Why AIG Bonus is an important issue?

I know the furor on AIG bonuses is behind us but I didn’t come across any article that really hit the mark on why it is so important to focus on it — at least to my satisfaction.
Admittedly, Mr. Blow, in his column at the New York Times   came close. On the other hand, another NYT [...]

What do the people of the world think? – Part II

The Good — In Part I, published on Feb 23rd, we covered the nations with net positive results, i.e. countries viewed favorably by the world populace — at least the populace of the countries that the poll was conducted in.
The Bad — In Part II, I cover the nations with net negative less than 10 [...]

Is this why Obama went to Canada?

The likes of Mr. Rich, the New York Times columnist, are scratching their heads trying to figure out what they would do to stop the meltdown of the financial system. And of course since they can’t figure out a solution they believe President Obama must be in an equal bind. To quote from Mr. Rich’s [...]