Why would someone donate millions of dollars to a project that is grossly over-budgeted? Check this out.
A billionaire co-owner of the L.A. Lakers has offered to donate $20 million to the California courts to help develop a new computer system that already has cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Not too long ago, I commented on the Politico story that exposed the fact that left leaning groups like GLADD, NAACP and others received money from AT&T. Nothing wrong with that in of itself. However, what raised a lot of eyebrows was how these same groups pleaded to the FCC to allow the proposed merger [...]
The next time you cheer a politician for adding more public housing, I want you to remember this video. Then I want you to remember the examples I provided this week of what we as Black people were able to accomplish when the government didn’t want to have anything to do with us.
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Keith Olbermann gets suspended for his monetary contributions to 3 Democrats running for office. Oookay, that kinda-sorta makes sense, but does it?
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The more I read about how money is used to control the political discourse I see in the media, the more I see just how foolish most of us in the peanut gallery really look. At best, we do nothing but impress ourselves all while the money bounces from one party to another.
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When alcohol and cigarette manufacturers target Black children, it is seen as a conspiracy to destroy our kids.
When alcohol and cigarette manufacturers target Black children by paying for their education, it should be celebrated.
“The NBA and Bacardi U.S.A. Inc. are starting a scholarship program that will provide more than $350,000 in aid to students [...]
Oftentimes the very people that call for purity in DC politics do so not because that is really what they want. In most cases, they simply want their piece of the action.
I personally do not have a problem with folks getting their groove on from time to time as all of us need that from [...]
My 9/11 reflection…
I have never been among those who believes that 9/11 was an inside job. All the conspiracy theories I have heard on the subject all pointed to Bush and Cheney somehow orchestrating the whole thing and frankly it takes a whole lot for me to believe just that piece alone.
What I do believe [...]
This picture tells me all I need to know about how the US is being positioned.
Putting a moratorium on offshore drilling because of what has taken place in the Gulf is a very dumb idea. It is like placing a moratorium on flying because of an airplane crash.
What is ironic here is that [...]
The race godz are not happy (they never are) over the Comcast-NBC U merger. Their main argument? There needs to be not just more minority-based programing, but there needs to be more minorities at the switch. The more I read about this battle, the more I am realizing that this has less to do with [...]
From Harvard
“Recent research at Harvard Business School began with the premise that as a state’s congressional delegation grew in stature and power in Washington, D.C., local businesses would benefit from the increased federal spending sure to come their way.
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Corporate media is at it again. This time they are trying to convince you that happy days are here again and the proof is in GM (Government Motors).
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The GOP continues to show that they are willing to wear the “kick me” sign on their backsides and pretend that it is high fashion. National Journal e-mailed this article to me last night.
“The RNC spent more than $340K at a semi-annual meeting in Honolulu in Jan., the latest example of the party spending lavishly [...]
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