A case of Gretsch envy…

Since we’re talking Western Swing and it’s a busy Friday when politics ain’t on my radar, here’s some audio fun of at least a related sort–Chet Atkins in the 1950s doing a Gypsy jazz standard, “Dark Eyes” in a very non-Gypsy...

Kudos, MTV

What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.” –Muriel Rukeyser** I will come right out and admit that I’ve become completely, utterly, hopelessly hooked by a pair of companion MTV series: 16 &...

Imperium Watch: Talking Back to the Banks

Talking about the foreclosure crisis isn’t simple because that crisis has a lot of levels. Early on, the favorite scenario for bankers and developers to put forward depicted the family who bought a house they could not afford, lived in luxury for a year or two,...

AFL-CIO Updates Executive Compensation Database

Recently, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) announced the launch of a new, comprehensive online database of corporate executive compensation, permitting anyone to search pay rates by company, industry or state. The...