September 13, 2009 – 1:48 pm
I’m a recent fan of former Obama administration green jobs czar, Van Jones. Though I was vaguely familiar with his work prior to him coming to work for the Obama White House, the controversy surrounding Mr. Jones (and his unfortunate resignation) these past couple of weeks gave me a crash course into Van – the [...]
By J. Fahiym Ratcliffe
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Also posted in African-American, Economic Development, Hip-Hop Business, Inner-City, Liberal, Urban, Urban Development, Urban Planning
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Tagged environmentalism, green collar economy, green economy, green for all, green jobs, President Barak Obama, sustainability, van jones
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November 6, 2008 – 5:05 pm
The HNIC (Head Ni**er In Charge) has received a pink slip today. If there are future leaders who will choose to work specifically for the advancement of Black people, they will have to be as sophisticated and accountable as the best that this country has to offer. Sing-talking bootleg preachers will no longer suffice.
Today [...]
By Saabir
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Also posted in African-American, Business, Economic Development, Economics, Economy, Hip-Hop Business, Inner-City, Minority-owned, Progressive, Urban, Urban Development
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Dr. Martin Luther King, energy economy, Quran
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October 20, 2008 – 3:00 pm
We’ve all seen the price of a barrel of oil plummet over the last few weeks to half of what is was in the summer, now $70-$75. While gas prices at the pump have gone down by a lot too, roughly 29% since July, that’s still not half (-50%) to match the decline in a [...]
By Saabir
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Also posted in Business, Commodities, Dow Jones, Economic Development, Economy, Finance, Futures, Inner-City, Mutual Funds, NASDAQ, Politics, Rural, S&P 500, Stocks, Wall Street
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Tagged Barack Obama, Cynthia McKinney, economic plan, food, gas, groceries, inflation, John McCain, oil, presidential debate, sustainability, taxes, wages
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October 7, 2008 – 10:37 am
Sure – one can say that it would’ve been worse had we not voted for a bailout. I say – bullsh*t. We’ve basically spent a tenth of our national debt (including AIG and Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac) for nothing. The stupid part about all of this sh*t is that lawmakers have been saying that [...]
By Saabir
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Also posted in Business, Commodities, Dow Jones, Economic Development, Economy, Finance, Mutual Funds, NASDAQ, S&P 500, Stocks, Wall Street
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Tagged $700 billon dollar bailout, AIG, credit crisis, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Gap, Hnery Paulson, home lending, Treasury Secretary. Newt Gingrich, usury, Walmart
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October 6, 2008 – 11:12 am
I just read an article that says the financial turmoil has wreaked havoc on workers’ 401K plans. I say…”tough.” First of all, my plan has fluctuated +/-1% each day over the last few days, and would have probably been up if my own company stock was performing better over the last year. I [...]
By Saabir
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Also posted in Bonds, Commodities, Dow Jones, Economic Development, Economy, Finance, Futures, Hip-Hop Business, Mutual Funds, NASDAQ, Options, S&P 500, Stocks, Urban Development, Wall Street
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Tagged 401k, 401k contribution, capitalism, cash, company stock, credti cards, debt, middle class, profit sharing, working poor
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