Tag: student-loans

May 23, 2013 0

Bernanke’s Semi-Annual Tap-Dance of Distortions, Half-truths, Lies, and Hypocrisy to U.S. Congress

By News Desk

Inquiring minds with extra time on their hands this morning are plodding through the Full Transcript of Bernanke’s Testimony To Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress looking for the usual collection of half-truths, distortions, and outright lies it usually contains. Here are some point-by-point statements by Bernanke with my comments immediately following each set of statements.

May 18, 2013 0

Protests in Italy Against New Coalition; How Long Will Coalition Last?

By News Desk

Here is the result: Thousands rally in Rome against cuts . Thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, have rallied in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government. Wielding red flags and placards, they urged the centre-left Prime Minister, Enrico Letta, to scrap austerity measures and focus on job creation