Daily Archives: August 12, 2016

In understanding the origins and nature of the present financial crisis, we should appreciate that subprime debt and its ‘securitization'(selling junk as investments to indiscriminate and duped buyers) were deployed to revive animal spirits after the 2000-03 tech wreck, and … Continue reading →

We recently watched the amazing Netflix documentary about jazz legend Nina Simone, What happened, Miss Simone? Using never-before-heard recordings, rare archival footage and her best-known songs, this is the story of legendary singer and activist Nina Simone. Here is a … Continue reading →