislature have declared war on people who depend on regular paychecks. Yesterday, it all... Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2011 at Buck Naked Politics
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We're Losing a Great Congressman: Alan Grayson
Posted Nov 2, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Speaking for Myself: Kendrick Meek = Good Bet for U.S. Senate
Posted Oct 9, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Health Care Fraud Last Week: More Tax Dollars Wasted
Posted Oct 6, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Beltway Democrats: Betrayal and Lack of Purpose
Posted Oct 1, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Protecting Yourself from Investment Fraud
by Chris | Recently, residents of Gainesville and St. Augustine were victims of investment fraud. While neither of these incidents was of the scale and complexity of the Madoff case, with a little homework and some healthy skepticism, they may have been avoided. How do you protect yourself from investment fraud? I recommend that you visit www.saveandinvest.org this website contains... Continue reading
Posted Sep 30, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Tea Bagger Wins Senate Primary
by D. Cupples | Via Memeorandum, the New York Times tells us: The Tea Party movement scored another victory on Tuesday, helping to propel a dissident Republican, Christine O’Donnell, to an upset win over Representative Michael N. Castle in the race for the United States Senate nomination in Delaware. Mr. Castle, a moderate Republican who served two terms as governor... Continue reading
Posted Sep 14, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Does the FDA Even Try to Keep our Food & Drugs Safe?
by D. Cupples | We pay the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) billions each year. In exchange, the FDA is supposed to protect us consumer-taxpayers from unsafe food, drugs, cosmetics, etc. I didn't dream that up: the duty is stated on the FDA's Website. Despite that clearly articulated duty, the FDA's performance has been spotty for years--some would say... Continue reading
Posted Aug 19, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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New York Divorce Laws Enter the New Millennium
Posted Aug 16, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Another Massively Distracting "Issue"
by Deb Cupples | Paying close attention to the news can be downright dispiriting. For me, time to recharge was a must, so I took some weeks off from blogging. Easing back into it, my first stop today was Memeorandum, a site reflecting topics folks find important enough to blog about. At 5:40 pm (EST) the top story (and numerous... Continue reading
Posted Aug 16, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Hosie Miller: Shirley Sherrod's Father
posted by Bill: Philadelphia blogger Will Bunch adds context to Shirley Sherrod's civil rights work. How much more amazing that she struggles for understanding and reconciliation after her father was murdered in a racially-tinged dispute... and no authority even opened a case to redress it. Steve Clemons also suggests Sherrod "kick the tires" of Tom Vilsak's new job offer. (Kavanagh... Continue reading
Posted Jul 22, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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When Alan Greenspan Opposes a Tax Cut...
by Bill Kavanagh: As opposed to cutting back on aid to the unemployed or going soft on stimulating the economy, there are ways to begin changing the skew of who pays for the programs the country needs. ... In a Bloomberg News interview with Judy Woodruff, the former deregulator-in-chief said the following about what to do about the Bush Administration's 2001 tax cut: WOODRUFF: On those tax cuts, they are due to expire at the end of this year.
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Posted Jul 16, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Protect Your Wallet: Support the Re-Appointment of Skop & Argenziano to the PSC
Why should you care about appointments to Florida's Public Service Commission (PSC)? Because who gets appointed will directly affect your wallet for years to come (if you live in Florida, that is). The PSC is charged with protecting consumers from unreasonable prices and bad service from the utility companies that we depend on. As I've blogged about repeatedly over the... Continue reading
Posted Jun 21, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Why Are Gas Prices Going Down?
by Deb Cupples | It make no sense. In my North Florida town, gasoline prices were in the $2.90s in April; now, gas is in the $2.70s. What happened?Back in 2007, gas prices were near or above $4 a gallon nationwide. The public-relations people paid by oil companies habitually blamed it on "supply and demand" (i.e., lower supply or higher... Continue reading
Posted Jun 20, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Long Term Debt vs. Unemployment—False Choices
by Bill Kavanagh: The Republican focus on the federal deficit as a primary issue in this year's Congressional election cycle makes little sense in the context of our real economic problems. Economist Brad DeLong uses a good metaphor in a response to Henry Blodget's questions about long-term federal debt: Think of it this way: our natural gas pipes are corroding,... Continue reading
Posted Jun 12, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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The 99ers— Over a Million and Growing
posted by Bill: As if we had to ask, here's how bad it is (according to Annie Lowrie's piece in the Washington Independent): The joblessness crisis — in the average duration of unemployment, if not the absolute unemployment rate — is unprecedented in the postwar United States. Of the 15 million unemployed in America, over 7 million have been out... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Souter Speaks on How the Court Decides
posted by Bill: Linda Greenhouse hopes that retired SC Justice David Souter will continue to share his thoughts in public as a guide to his thinking on the bench. His recent Harvard commencement address included the following statement on why the court does more than parse the Constitution for a "fair reading:" The reasons that constitutional judging is not a... Continue reading
Posted Jun 4, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Florida's GOP Governor Leaves GOP
Posted Apr 30, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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C'Mon—Break it Up!
Posted by Bill: Readers interested in how to prevent another meltdown should check out Zephyr Teachout's great piece, "C'Mon— Break it Up!" Teachout makes the case for putting reasonable size limits on the megabanks and limiting the conflicts of interest that accrue to their present status as financial supermarkets. Continue reading
Posted Apr 28, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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Deal on Derivatives?
Posted by Bill: This could be a big development. According to ABC News, Senator Dodd has accepted as a part of financial reform Senator Blanche Lincoln's proposed ban on banks owning derivatives operations; this is a provision that would force the big banks to spin off the businesses that led them into the 2008 meltdown. Passage of such a proposal... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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SAFE Banking
by Bill Kavanagh: After the President's tough Cooper Union speech on financial reform, we're left with Senator Dodd's legislation— it helps in some ways, but doesn't stop "too big to fail" banks from dominating American finance for their own benefit, just as they did leading up to the meltdown. One sliver of hope for curbing future bubbles lies in a... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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To Geico: For God's Sake, Ignore the Tantruming Toddlers
Posted Apr 21, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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GOP Politicans Rush to Defend Goldman Sachs
by Deb Cupples | Five days ago, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Goldman Sachs with fraud. The first paragraph of the news release:"The SEC alleges that Goldman Sachs structured and marketed a synthetic collateralized debt obligation (CDO) that hinged on the performance of subprime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). Goldman Sachs failed to disclose to investors vital information... Continue reading
Posted Apr 20, 2010 at Buck Naked Politics
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