February 2008 – Page 3 – The Solari Library

Financial 911?

February 14, 2008

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is the owner of the World Trade Center. Bloomberg reports Goldman Sachs just had trouble auctioning

Quote du Jour

February 14, 2008

(Special thanks to Sage Capital.)

Deja Vu

February 14, 2008

When I was Assistant Secretary of Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner cleaning up the last housing and mortgage bubble bust, I used to have a deputy who

Is Buffet Positioning to Control Municipal Privatization?

February 12, 2008

As I have mentioned before, the housing bubble and bust is successfully stripping municipalities of their financial sovereignty. The Creeping Financial Coup d’Etat To make

George Clooney Hits a Homer

February 12, 2008

My cousin Susan Blair Ross is a Broadway star. She is smart as a whip. She was the person who first suggested I move to

Stormy Weather

February 12, 2008

I appreciate all the calls I have received from folks checking to see if I was ok after the latest round of tornados. We had

Top Picks ~ Week of February 4, 2008

February 8, 2008

Money & Markets Is Your City a Debt Trap? From Men’s Health Nonborrowed Bank Reserves Go Negative ~ Data from the Federal Reserve Website Wachovia

Probing the Street

February 8, 2008

A sampling from today’s Wall Street Journal of investigations of financial firms over the subprime downturn: Brooklyn US Attorney’s office: criminal investigation of Bear Stearns

Please Contact the Diane Rehm Show

February 7, 2008

Would you help us get accurate information about the missing money to the Diane Rehm Show? I have sent her a note about a serious

Anti-War Candidates & Donations from US Troops

February 7, 2008

Anti-War Candidates are Top Recipients of ’08 Donations from US Troops From ThinkProgress.org Individuals in the Army, Navy and Air Force made those branches of