Just as you believe that maybe, perhaps, the tide is turning and the government that is charged with the responsibility and care of those most in need — the severely mentally ill who are hospitalized — actually “gets” it, you read a story like this one. Raquel Padilla was dis...

diane.mcnulty@nytimes.com Clark Hoyt, public editor: public@nytimes.com Dear Diane and Clark: I point you to the following website, associated with the Philadelphia Weekly… Brendan Skwire is performing an invaluable public service today: The Philly blogger is fact-checking Maureen Dowd — and...

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I left the house just before 9:00 AM to begin my hike through the snow and ice to get to work, and boy oh boy was it a mess. Thanks to the City’s budget deficit, the Mayor has cut back on ploughing and snow removal: the corner of 50th and Kingsessing Avenue was a thick sheet of ice, covering m...

Last night, I was tuning in to my local NPR affiliate, where ethically compromised new Hampshire republican Judd Gregg was yammering on about the need to reform Social Security, otherwise known as “cutting benefits that everyone paid for.” “But the budget itself has some real serio...

Apparently, it was gossip site TMZ that broke the stroy of northern Rock’s big party on the taxpayer’s dime: A bank that received $1.6 billion in bailout money just spent a fortune last week in L.A. hosting a series of lavish parties and concerts with famous singers … and TMZ camer...

Last week i called Goldman Sachs and asked if they’ll be returning the money they say they didn’t need. This week, I got a call back from none other than Lucas van Praag, the subject of much humor at ,a href=”http://www.1440wallstreet.com/index.php/search/results/2277299fba52081801...

yesterday we learned that the CEOs of Goldman Sachs and Bank of America told the House Financial Services Committee that they “did not feel like [they] needed the 15 billion” in bailout funds: Lloyd Blankfein, CEO, Goldman Sachs: “I don’t necessarily think it was necessary at the tim...

Eric Cantor decided to respond to Americans United with a video i think you’ll all recognize: Now personally, I think this video is hilarious, and I’ve posted it here at BC twice. However, it’s not meant to be serious, and as a response to the very real demands of Americans United ...

why does the boss call when I’m trying to fulfil my Session duties At last the Tripel Reaches my anxious lips… Damn! Not the phone again Finally at peace I find that a Tripel is Just the thing I need Written by Captain Hops. References: This post is part of The Session. The Session is a ...