Whole Foods Market Inc. CEO John Mackey’s op-ed in The Wall Street Journal has ignited a movement, it seems. In the last several hours e-mails calling for a boycott of the high-priced retail food chain have been flooding in from ChicagolandforObama’s listserv. Also, a lot of Twitter users are calling for a boycott,... »
Holy Cash for Clunkers, Batman, economists were surprised that retail sales didn’t rise last month! What planet are they living on? What are they smoking? Just because Wall Street is on a roll doesn’t mean Americans are flocking to the malls once again. Even Wal-Mart, temple of Joe Six-Pack discounts, saw its revenues decline... »
What happened to Change We Can Believe In? What happened to all the euphoria that erupted the night of Nov. 4, 2008, when our jaws were dropping (Obama won!) even as our hearts were rising in the incredible hope that the U.S was really turning a corner? Weren’t we serious about turning a major... »
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No time to write my thoughts right now, but I just have to share this writer’s comment, posted on a New York Times blog, about Geithner’s bank rescue plan: Suzanne Garment’s column in the Wall Street Journal–in which she expresses her belief that populism is being stirred up by Obama–or any other politician–for political... »
“It’s good to be a recessionista these days,” said wardrobe consultant Jane Hamill. “You may have shopped at Goodwill, but unless you were an art student, you probably didn’t tell people that you did. Now if you do, it makes you seem smart and with the times.” Source: chicagotribune.com »
Just heard that a school district in Arizona is cutting the school week to four days. School kids will have more free time. And, of course, with thousands of lay offs every week, adults will have more free time too. So with so people having more hours a week to themselves, what will they... »
Dear American People, Before you get too excited about President Obama’s Recovery plan, do you understand that the U.S. is really going into more debt to try, maybe, to dig out of the financial hole created by borrowing on top of borrowing? When will the borrowing end? When will we all stop getting drunk off... »