Archive for March, 2009

BLOG Geithner Plan: Another Bailout or Necessary Evil?

0 Comments Published by thecommongoodusa March 20th, 2009 in News.

By Bill Bradley – California-based political analyst, NewWestNotes.com
Is Geithner’s plan another bailout to Wall Street? Or is it needed to work with a deeply troubled, farcically entitled though still necessary private financial sector? (More…)

Blog “Sympathy for the Devil: AIG”

0 Comments Published by thecommongoodusa March 20th, 2009 in News.

Why AIG Had No Choice But To Pay
       By Edward Jay Epstein
   
If you want to understand why AIG awarded derivative traders in its Financial Products Group $165 million in bonuses, don’t be distracted by the on-going morality play staged by politicians about the misuse of Federal funds, the blame-shifting game played by AIG executives, or even the disingenuous [...]

THE ECONOMY Series: Felix Rohatyn

0 Comments Published by thecommongoodusa March 17th, 2009 in Events.

Introductions by business leader Bernard Schwartz and former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman. 
The man who “saved” New York from bankruptcy in the 1970s will join us on April 2nd to discuss his new book, Bold Endeavors: How Our Government Built America and Why It Must Rebuild.    Felix Rohatyn, one of the great investment bankers of our era, former [...]

Dr. Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador

0 Comments Published by thecommongoodusa March 16th, 2009 in News.

Ambassador Mansour, Permanent Observer of the Palestine Authority to the United Nations will discuss the current situation in the Middle East on Friday, March 20th.
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    • Great News For The Fall September 4, 2010
      We hope you’ve been enjoying the summer sun and some lazy days before we hit the higher energy of the fall season – and what a season we are creating for you! We were very happy to see many of you at our conversation with Jonathan Alter on his book, The Promise, last month. [...] […]
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    • The Week Ahead (8/30) September 4, 2010
      It’s a relatively short week ahead in presidential politics, thanks to the impending Labor Day weekend, but there will be a few major developments. Back from a quiet summer vacation with the family on Martha’s Vineyard, Obama brings Israeli and Palestinian leaders to the White House this week to renew the peace process. On Monday, Obama will [...] […]
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      With Barack Obama on vacation all week, a low-key week ahead in presidential politics. Obama is with his family on Martha’s Vineyard, the island off the coast of Massachusetts. He’s having a very low-key vacation there, especially in contrast to the presidential vacations there during the Bill Clinton years. We’ll see if events cooperate with Obama, [...] […]
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