Just as I was thinking it was about time to publish a column on the topic of "leverage" at law firms (roughly speaking, the associate to partner ratio, although there's more than one way to calculate something that people will call "leverage"), here comes a slew of pieces on the ...

Digest - Vol. 09 No. 08 THE FOUNDATION “Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood.” –John Ada...

The graphic to your left comes to us by way of dakinikat's fine piece over on The Confluence. (I don't know where they got it.) Look at that deficit! How much longer will Obama be able to say "Blame the guy who came before me? (Yes, I agree -- we should blame the guy who came before. But the questio...

Headlines from DemocracyNow.org, a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 650 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the US. Obama Vows Economic Recovery, Healthcare Reform President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress ...

Citigroup considers a government takeover. Hillary Clinton’s office said she didn’t play a role in getting $1 million from the Serbian government for a New York family. The fight over budget deficits and how to respond to the economic stimulus package is defining the Republican Party. John Heile...

Good morning. First: no panic right now, which is good. About three minutes after I posted, the markets did bounce, albeit weakly. Most of the up forces seem to be in the NASDAQ, I don't know why. I haven't talked much about the Madoff ponzi-scheme masquerading as a money-management fund, but this s...

Whose News Is News - - -   Barclays In Talks to Sell Biz Unit;  Morgan Stanley Exec Charged in $2.5M Fraud;  Goldman Partners Hit with Margin Calls;  Sandler O'Neill Grabs Goldman Banker;  SEC Acting GC to Leave;  BofA, Goldman Layoff Watches;  Kra...

Earthside Comments: As the first item below indicates, the bank/debt bailout scheme being carried out by the Federal Reserve and the federal government has turned into a debacle. It has got to stop ... but no one in power in Washington or New York will pull the plug. Likewise we are afraid that the ...

I'm not one to get political on this blog, but I really can't help ranting just a little bit about our country's current economic situation. So if you have no interest in my thoughts on the matter, this post may be a waste of time for you. As much as I support our new president, I think his stimulus...

Bei PREMIERE gab es Änderungen im Aufsichtsrat: Rainer Großkopf hat sein Amt als Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender aus "gesundheitlichen Gründen" abgegeben. Die Position des Vorsitzenden wird kommissarisch das Aufsichtsratsmitglied Richard Roy übernehmen. Nach dem was ich gestern gefunden habe, gibt es ...