Bill Walton feels things more intensely than just about any human being on the planet. The former basketball star – a legend in college and the pros – communes with nature at almost a cellular level, taking in the beauty of his beloved Oregon, for instance, with rapt pleasure. He can tell you perhaps every body of water in the state, and its metaphorical significance (a river he compares to a fast-break in basketball).
There’s his ardor for the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and many other musicians; fandom for Paul Krugman, Timothy Egan, Robert Reich – “everything they write.”
UCLA Bruins’ Bill Walton on the cover of The Sporting News February 23, 1974.
It’s not just the present Walton feels intensely. That goes for the past, too. For example, the January 19, 1974 game when UCLA lost to Notre Dame 71-70, ending the Bruins’ unprecedented (and still never matched) 88-game winning streak. “Worst game ever,...
There’s his ardor for the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and many other musicians; fandom for Paul Krugman, Timothy Egan, Robert Reich – “everything they write.”
UCLA Bruins’ Bill Walton on the cover of The Sporting News February 23, 1974.
It’s not just the present Walton feels intensely. That goes for the past, too. For example, the January 19, 1974 game when UCLA lost to Notre Dame 71-70, ending the Bruins’ unprecedented (and still never matched) 88-game winning streak. “Worst game ever,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
A Florida lawmaker has proposed a bill that would require bloggers who write about Governor Ron DeSantis or other elected officials to register with the state or face fines.
The legislation, proposed by State Sen. Jason Brodeur, a Republican, also would require that the bloggers disclose how much they are being paid for their posts.
Brodeur did not immediately return a request for comment.
Under the terms of the bill — read it here — “if a blogger posts to a blog about an elected state officer and receives, or will receive, compensation for that post, the blogger must register with the appropriate office” within “5 days after the first post by the blogger which mentions an elected state officer.”
It also requires that bloggers file monthly reports if a post is added to the blog. The reports must disclose the “individual or entity” that provided compensation for the blog post, the amount of compensation,...
The legislation, proposed by State Sen. Jason Brodeur, a Republican, also would require that the bloggers disclose how much they are being paid for their posts.
Brodeur did not immediately return a request for comment.
Under the terms of the bill — read it here — “if a blogger posts to a blog about an elected state officer and receives, or will receive, compensation for that post, the blogger must register with the appropriate office” within “5 days after the first post by the blogger which mentions an elected state officer.”
It also requires that bloggers file monthly reports if a post is added to the blog. The reports must disclose the “individual or entity” that provided compensation for the blog post, the amount of compensation,...
- 3/2/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The U.S. economy added 517,000 jobs in January, unexpectedly high employment growth after predictions that job growth would slow as the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates.
The unemployment rate was 3.4, falling slightly from December.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that job growth was spread across industries, including leisure and hospitality, professional and business services and health care. There also was a rise in the government payroll.
The robust report belies some of the headlines of mass layoffs, particularly in the tech industry, as well as cutbacks in media.
According to the seasonally adjusted figures, jobs in movies and sound recordings were unchanged from a month earlier, at 465,900. But jobs in broadcasting and among content providers fell 2.7 to 355,900. Publishing industry employment fell 1.3 to 952,600. Telecommunications jobs fell 1.4 to 656,700.
Average hourly earnings on private payrolls rose by 10 cents to 33.03. Average hourly earnings have increased by 4.4 over the past 12 months.
“This is a breathtaking number,...
The unemployment rate was 3.4, falling slightly from December.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that job growth was spread across industries, including leisure and hospitality, professional and business services and health care. There also was a rise in the government payroll.
The robust report belies some of the headlines of mass layoffs, particularly in the tech industry, as well as cutbacks in media.
According to the seasonally adjusted figures, jobs in movies and sound recordings were unchanged from a month earlier, at 465,900. But jobs in broadcasting and among content providers fell 2.7 to 355,900. Publishing industry employment fell 1.3 to 952,600. Telecommunications jobs fell 1.4 to 656,700.
Average hourly earnings on private payrolls rose by 10 cents to 33.03. Average hourly earnings have increased by 4.4 over the past 12 months.
“This is a breathtaking number,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
For Variety‘s Writers on Writers, Paul Krugman pens a tribute to “Dune”.
I went to see Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” with great anticipation — but also great trepidation. The original Frank Herbert novel was enormously important to me in my teenage days, but I had some sense of how hard it would be to bring it to film; the version by David Lynch just didn’t do it for “Dune” fans. Would this time be better?
The gom jabbar scene ended my doubts.
For those who have neither read the book nor seen the film, that’s the scene in which Paul Atreides, a poisoned needle at his throat, is tested with a box that creates the illusion of being burned alive. It was understated yet intense — and it showed that Villeneuve and his co-writers Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth understood the novel’s essence.
Why does “Dune” matter far...
I went to see Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” with great anticipation — but also great trepidation. The original Frank Herbert novel was enormously important to me in my teenage days, but I had some sense of how hard it would be to bring it to film; the version by David Lynch just didn’t do it for “Dune” fans. Would this time be better?
The gom jabbar scene ended my doubts.
For those who have neither read the book nor seen the film, that’s the scene in which Paul Atreides, a poisoned needle at his throat, is tested with a box that creates the illusion of being burned alive. It was understated yet intense — and it showed that Villeneuve and his co-writers Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth understood the novel’s essence.
Why does “Dune” matter far...
- 12/22/2021
- by Paul Krugman
- Variety Film + TV
Do you know what the average life expectancy was in the 18th century? It was 17. (You read that right.) No, this wasn’t just about the fact that human beings back then tended to live less long. It was about the staggering inequality that society was built on. In Europe, the majority of people were hand-to-mouth laborers who drifted from place to place, lacking the benefits of being landed servants. (Not that being a landed servant was any picnic.) They existed in poverty, without health care or schooling or much of anything else. Their lives, in effect, were a death sentence.
That stark reality is the taking-off point for “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” a nimble and eye-opening documentary that puts you in the revelatory position of looking back over the last 300 years — where we’ve been and where we’re going — from a God’s-eye economic view. That may sound dry as dust,...
That stark reality is the taking-off point for “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” a nimble and eye-opening documentary that puts you in the revelatory position of looking back over the last 300 years — where we’ve been and where we’re going — from a God’s-eye economic view. That may sound dry as dust,...
- 5/2/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
As the most commercially popular punk band in the history of the United States, Green Day have often admirably taken it on as their obligation to make Rock For Our Times, to heal — or, if the case requires, salt — our national wounds. It’s a tough gig. The Clash only had to make London Calling once; Green Day have been around for 34 years, six presidents, four or five stupid wars, a few global financial collapses, and 17 seasons of The Voice. That’s a lot of American shitpocalypse to churn through.
- 2/7/2020
- by Jon Dolan
- Rollingstone.com
President Donald Trump has called an early lid to any travel or public appearances today. Good thing, as the Commander-in-Tweet has been on fire this morning, continuing his voluminous tweetstorm from Saturday.
Today’s targets included some of the usual suspects, including “Sleepyeyes” Chuck Todd of NBC’s Meet The Press, Paul Krugman of the New York Times (“a lightweight thinker”) and “Shifty” Adam Schiff, the Congressman leading the Democratic impeachment efforts and someone Trump calls a “Corrupt Politician and probably a very sick man.”
NPR apparently shouldn’t get too comfortable, either. Trump retweeted a Mark Levin question: “Why does NPR still exist? We have thousands of radio stations in the U.S. Plus Satellite radio. Podcasts. Why are we paying for this big-government, Democrat Party propaganda operation.” President Trump said it was “a very good question.”
We’ll add more communications as the President rolls them out. The...
Today’s targets included some of the usual suspects, including “Sleepyeyes” Chuck Todd of NBC’s Meet The Press, Paul Krugman of the New York Times (“a lightweight thinker”) and “Shifty” Adam Schiff, the Congressman leading the Democratic impeachment efforts and someone Trump calls a “Corrupt Politician and probably a very sick man.”
NPR apparently shouldn’t get too comfortable, either. Trump retweeted a Mark Levin question: “Why does NPR still exist? We have thousands of radio stations in the U.S. Plus Satellite radio. Podcasts. Why are we paying for this big-government, Democrat Party propaganda operation.” President Trump said it was “a very good question.”
We’ll add more communications as the President rolls them out. The...
- 1/26/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a quiet weekend at the White House. No golf, no public activities, no imminent crisis demanding immediate attention. So that leaves plenty of time to catch up on the Sunday political shows and tweeting for President Donald Trump
Today’s early messaging focused on the fake news and the fake impeachment inquiry, to borrow from the Commander-in-Tweet’s descriptions. It also praised Rep. Elise Stefanik’s canny questioning during the inquiry, Florida attorney general Pam Bondi, and Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. President Trump also generously acknowledged that former VP Joe Biden is not a “rabid dog. He is actually somewhat better than that.”
We’ll update the communications as more roll in. The tweetstorm so far:
Where is the Fake Whistleblower?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2019
Republicans & others must remember, the Ukrainian President and Foreign Minister both said that there was no pressure placed on them whatsoever.
Today’s early messaging focused on the fake news and the fake impeachment inquiry, to borrow from the Commander-in-Tweet’s descriptions. It also praised Rep. Elise Stefanik’s canny questioning during the inquiry, Florida attorney general Pam Bondi, and Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. President Trump also generously acknowledged that former VP Joe Biden is not a “rabid dog. He is actually somewhat better than that.”
We’ll update the communications as more roll in. The tweetstorm so far:
Where is the Fake Whistleblower?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2019
Republicans & others must remember, the Ukrainian President and Foreign Minister both said that there was no pressure placed on them whatsoever.
- 11/17/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Conspiracy theories follow a basic formula: They’re what happens when the absence of information meets the absence of verifiability meets the absence of oversight. While the first two are effective in helping plant the seeds of doubt, it’s the lack of a reliable, factual guiding force that really helps conspiracy theories bloom.
Nothing proves the success of this formula more than the feverish speculation swirling around the death of Jeffrey Epstein. After the disgraced financier was found dead at age 66 in his prison cell on August 10th at...
Nothing proves the success of this formula more than the feverish speculation swirling around the death of Jeffrey Epstein. After the disgraced financier was found dead at age 66 in his prison cell on August 10th at...
- 8/21/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
In the era of Trump, Big Tech, and the virulent spread of misinformation, it’s hard not to feel like we’re moving closer and closer toward a post-truth dystopia where facts have officially taken a backseat to incendiary or politically divisive theory. Last Saturday, however, arguably marked a turning point in the evolution of fake news, a moment when the mainstreaming of misinformation sprang from mere hypothetical to verifiable reality.
It all began in the early hours of Saturday morning, when news broke that Jeffrey Epstein, the financier-turned-convicted sex...
It all began in the early hours of Saturday morning, when news broke that Jeffrey Epstein, the financier-turned-convicted sex...
- 8/12/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
President Donald Trump is gearing up for a big announcement of his 2020 election campaign on Tuesday in Florida. But he’s warming up in the bullpen via Twitter to fire up his base in advance of the official announcement.
As news reports circulate that the President is honing in on potential Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren after knocking around Joe Biden, the Commander-in-Tweet is leaning on the strong economy in his messaging.
In a line reminiscent of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman’s prediction about the market’s direction in the wake of Trump’s 2016 victory (a prediction which ultimately proved totally wrong), the President noted that Democrats carry the same potential if they supplant him.
“The Trump Economy is setting records, and has a long way up to go…However, if anyone but me takes over in 2020 (I know the competition very well), there will be a Market Crash...
As news reports circulate that the President is honing in on potential Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren after knocking around Joe Biden, the Commander-in-Tweet is leaning on the strong economy in his messaging.
In a line reminiscent of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman’s prediction about the market’s direction in the wake of Trump’s 2016 victory (a prediction which ultimately proved totally wrong), the President noted that Democrats carry the same potential if they supplant him.
“The Trump Economy is setting records, and has a long way up to go…However, if anyone but me takes over in 2020 (I know the competition very well), there will be a Market Crash...
- 6/15/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump spent Tuesday morning tossing more anti-CNN, MSNBC, and New York Times treats to his base, as his approval rating sank 5 points to tie his all-time low in wake of redacted Mueller report release.
Trump kicked things off trashing “Fake New York TImes” economic columnist Paul Krugman who, Potus said, has lost all credibility and is “obsessed with hatred, just as others are obsessed with how stupid he is.”
Trump wondered if Nyt would apologize to him, which he insisted, falsely it had done after the 2016 election. After Trump won the ’16 election, Nyt’s publisher and exec editor, in a masterstroke of obviousness, speculated Trump’s “sheer unconventionality” may have caused media outlets to underestimate his support.
This time, the President of the United States said, he would demand Nyt honchos “get down on their knees and beg,” assuring his base the journalists “are truly the Enemy of the People.
Trump kicked things off trashing “Fake New York TImes” economic columnist Paul Krugman who, Potus said, has lost all credibility and is “obsessed with hatred, just as others are obsessed with how stupid he is.”
Trump wondered if Nyt would apologize to him, which he insisted, falsely it had done after the 2016 election. After Trump won the ’16 election, Nyt’s publisher and exec editor, in a masterstroke of obviousness, speculated Trump’s “sheer unconventionality” may have caused media outlets to underestimate his support.
This time, the President of the United States said, he would demand Nyt honchos “get down on their knees and beg,” assuring his base the journalists “are truly the Enemy of the People.
- 4/23/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Twitter put their thumb on the scale over the controversy surrounding Sarah Jeong, officially verifying the newest member of the New York Times editorial team earlier this week.
Jeong, who spent most of her existence online without official verification as a senior writer at The Verge and elsewhere will now enjoy the all the algorithm privileges afforded to the platform’s elite group of blue check holders. She was not verified as of Aug. 13, 2018, according to an internet archive snapshot.
A spokesperson for Twitter told TheWrap that the request for verification came in through The NY Times, which was standard for their reporters and that it subsequently went through the normal verification process.
Also Read: NY Times' New Hire Sarah Jeong Trashed Paper's Op-Ed Writers in Old Tweets: 'Absolute Nitwit'
While Twitter has gone through various forms of distributing the coveted blue check, it has increasingly become a mark of endorsement by the social network,...
Jeong, who spent most of her existence online without official verification as a senior writer at The Verge and elsewhere will now enjoy the all the algorithm privileges afforded to the platform’s elite group of blue check holders. She was not verified as of Aug. 13, 2018, according to an internet archive snapshot.
A spokesperson for Twitter told TheWrap that the request for verification came in through The NY Times, which was standard for their reporters and that it subsequently went through the normal verification process.
Also Read: NY Times' New Hire Sarah Jeong Trashed Paper's Op-Ed Writers in Old Tweets: 'Absolute Nitwit'
While Twitter has gone through various forms of distributing the coveted blue check, it has increasingly become a mark of endorsement by the social network,...
- 8/16/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
New York Times features writer Elizabeth Williamson apologized for and deleted a tweet on Thursday that was critical of her new colleague, Sarah Jeong.
“I just deleted my earlier tweet about this column. It was inappropriate,” she said in a statement. “I apologize.” Williamson also included a link to Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens’ most recent piece in which said he was willing to look past the Jeong outrage.
I just deleted my earlier tweet about this column. It was inappropriate. I apologize. https://t.co/Z6tNMHHzMD
— Elizabeth Williamson (@NYTLiz) August 9, 2018
Also Read: NY Times' New Hire Sarah Jeong Trashed Paper's Op-Ed Writers in Old Tweets: 'Absolute Nitwit'
The tweet that sparked the retraction also shared the Stephens piece, but instead of contrition, carried a sharp summary of Williamson’s thoughts on her new colleague.
“Here’s @BretStehensNYT offering a classy welcome to a colleague who has yet to prove she deserves one,...
“I just deleted my earlier tweet about this column. It was inappropriate,” she said in a statement. “I apologize.” Williamson also included a link to Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens’ most recent piece in which said he was willing to look past the Jeong outrage.
I just deleted my earlier tweet about this column. It was inappropriate. I apologize. https://t.co/Z6tNMHHzMD
— Elizabeth Williamson (@NYTLiz) August 9, 2018
Also Read: NY Times' New Hire Sarah Jeong Trashed Paper's Op-Ed Writers in Old Tweets: 'Absolute Nitwit'
The tweet that sparked the retraction also shared the Stephens piece, but instead of contrition, carried a sharp summary of Williamson’s thoughts on her new colleague.
“Here’s @BretStehensNYT offering a classy welcome to a colleague who has yet to prove she deserves one,...
- 8/9/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
President Donald Trump’s inaugural "The Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards of the Year" went to The New York Times' Paul Krugman, ABC's Brian Ross and CNN, among others. The Gop.com website crashed in seconds as Trump revealed his Fake News Awards there: And the Fake News winners are…https://t.co/59G6x2f7fD — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018 Even so, within minutes, #FakeNewsAwards was the top trender on Twitter — worldwide. The Times' Krugman…...
- 1/18/2018
- Deadline TV
NBC News’ firing of Matt Lauer today was met with shock by some, and anything but by others. Here’s a sampling of tweets from celebrities, journalists and pundits to the latest addition to the ever-growing roster of accused sexual harassers. “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Matt Lauer,” wrote Rose McGowan. Paul Krugman noted, as did other Twitterers, that Lauer was accused of sexist behavior in his handling of last year’s presidential debates. Deadline will…...
- 11/29/2017
- Deadline TV
Boom Bust Boom Bill and Ben Productions & Brainstorm Media Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya, d-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: B+ Director: Terry Jones, Bill Jones, Ben Timlett Written by: Terry Jones, Theo Kocken Cast: Theo Kocken, John Cusack, Paul Mason, John Cassidy, Andy Haldane, Daniel Kahneman, Robert Shiller, Paul Krugman, Alan Greenspan, Terry Jones, George Magnus, Laurie Santos, Sweder van Wijnbergen, Philip Bulcock, Andre Jacquemin, Zvi Bodie, Dick Bezemer. Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 2/29/16 Opens: March 11, 2016 Can you imagine a serious movie about a serious subject that uses a South Park cartoon to great effect? That results from the genius of Terence Graham Parry Jones, [ Read More ]
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- 4/2/2016
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Last night during the first Gop presidential debate of 2016, moderator Neil Cavuto asked Governor John Kasich a question that, in his own words, has "hit the liberal blogosphere" to be "repeated and repeated and tweeted and retweeted." A number of publications have claimed that Cavuto was clearly biased and blamed the 2008 financial crisis on President Barack Obama. A particularly direct piece was written by economist Paul Krugman.
- 1/16/2016
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- Mediaite - TV
Russell Brand has been more and more active expressing his views in recent years, and Prospect magazine has apparently taken notice. The British magazine originally ranked Brand among the 50 most influential world thinkers, later enlisting its readers to help narrow down the list to 10. They answered the call, ranking Brand fourth among world thinkers, just ahead of Nobel Prize-winning New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. Also Read: Russell Brand Equates Fox News to Terrorists Who Attacked Charlie Hebdo (Video) Brand also finished ahead of high-profile Indian author Arundhati Roy, Israeli-American psychologist Daniel Kaheman, German philosopher Jurgen Habermas, British philosopher John Gray and American surgeon.
- 3/26/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
As a random coincidence, the New York Times has endorsed all of those Democratic candidates as well during that time. No issue there...the paper is liberal as are many of its columnists, with Nobel winner and Princeton Economics Professor Paul Krugman being its most hard-left op-ed columnist. Note: The hard-left characterization isn't a criticism, it's just who the 61-year-old Yale and MIT graduate is. In fact, he even titled one of his 20 books and his New York Times blog: The Conscience of a Liberal.
- 1/1/2015
- by Joe Concha
- Mediaite - TV
New films on Screenbase this week include the directorial debuts of Michael Lennox and Rachel Tunnard, Terry Jones’ economics doc and Chris Crow’s The Lighthouse.
Boardwalk Empire star Stephen Graham leads the cast of Michael Lennox’s feature debut A Patch of Fog, beginning principal photography in Northern Ireland next week.
The Fyzz Facility production follows a celebrated novelist and TV personality who finds his reputation on the line when his life invaded by a lonely security guard who catches him shoplifting.
Graham will star alongside Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones), Arsher Ali (Four Lions) and Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones).
Producers are Robert Jones (The Usual Suspects), Wayne Marc Godfrey (Cake) and David Gilbery (Bone Tomahawk) for The Fyzz Facility with backing from The Fyzz Facility, Northern Ireland Screen and the BFI.
Tunnard’s feature debut
Principal photography has wrapped on UK comedy How To Live Yours starring Jodie Whittaker.
The film, about...
Boardwalk Empire star Stephen Graham leads the cast of Michael Lennox’s feature debut A Patch of Fog, beginning principal photography in Northern Ireland next week.
The Fyzz Facility production follows a celebrated novelist and TV personality who finds his reputation on the line when his life invaded by a lonely security guard who catches him shoplifting.
Graham will star alongside Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones), Arsher Ali (Four Lions) and Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones).
Producers are Robert Jones (The Usual Suspects), Wayne Marc Godfrey (Cake) and David Gilbery (Bone Tomahawk) for The Fyzz Facility with backing from The Fyzz Facility, Northern Ireland Screen and the BFI.
Tunnard’s feature debut
Principal photography has wrapped on UK comedy How To Live Yours starring Jodie Whittaker.
The film, about...
- 11/21/2014
- ScreenDaily
Monty Python star co-directed feature; contributors include John Cusack.
Monty Python actor and director Terry Jones has completed filming on Boom Bust Boom, a feature documentary designed to explain economics.
The film, completed in October, covers the history of financial crashes and comprises a combination of live action, animation, puppetry and songs.
Contributors include Us actor John Cusack, journalists Paul Mason and John Cassidy, and experts such as Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane and Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman.
The film is co-written by Jones and economics professor Theo Kocken. The Python star also co-directs with son Bill Jones and Ben Timlett of Bill & Ben Productions.
Terry Jones said of the film: “I wanted to be part of this project as soon as I discovered economics students are taught crashes just don’t happen.”
Kocken added: “The people in the street are the ones who directly or indirectly pay for...
Monty Python actor and director Terry Jones has completed filming on Boom Bust Boom, a feature documentary designed to explain economics.
The film, completed in October, covers the history of financial crashes and comprises a combination of live action, animation, puppetry and songs.
Contributors include Us actor John Cusack, journalists Paul Mason and John Cassidy, and experts such as Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane and Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman.
The film is co-written by Jones and economics professor Theo Kocken. The Python star also co-directs with son Bill Jones and Ben Timlett of Bill & Ben Productions.
Terry Jones said of the film: “I wanted to be part of this project as soon as I discovered economics students are taught crashes just don’t happen.”
Kocken added: “The people in the street are the ones who directly or indirectly pay for...
- 11/17/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Terry Jones has served as co-director on the documentary Boom Bust Boom.
John Cusack features in the film about the financial crash.
Journalists Paul Mason and John Cassidy, the Bank of England's Andy Haldane and Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman also appear in the movie, which promises an accessible account of the economic downturn.
Boom Bust Boom consists of a mix of live-action, animation, puppetry and song.
Bill Jones and Ben Timlett were co-directors on the project, which was written by Terry Jones and economics professor and entrepreneur Theo Kocken.
"I wanted to be part of this project as soon as I discovered economics students are taught crashes just don't happen," said the Monty Python star.
"The people in the street are the ones who directly or indirectly pay for and suffer from financial follies," added Kocken.
"It is crucial the public as a...
John Cusack features in the film about the financial crash.
Journalists Paul Mason and John Cassidy, the Bank of England's Andy Haldane and Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman also appear in the movie, which promises an accessible account of the economic downturn.
Boom Bust Boom consists of a mix of live-action, animation, puppetry and song.
Bill Jones and Ben Timlett were co-directors on the project, which was written by Terry Jones and economics professor and entrepreneur Theo Kocken.
"I wanted to be part of this project as soon as I discovered economics students are taught crashes just don't happen," said the Monty Python star.
"The people in the street are the ones who directly or indirectly pay for and suffer from financial follies," added Kocken.
"It is crucial the public as a...
- 11/17/2014
- Digital Spy
Terry Jones has finished work on the documentary Boom Bust Boom, directed together with his son Bill Jones and Ben Timlett. A unique, accessible and less dry take on the economics doc, the film looks to explain the concept of financial crashes through the means of live-action, animation, puppetry and song. Among the contributors are John Cusack, journalists Paul Mason and John Cassidy, the Bank of England’s Andy Haldane and Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman. "I wanted to be a part of this project as soon as I discovered economics students are taught
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- 11/17/2014
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John Oliver compared some of the world's most respected news outlets to cheap pornography during his critique of advertising in the media on Sunday's “Last Week Tonight.” “News is like porn,” he joked. “People don't want to pay for it on the internet, even though somewhere in a dimly lit room Paul Krugman worked very hard to make it.” “Online print publications have struggled to attract advertisers,” he continued. “One study found we only intentionally click on less than two tenths of one percent of the time.” The HBO host explained how a lack of clicks...
- 8/4/2014
- by Travis Reilly
- The Wrap
Following a typically excoriating column from Paul Krugman on the "double standard" of the economic recovery, in which banks were bailed out but homeowners left with debt that still leadens growth, a Morning Joe panel lamented the lack of prosecutions of bankers involved in the financial collapse, and wondered if future politicians could successfully run against Wall Street given the inaction.
- 5/19/2014
- by Evan McMurry
- Mediaite - TV
Interview Ryan Lambie 17 Dec 2013 - 06:44
With Anchorman 2 out in the UK this week, we interview director and co-writer Adam McKay to talk about improv, George Bush and more...
"They're nightmare people to work with," director Adam McKay says of the characters in Anchorman and this year's Anchorman 2. "They can't deal with change. They're sexist, they're classist, they're racist, they're ignorant, and they're supremely confident..."
It's all true. And yet, somehow, pompous news anchor Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his utterly inept news team, as played by Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner, remain among the most memorable comic creations of the past 10 years, with their deep and often dreadful flaws masking an underlying sweetness and childlike view of the world.
With Adam McKay in the UK to promote this week's Anchorman 2, we relished the chance to talk about what makes Burgundy and the rest of the films' characters so appealing,...
With Anchorman 2 out in the UK this week, we interview director and co-writer Adam McKay to talk about improv, George Bush and more...
"They're nightmare people to work with," director Adam McKay says of the characters in Anchorman and this year's Anchorman 2. "They can't deal with change. They're sexist, they're classist, they're racist, they're ignorant, and they're supremely confident..."
It's all true. And yet, somehow, pompous news anchor Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his utterly inept news team, as played by Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner, remain among the most memorable comic creations of the past 10 years, with their deep and often dreadful flaws masking an underlying sweetness and childlike view of the world.
With Adam McKay in the UK to promote this week's Anchorman 2, we relished the chance to talk about what makes Burgundy and the rest of the films' characters so appealing,...
- 12/16/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Sometimes people yell at their TVs. Sometimes the TV yells at you.
That's especially true if you watch a lot of CNBC. As the business news network struggled to keep ratings afloat this year, its personalities certainly did their best to keep people watching -- absolutely losing it at the drop of, well, basically anything.
Didn't continuously watch CNBC this year? We chronicled some of the network's most infamous moments for you, including a rather disastrous interview with The New York Times' Paul Krugman. Check it out below.
That's especially true if you watch a lot of CNBC. As the business news network struggled to keep ratings afloat this year, its personalities certainly did their best to keep people watching -- absolutely losing it at the drop of, well, basically anything.
Didn't continuously watch CNBC this year? We chronicled some of the network's most infamous moments for you, including a rather disastrous interview with The New York Times' Paul Krugman. Check it out below.
- 12/28/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
Sometimes people yell at their TVs. Sometimes the TV yells at you.
That's especially true if you watch a lot of CNBC. As the business news network struggled to keep ratings afloat this year, its personalities certainly did their best to keep people watching -- absolutely losing it at the drop of, well, basically anything.
Didn't continuously watch CNBC this year? We chronicled some of the network's most infamous moments for you, including a rather disastrous interview with The New York Times' Paul Krugman. Check it out below.
That's especially true if you watch a lot of CNBC. As the business news network struggled to keep ratings afloat this year, its personalities certainly did their best to keep people watching -- absolutely losing it at the drop of, well, basically anything.
Didn't continuously watch CNBC this year? We chronicled some of the network's most infamous moments for you, including a rather disastrous interview with The New York Times' Paul Krugman. Check it out below.
- 12/28/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Indie film Compliance recalls notions that the past decade's worst events are explained by failures to oppose authority
One can object to some of its particulars, but Frank Bruni has a quite interesting and incisive New York Times column today about a new independent film called Compliance, which explores the human desire to follow and obey authority.
Based on real-life events that took place in 2004 at a McDonalds in Kentucky, the film dramatizes a prank telephone call in which a man posing as a police officer manipulates a supervisor to abuse an employee with increasing amounts of cruelty and sadism, ultimately culminating in sexual assault – all by insisting that the abuse is necessary to aid an official police investigation into petty crimes.
That particular episode was but one of a series of similar and almost always-successful hoaxes over the course of at least 10 years, in which restaurant employees were manipulated...
One can object to some of its particulars, but Frank Bruni has a quite interesting and incisive New York Times column today about a new independent film called Compliance, which explores the human desire to follow and obey authority.
Based on real-life events that took place in 2004 at a McDonalds in Kentucky, the film dramatizes a prank telephone call in which a man posing as a police officer manipulates a supervisor to abuse an employee with increasing amounts of cruelty and sadism, ultimately culminating in sexual assault – all by insisting that the abuse is necessary to aid an official police investigation into petty crimes.
That particular episode was but one of a series of similar and almost always-successful hoaxes over the course of at least 10 years, in which restaurant employees were manipulated...
- 8/26/2012
- by Glenn Greenwald
- The Guardian - Film News
Don't expect Paul Krugman back on CNBC anytime soon. The Princeton economist and New York Times columnist appeared on the cable financial news network on Wednesday, ostensibly to discuss his new book, End This Depression Now!. As it turns out, and much to his chagrin, it didn't work out that way. "Instead it was one zombie idea after another — Europe is collapsing because of big government, health care is terribly rationed in France, we can save lots of money by denying Medicare to billionaires, on and on," Krugman wrote on his Times blog. "Among other things, people getting
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- 7/11/2012
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wednesday morning, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box for a discussion he thought was going to focus solely on his new book (In case you haven't heard: Paul Krugman has a new book). Apparently the discussion veered off from Krugman's desired topics and so, following his appearance, the Nobel laureate took to his blog (with characteristic civility, mind you) to put down the network for giving airtime to "one zombie idea after another."...
- 7/11/2012
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
Economist Paul Krugman will be interviewed by PBS' Newshour reporter Paul Solman tonight. Krugman sits down with PBS Newshour Economics Correspondent Paul Solman tonight (Monday, June 18) to discuss Krugman.s political adversaries, his calls for an increase in government spending, and his new book, End this Depression Now. .This is not something that you can describe with ordinary language of recession and recovery,. says Krugman in tonight.s piece. .This is something that is really terrible and the damage is accumulating as we speak.. Along with Solman.s piece on Krugman tonight, the NewsHour.s website and Solman.s Making $ense page will feature a series of videos this week exploring Krugman.s stance on economic topics like European austerity measures and Ben Bernanke.s handling...
- 6/18/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
The Internet is transforming social life and the political landscape. The growing pallet of digital media content-production technologies and social networking distribution sites, like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, is redefining the meaning of “democracy” and an individual’s ability to participate in the political process.
The annual Personal Democracy Forum (Pdf) is a geek and political-wonk fest, a 21st century Woodstock – without the drugs, rain and rock ‘n’ roll – and this year’s gathering was no exception. This is a momentous election year, with a day of reckoning coming in November. The nation is living through what Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman calls the “second Depression.” The 2012 Pdf was shadowed by the political decisions to be made this fall.
The conference’s principal takeaway was simple: The new, new media of broadband Internet, whether accessed over a wireline or throughout a wireless network, will play a very important role in...
The annual Personal Democracy Forum (Pdf) is a geek and political-wonk fest, a 21st century Woodstock – without the drugs, rain and rock ‘n’ roll – and this year’s gathering was no exception. This is a momentous election year, with a day of reckoning coming in November. The nation is living through what Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman calls the “second Depression.” The 2012 Pdf was shadowed by the political decisions to be made this fall.
The conference’s principal takeaway was simple: The new, new media of broadband Internet, whether accessed over a wireline or throughout a wireless network, will play a very important role in...
- 6/14/2012
- by David Rosen
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
PoliticOlogy’s Analysis
As part of a weekly series exploring the policy positions of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, this article examines Obama's American Jobs Act: what it claims, what it promises, and whether it delivers. Make sure to read our thorough analysis of Mitt Romney's jobs plan, and follow PoliticOlogy for weekly analyses of the candidates' positions.
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Given the political circumstances, some are surprised the President is proposing a stimulus package at all, even one as timid as the American Jobs Act. Upon seeing the act in 2011, Paul Krugman wrote that "It's not nearly as bold as the plan I'd want in an ideal world. But if it actually became law, it would probably make a significant dent in unemployment." So, although Krugman thinks there should be more infrastructure and state-level spending, the plan is nearly ambitious enough.
As part of a weekly series exploring the policy positions of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, this article examines Obama's American Jobs Act: what it claims, what it promises, and whether it delivers. Make sure to read our thorough analysis of Mitt Romney's jobs plan, and follow PoliticOlogy for weekly analyses of the candidates' positions.
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Given the political circumstances, some are surprised the President is proposing a stimulus package at all, even one as timid as the American Jobs Act. Upon seeing the act in 2011, Paul Krugman wrote that "It's not nearly as bold as the plan I'd want in an ideal world. But if it actually became law, it would probably make a significant dent in unemployment." So, although Krugman thinks there should be more infrastructure and state-level spending, the plan is nearly ambitious enough.
- 6/13/2012
- by Joe Hines
- Celebsology
PoliticOlogy’s Analysis
As part of a weekly series exploring the policy positions of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, this article examines Obama's American Jobs Act: what it claims, what it promises, and whether it delivers. Make sure to read our thorough analysis of Mitt Romney's jobs plan, and follow PoliticOlogy for weekly analyses of the candidates' positions.
Click Here to Return to Overview
Click Here to Continue to Conclusion
Given the political circumstances, some are surprised the President is proposing a stimulus package at all, even one as timid as the American Jobs Act. Upon seeing the act in 2011, Paul Krugman wrote that "It's not nearly as bold as the plan I'd want in an ideal world. But if it actually became law, it would probably make a significant dent in unemployment." So, although Krugman thinks there should be more infrastructure and state-level spending, the plan is nearly ambitious enough.
As part of a weekly series exploring the policy positions of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, this article examines Obama's American Jobs Act: what it claims, what it promises, and whether it delivers. Make sure to read our thorough analysis of Mitt Romney's jobs plan, and follow PoliticOlogy for weekly analyses of the candidates' positions.
Click Here to Return to Overview
Click Here to Continue to Conclusion
Given the political circumstances, some are surprised the President is proposing a stimulus package at all, even one as timid as the American Jobs Act. Upon seeing the act in 2011, Paul Krugman wrote that "It's not nearly as bold as the plan I'd want in an ideal world. But if it actually became law, it would probably make a significant dent in unemployment." So, although Krugman thinks there should be more infrastructure and state-level spending, the plan is nearly ambitious enough.
- 6/13/2012
- by Joe Hines
- Celebsology
Tune in tonight as Bill Maher will host Michelle Bernard, Paul Krugman and Arthur Laffer on HBO. His bonus guests are Jeffrey Gettleman and Kevin Nealon. HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher continues its tenth season Friday, May 25 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live Et/tape-delayed Pt), exclusively on HBO, with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m. following the live presentation. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with panelists, and interviews with in-studio and satellite guests. The roundtable guests this week are journalist Michelle Bernard, economist Paul Krugman and economist Arthur Laffer; journalist Jeffrey Gettleman and actor Kevin Nealon are interview guests. Other HBO playdates: May 27 (2:00 p.m., 3:15...
- 5/25/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Monday afternoon, economics nerds and libertarian Paul fanatics got the dream showdown they've been waiting for: Congressman Ron Paul versus Paul Krugman ("Paul vs. Paul") on Bloomberg TV's Street Smart. Co-host Trish Regan billed it as a battle between Rep. Paul, "a pioneer of fiscal conservatism, the face of debt reduction and small government, a hero of the Tea Party" versus Krugman, "a spokesman for activist government, a believer in deficit spending, and this generation's choice for economic the liberalism."...
- 4/30/2012
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
So, what's on your mind these days? Maybe you're looking ahead to the general election or pondering the nature of judicial activism. Whatever the case, recent events make me pause, as I do often, to think about how much time we spend reading and listening to speculation and predictions from pundits-- that curious cadre of people we've installed in our society, on our talk shows and on our RSS feeds and newspapers who tell us what to think. Whatever one thinks of them, there's little question that these bearers of blood pressure do a very effective job of inflating the deeply contingent nature of reality and making us worry. In my industry, one of our trade magazines reported that the deployment of the words "double-dip recession" which crested at a frenzied 230 articles per week last year has now subsided to under 40 in February of 2012. Then there's the continuing Gop race...
- 4/9/2012
- by Tom Silva
- Aol TV.
On This Week with Christiane Amanpour, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman gave his two cents about why Republican support is beginning to coalesce around Newt Gingrich, but not with a snarky barb thrown in for good measure. "It was his time, the Republican base doesn't want Romney and they keep looking for an alternative, and Newt -- although somebody said 'he's a stupid man's idea of what a smart person sounds like,' but he is more plausible than the other candidates they've been pushing up."...
- 11/20/2011
- by James Crugnale
- Mediaite - TV
What Five Big-Budget Hollywood Movies Can Teach You About The Financial Crisis One major insight: rich bankers really love riding in helicopters. By Ej Dickson If you don't watch Bloomberg, read Paul Krugman's New York Times op-eds, or have a secret fangirl crush on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, you may not have mastered the nuances of the worldwide financial crisis. That's why Hollywood producers decided to help you out by releasing financial crisis-themed movies like Tower Heist, a big-budget comedy that spins the suffering of millions of Americans into box-office gold. Starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, Tower Heist follows a group of building employees plotting to rob the apartment of a Madoff-esque Wall Street financier, who stole their pensions in a Ponzi scheme. But it's not the first movie to use the economic crisis as a source of cinematic inspiration. In honor of Tower [...]...
- 11/8/2011
- by EJ Dickson
- Nerve
NY Times columnist Paul Krugman observed 9/11 this weekend with a provocative blog post entitled "Years of Shame." In it he calls out "Fake heroes like Bernie Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, and, yes, George W. Bush raced to cash in on the horror," of that day and suggests that the memory of 9/11 has been primarily used as a "wedge issue" for political gain. Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly hosted a heated debate on this column between former Bush administration official Brad Blakeman and Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin.
- 9/12/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
Governors are sometimes the worst! Amiright?!? From eliminating collective bargaining rights for public employees to enacting gun bills that may or may not be less stringent than the ones enforced upon Doc Holiday, the elected leaders of the states of our union can be responsible for some pretty terrible things. But which elected leader of which state in our union is more terribler than the other? Unfortunately, there are a lot of really good/horrible candidates. But that’s why Al Gore invented the internet before he invented global warming, so we can answer such questions by way of tragically comic awards. The Transport Workers Union of America created the Worst Governor Ever Award in conjunction with the Workers’ Rights are Human Rights campaign to expose the “extreme agenda of reactionary governors and let Americans send a message to the governor of their choosing that he or she is the worst governor ever.
- 9/2/2011
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
Nobel Prize-winning economist and liberal NY Times columnist Paul Krugman recently appeared on CNN where he spoke about ways to get the Us out of its economic troubles. He said: "If we discovered that space aliens were planning to attack and we needed a massive build-up to counter the space alien threat, and inflation and budget deficits took secondary place to that, this slump would be over in 18 months. And then if we discovered, 'whoops, we made a mistake,' we'd [still] be better. There was a 'Twilight Zone' episode like this, in which scientists fake an alien threat in order to achieve world peace. Well, this time we need it to get some fiscal stimulus." In other words, we need another massive stimulus to create jobs and get people working again. Krugman is likely referring to "The Outer Limits" episode, "The Architects of Fear" (watch episode here), about...
- 8/16/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
Noting that nobody's "doing a happy dance" this morning over the Sunday night debt deal struck by President Obama and Congressional leaders, CNN's Carol Costello challenged presidential adviser Gene Sperling on whether Obama "caved" by giving up on tax increases while agreeing to significant spending cuts. "He did not give up anything in that goal of shared sacrifice in this package." Costello noted that a Paul Krugman op-ed in The New York Times shared the view that "Mr. Obama keeps folding in the face of (Republican) threats. He surrendered last December, extending all the Bush tax cuts. He surrendered in the spring when they threatened to shut down the government; and he has not surrendered on a grand scale to raw extortion over the debt ceiling."...
- 8/1/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
Photo by Pete Souza.After weeks of legislative stalemate, yesterday Republican and Democratic leaders agreed upon a budget deal that allows the president the raise the debt ceiling. This calls for a raising of the roof! Or does it? According to The New York Times, “[t]he tentative agreement calls for at least $2.4 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years, a new Congressional committee to recommend a deficit-reduction proposal by Thanksgiving, and a two-step increase in the debt ceiling.” The deal also, Marc Thiessen of The Washington Post reports, “includes around $1 trillion in spending cuts and creates a special committee of Congress to recommend cuts of $1.2 trillion more. If Congress does not approve those additional cuts by year’s end, automatic spending cuts go into effect.” There’s enough in there to keep voters in both parties and Paul Krugman resentful for years to come.
- 8/1/2011
- Vanity Fair
Paul Krugman was very disappointed with President Obama and the Democrats for allowing the Republicans to frame the debt debate. Krugman insisted on the This Week roundtable, "from the perspective of a rational person, in other words, a progressive on this stuff, we shouldn't be talking about spending cuts at all now." Yet, according to Krugman, the "rational people" have now lost big time.
- 7/31/2011
- by Matt Schneider
- Mediaite - TV
This morning, MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough mocked New York Times writer Paul Krugman and, because why not, took aim at bloggers as well. The article that had Scarborough all riled up -- "The Centrist Cop-Out" -- was published yesterday and attempts to deconstruct what Krugman views as misleading rhetoric promoting balance and avoiding to lay blame on Republicans involved in ongoing debt discussions.
- 7/29/2011
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
Unlike unpopular budget plans by Obama and Paul Ryan, the People's Budget saves Social Security, jacks up taxes on the rich, and produces a surplus within a decade. David A. Graham explains why the plan is flying under the radar.
As members of Congress talk to constituents during recess, they're getting an earful. Just as angry crowds of constituents greeted Democratic members during the health-care reform debate, angry voters are coming out to tell their representatives that they're mad about Paul Ryan's proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid. They want to know why corporate giants like Ge aren't paying any taxes. And they want the rich to shoulder more of the tax burden. Even President Obama's plan is too lenient, some say.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Democrats' Negotiator in Chief
So what if there were a plan that proposed keeping entitlements intact, closed corporate tax loopholes,...
As members of Congress talk to constituents during recess, they're getting an earful. Just as angry crowds of constituents greeted Democratic members during the health-care reform debate, angry voters are coming out to tell their representatives that they're mad about Paul Ryan's proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid. They want to know why corporate giants like Ge aren't paying any taxes. And they want the rich to shoulder more of the tax burden. Even President Obama's plan is too lenient, some say.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Democrats' Negotiator in Chief
So what if there were a plan that proposed keeping entitlements intact, closed corporate tax loopholes,...
- 4/28/2011
- by David A. Graham
- The Daily Beast
In an unprecedented press conference, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke argued that the economy is slowly getting better, but defended the central bank's decision to keep interest rates low. It looks like Wall Street bought it.
For months, Americans have watched with alarm as unemployment has remained painfully high and the costs of food and fuel have skyrocketed. But speaking at a press conference Wednesday-a first for the Federal Reserve-central-bank chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. economy was improving moderately and inflation was not an immediate concern. After getting off to a cautious start, Wall Street appeared buoyed by the news, perhaps as much for Bernanke's outlook as for his predictability; the Dow Jones industrial average rose 95.59 points to close at 12,690.96.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Rush Limbaugh's TV Nemesis
On Wednesday the Fed also announced that it would keep interest rates near zero for "an extended period of time,...
For months, Americans have watched with alarm as unemployment has remained painfully high and the costs of food and fuel have skyrocketed. But speaking at a press conference Wednesday-a first for the Federal Reserve-central-bank chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. economy was improving moderately and inflation was not an immediate concern. After getting off to a cautious start, Wall Street appeared buoyed by the news, perhaps as much for Bernanke's outlook as for his predictability; the Dow Jones industrial average rose 95.59 points to close at 12,690.96.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Rush Limbaugh's TV Nemesis
On Wednesday the Fed also announced that it would keep interest rates near zero for "an extended period of time,...
- 4/27/2011
- by R.M. Schneiderman
- The Daily Beast
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