Author Archives: George Washington

About George Washington

George Washington is the head writer at Washington’s Blog. A busy professional and former adjunct professor, George’s insatiable curiousity causes him to write on a wide variety of topics, including economics, finance, the environment and politics. For further details, ask Keith Alexander… http://www.washingtonsblog.com

Guest Post: Congressional Research Service Confirms Big Banks Borrowed Cash For Next To Nothing, Then Lent It Back to the Federal Government at Much Higher Rates

No wonder Bill Gross, Nouriel Roubini, Laurence Kotlikoff, Steve Keen, Michel Chossudovsky, the Wall Street Journal and Bernie Madoff all say that the U.S. economy is a giant Ponzi scheme.

Guest Post: Even BP-Funded Scientists Find that the Use of Corexit Dispersant in the Gulf Made Things Worse … but BP Still Tries to Blame Others for Destruction

BP tries to blame shrimpers for all of the turtle deaths, to deflect attention from it’s grossly negligent acts and omissions.

Guest Post: Yastrow: “We Are on the Verge of a Great, Great Depression”

Peter Yastrow says we’re on the brink … but this shouldn’t be news to anyone who has been paying attention.

Guest Post: Update on the Japanese Nuclear Crisis … Not a Pretty Picture

Not a pretty picture …

Guest Post: IAEA Knew Within Weeks of Japanese Earthquake that Reactors Had Melted Down … Public Not Told for a Month and a Half

This is not entirely surprising given that governments have been covering up nuclear meltdowns for fifty years to protect the nuclear industry.

Guest Post: Geithner Says “The Size Of The Shock Was Larger Than What Precipitated The Great Depression”

Geithner says “the size of the shock was larger than what precipitated the Great Depression”, without mentioning that he was largely responsible for that shock … and future crises.

Guest Post: Congress Proposes Bill to Allow Worldwide War … Including INSIDE the U.S.

Congress is proposing handing permanent, world-wide war-making powers to the president – including the ability to make war WITHIN the United States …

Guest Post: Exxon CEO Admits that Oil Should Be $60-70 Dollars a Barrel Based on Supply and Demand

Hedging and speculation accounts for the rest …

Guest Post: Simulation Shows High Levels of Radiation Hitting the West in May

Bad news … or some Norwegian scientist’s video game?

Guest Post: Interrogation Experts From Every Branch of the Military and Intelligence Agree that Torture DOESN’T Produce Useful Information

Virtually all of the top interrogation experts – both conservatives and liberals (except for those trying to escape war crimes prosecution) – say that torture doesn’t work.

Guest Post: “CEOs at the Nation’s Largest Companies Were Paid Better Last Year Than They Were In 2007, When … Unemployment Was Roughly Half What It Is Today”

The government’s policies have been geared towards redistributing wealth upwards …

Guest Post: Senators Franken and Blumenthal and Representative Johnson Announce Legislation Giving Consumers More Power In Courts vs. Corporations

The Supreme Court drastically limited class action lawsuits today. Two senators and a congressman are fighting back …

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Author Archives: George Washington

About George Washington

Guest Post: Congressional Research Service Confirms Big Banks Borrowed Cash For Next To Nothing, Then Lent It Back to the Federal Government at Much Higher Rates

Guest Post: Even BP-Funded Scientists Find that the Use of Corexit Dispersant in the Gulf Made Things Worse … but BP Still Tries to Blame Others for Destruction

Guest Post: Yastrow: “We Are on the Verge of a Great, Great Depression”

Guest Post: Update on the Japanese Nuclear Crisis … Not a Pretty Picture

Guest Post: IAEA Knew Within Weeks of Japanese Earthquake that Reactors Had Melted Down … Public Not Told for a Month and a Half

Guest Post: Geithner Says “The Size Of The Shock Was Larger Than What Precipitated The Great Depression”

Guest Post: Congress Proposes Bill to Allow Worldwide War … Including INSIDE the U.S.

Guest Post: Exxon CEO Admits that Oil Should Be $60-70 Dollars a Barrel Based on Supply and Demand

Guest Post: Simulation Shows High Levels of Radiation Hitting the West in May

Guest Post: Interrogation Experts From Every Branch of the Military and Intelligence Agree that Torture DOESN’T Produce Useful Information

Guest Post: “CEOs at the Nation’s Largest Companies Were Paid Better Last Year Than They Were In 2007, When … Unemployment Was Roughly Half What It Is Today”

Guest Post: No, Bin Laden’s Death Does NOT Justify Torture

Guest Post: No, a Little Radiation Is NOT Good For You

Guest Post: Gallup Poll Shows that More Americans Believe the U.S. is in a Depression than is Growing … Are They Right?

Guest Post: Senators Franken and Blumenthal and Representative Johnson Announce Legislation Giving Consumers More Power In Courts vs. Corporations

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