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The week Kamala Harris became the 2024 Democratic nominee in 48 hours
07/25/2024
The two tumultuous weeks in July 2024 started with a sniper shooting at the former president, followed by the Republican Convention within days. The president's address calling for calm, Trump's 90 RNC address which rambled to veer off course. Second thoughts about Trump and Biden's age and calls by Democrats for Biden to withdraw after the faltering delivery in the debate. Biden has Covid and isolates for a few days. On July 22 around 1.45 pm Biden puts out a letter on X (Twitter) that he is withdrawing and giving his full support to Kamala. Within hours Harris has overwhelming support. The next day morning Harris has secured the delegates needed. By the 24th in 48 hours she has raised $250 million for the campaign and about 100,000 volunteers. A dizzying pace for 48 hours that riveted the attention of the American people and the world.
Grouped Articles
With Speech to Teachers, Harris Waded into a Fiery Education Debate
NYTimes.com 07/25/2024
Kamala Harris: A woman of firsts – DW – 07/23/2024
dw.com 07/25/2024
‘Capable’ Harris and Biden’s legacy: key takeaways from the president’s address
The Guardian 07/25/2024
Biden Says He Will ‘Pass the Torch’ to Harris in Oval Office Address After Ending Campaign
WSJ 07/24/2024
Opinion | Kamala Harris Confounds the Republicans
WSJ 07/24/2024
President Biden Addresses the Nation
YouTube 07/25/2024
North Korea and the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation
11/22/2010
The view that is emerging that the US has to find some positive ways to engage with North Korea. China's support of North Korea makes it less likely that the regime will simply collapse as the US would hope. All this is happening in the context of North Korea's continued development of nuclear weapons capabilities in 2010.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/12/2013
Nuclear weapons: The new nuclear age
Economist 04/05/2015
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2015
Robert Carlin and John W. Lewis - Review U.S. policy toward North Korea
Washington Post 11/22/2010
North Korea Nuclear Find Raises Fear on Tehran
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2010
Jimmy Carter - North Korea's consistent message to the U.S.
Washington Post 11/24/2010
Bernard Baruch, advisor to U.S. Presidents Wilson, Roosevelt and Truman
11/20/2010
Radio message read over CBS Radio in 1953 on man, reason and hope for the human condition. Goodness prevailing with individual expression and not with the madness of crowds. The need for reason for the betterment of the human condition.
Grouped Articles
L.B.J. and Truman: The Bond That Helped Forge Medicare
New York Times 02/28/2015
Why I Still Believe in the Future
Wall Street Journal 11/20/2010
Volcker's advice on the writing of regulatory reform
07/09/2010
He advises writing broad rules that are harder for banks to circumvent.
Grouped Articles
Volcker Plans to Restore Faith in Government
New York Times 05/29/2013
Volcker Rule to Curb Bank Trading Proves Hard to Write
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2013
Paul Volcker Pushes for Reform, and Regrets His Past Silence
New York Times 07/09/2010
The Volcker Rule on Bank Risks Approaches Its Final Edits
New York Times 12/03/2013
Regulators Set to Approve Toughened 'Volcker Rule'
Wall Street Journal 12/04/2013
New York Times 12/14/2013
Andy Grove and the scaling up at home that American companies need to do.
05/29/2010
Andy Grove brushes off talk of sending technologies and jobs much needed at home to China, with the talk he hears of "a China strategy." He doesn't see how an America with high paying jobs and mass of unemployed could work. He says American companies have failed to scale up, the way Intel did in the seventies. For every Apple employee there are 10 employees in China working on Mac's, Iphones, and Ipads. The idea of manufacturing as not important is misguided and he would like to see America rebuild its industrial base.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2010
Wall Street Journal 10/02/2010
Apple Says App Store Sales Rose 50% in 2014
Wall Street Journal 01/09/2015
After Michigan Loss, Hillary Clinton Sharpens Message on Jobs and Trade
New York Times 03/09/2016
Andy Grove: How America Can Create Jobs
BusinessWeek 07/01/2010
Yuan Revaluation for China's Own Sake
Wall Street Journal 10/02/2010
Simon Johnson and other experts on the capital shortfall and banking crisis in the U.S.
04/15/2010
Johnson points to irreversible damage from the lack of aggressive action with the large banks from the Obama administration. Johnson pointed to the problems with too big to fail banks. now he and Peter Boone give a lucid explanation on the big picture facing America in relation to the task of aggressive action to resolve the banking problem.
Grouped Articles
Weâre All Still Hostages to the Big Banks
New York Times 08/25/2013
Irreversible Damage: Why Little Action on Banking Can Do Great Harm.
New York Times 04/30/2010
New Life for 'the Volcker Rule'
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2010
BusinessWeek 04/15/2010
Jamie Dimon: Americaâs Least-Hated Banker
New York Times 12/01/2010
After the reforms: Safer, but not yet safe enough
Economist 05/21/2011
An exceptional and detailed look at President Obama and his first term in office.
01/28/2008
A long informal interview with Obama by Peter Baker of the New York Times, in October 2010. Baker covers all aspects of President Obama's first term in office, and compares Obama's situation with that of his predecessors, Reagan, Clinton and Bush. He uses his personal knowledge of other Presidents to throw more light on the Obama Presidency.
Grouped Articles
Germans Loved Obama. Now We Donât Trust Him.
New York Times 06/29/2013
Where the Buck Stops, Some See a Bystander
New York Times 10/29/2013
As Bush Settles Into Dallas, Golf Tees and Family Time Now Trump Politics
New York Times 11/02/2013
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
BusinessWeek 04/06/2009
Geithner Book Reveals Consensus, Not VIsion, During Financial Crisis
New York Times 05/21/2014
Ford Explorer 2010- new model as a crossover.
01/06/2008
Ford hopes to revive the dying Explorer brand as a crossover built on the Taurus architectural base. The big change is in looks, and a fuel efficency jump from 15 to 25. Can Ford pull this off?
Grouped Articles
Ford Is Hoping to Give the Once-Great Explorer a Second Life
New York Times 05/27/2010
Hybrids' Unlikely Rival: Plain Old Cars
BusinessWeek 02/23/2012
Ford's EcoBoost Engine Excites Marketer
New York Times 01/06/2008
Ford Hints at New Explorer With Concept
New York Times 01/06/2008
View from the Top: John Malone of Liberty talks about the economic future.
07/30/2014
Malone sees the conditions in the macroeconomic picture, as critical in the future for all companies. He thinks things will be pretty tough in the next 1-2 years. It will be the bigger consumer sentiment and retail picture that will determine how his industry will do, says Malone.
Grouped Articles
For Liberty Global, the Next Step Is the Content
Wall Street Journal 07/30/14
HP
11/22/2010
Hewlett Packard under new CEO Apotheker.
Grouped Articles
New H-P CEO Gives Few Hints on Strategy
Wall Street Journal 11/22/10
New York Times 02/09/11
Chief Reboots H-P After Scandal
Wall Street Journal 02/18/11
Hewlett-Packard Hopes to End the Soap Opera
BusinessWeek 01/27/11
Hewlett-Packard Delivers Poor Service
Wall Street Journal 05/18/11
H-P Explores Quitting Computers as Profits Slide
Wall Street Journal 08/19/11
Afghanistan's national army and police force
08/21/2010
Conditions do not offer much hope of fixing the problems.
Grouped Articles
Taliban Making Military Gains in Afghanistan
New York Times 07/26/14
With Taliban’s Revival, Dread Returns to Swat Valley
New York Times 07/26/14
Afghanistan's troubled national army: Fixing the unfixable
Economist 08/21/10
Kabul's Police Tab Fails a U.S. Audit
Wall Street Journal 04/26/11
Wall Street Journal 06/17/11
Report Sees Danger in Local Allies
Wall Street Journal 06/17/11
George Papandreou's leadership during the Greece crisis- 2010-2011
06/15/2010
Papandreou has provided leadership on the issues facing Greece by walking the talk, with straight talk about the action needed, consulting economic experts in America who are in his inner circle, and working with European leaders for solutions. He has kept his profile modest and set a role model for his ministers and public officials.
Grouped Articles
George Papandreou Finds Balm for Greece Deficit
New York Times 06/15/10
BusinessWeek 06/24/10
At Impasse, Greek Leader Vows to Reset Cabinet
New York Times 06/15/11
Greek Leader Faces Key Confidence Vote
Wall Street Journal 06/21/11
Wall Street Journal 06/21/11
New York Times 06/21/11
The approach to banking and financial regulation of the new Cameron coalition government in Britain.
05/13/2010
Both Liberals and Conservatives in the U.K. agree on a levy on the banks to raise 1 billion pounds. Liberal's Cable is the new Business Secretary and he favors shrinking the large banks and reducing systemic risk, and a separation of retail and investment banking activities. The Financial Services Authority will continue to operate and examine banks, the Bank of England will oversee systemic risk and regulation of banks.
Grouped Articles
British Treasury Targets Banks to Increase Tax Revenue
New York Times 12/04/14
David Cameron Leads a Call to Thwart Financial Corruption
New York Times 05/12/16
Economist 05/13/10
A Crisis of Faith in Mervyn King, Britain's Central Banker
New York Times 02/06/11
British banks: Vickers in a twist
Economist 01/29/11
British Bank Proposal Expected to Include Stiff Rules
New York Times 04/07/11
David Stockman, Reagan's Budget Director prodigy, on bank behaviour and solutions to the banking and economic crisis.
01/20/2010
Stockman takes on the banks as instruments of the impoverishment of the U.S. economy and of the American middle class. He derides the loose monetary policy of the Fed, that has encouraged insane and socially unproductive behaviours of the American banks.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/18/13
New York Times 07/21/11
Taxing Wall Street Down to Size
New York Times 01/20/10
Four Deformations of the Apocalypse
New York Times 07/31/10
Tom Keene Talks with David Stockman
BusinessWeek 08/12/10
Opinions Are Split on Fed Policy Move
Wall Street Journal 11/01/10
Joseph Stiglitz on the way the Obama administration handled the economy and his vision for the future.
01/23/2008
A squandered opportunity says Stiglitz of Obama's handling of the economy. He presents his vision and solution and action plan.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 09/06/11
Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/13
Charlie Rose Talks to Robert Reich
BusinessWeek 10/21/10
Geithner's Plan: Loopholes Galore
BusinessWeek 04/01/09
New York Times 04/01/09
Voters’ Second Thoughts on Hope and Change
New York Times 11/04/14
Martin Feldstein on the risks for the American Economy after failures in the Obama Economic plan.
09/12/2007
Failures to address problems on the housing front, especialy the problems for 15 million homeowners under water- see the links to opeds by Feldstein suggesting focus on these issues throughout 2008-2009. And the focus on health care which diverted attention from this problem and the problem facing bad loans in commercial real estate. Other problems are failure to get bank lending up for businesses. And the failure of Obama health care plans to control the increase in the nation's surging health care spending, instead increasing the deficit to unsustainable levels. Public sentiment as shown in WSJ/NBC polls confirm Feldstein's sense of the situation.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 12/08/13
From President Obama, Economic Clarity but Little Courage
Washington Post 04/15/09
Wall Street Journal 09/12/07
How to Stop the Mortgage Crisis
Wall Street Journal 03/07/08
Wall Street Journal 02/20/08
Enough With the Interest Rate Cuts
Wall Street Journal 04/15/08
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