This is good news for Netflix, which needed some, and bad news for cable television and outlets like HBO. Streaming is the future and Dreamworks knows it: Netflix Inc has won a deal to pipe Dreamworks Animation movies starting in
President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, September 21. After pleasantries, Obama’s 5,183 word speech began with the customary nod to the UN’s mission “the pursuit of peace in an imperfect world.” The President cited Franklin Roosevelt
This week President Abbas made a disastrous application for a unilateral declaration of Palestinian Statehood at the United Nations. This bid, more than anything, was a result of Barack Obama’s disastrous Middle East policy, but not according to Bob Beckel.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Abbas asks U.N. to admit Palestine as a full member * Abbas submits application to U.N. Security Council * President Saleh makes surprise return to Yemen * Mullen’s accusations send U.S.-Pakistan relations down
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Admiral Mullen accuses Pakistan of terrorism in Afghanistan * Pakistan will not tolerate American ‘boots on the ground’ * World Bank warns of spreading financial crisis Admiral Mullen accuses Pakistan of terrorism in
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Another day of disastrous financial news for Greece and Europe * Europeans fail again to agree on bailout for Greece * S&P downgrades Italy’s debt * IMF chief says that the world economy
It’s not just that Crooks & Liars doesn’t agree with the tea party – they don’t even believe that there is any such thing. In an article today talking about Judith Miller’s comments on Fox News about the recent hookup
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets091911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Obama’s deficit reduction plan based on faulty math and his call for
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is heading to New York for the annual UN General Assembly. He has been weakened internally by political forces, and what’s troubling is that those forces appear to be even more hardline than he is. So
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Turkey’s Erdogan receives rock-star treatment in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya * Russia prepares justification for military intervention in former Soviet states * Denmark moves left with first woman prime minister in its history
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner may be most famous in the United States for cheating on his taxes (you can even buy a t-shirt to acknowledge his tax dodging), but he’s becoming a punch line in the rest of the world
From Reuters: President Barack Obama, in a populist step designed to appeal to voters, will propose a “Buffett Tax” on people making more than $1 million a year as part of his deficit recommendations to Congress on Monday. Such a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Turkey on collision course with Greece, Israel in Mediterranean * Israel and Greece ally against Turkey * Turkey’s real goal is control of east Mediterranean * Child mortality falls, amount of cannon fodder
A Politico item suggesting Obama’s Chief of Staff, Bill Daley, may not be up to the job is getting a good deal of buzz. Earlier yesterday, it was an item by James Carville suggesting some administration heads need to start
From Reuters: A New York Democrat candidate blamed President Barack Obama on Thursday for his loss in a special election for a House of Representatives district that had been held by the Democrats for more than 80 years. The Republican
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * World View — Fed bails out Europeans with dollars * Cameron and Sarkozy, in Libya, promise to keep on fighting * Fed bails out Europeans with dollars * Israel prepares for West Bank
The Washington Post was eager to plan spinmeister for the DNC tonight in reporting how the historically blue NY09 — Anthony Weiner’s old seat — went red, to a GOP novice named Bob Turner. Desperate to avoid the results viewed
We’ve all seen the staggeringly horrific sales figures for the Chevy Volt. In any other market for any other consumer good, this hunk of junk would’ve been left in the dustbin of historic manufacturing failures, like the Apple II. Just
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Egypt reacts to storming of Cairo’s Israeli embassy * Erdogan’s Israel stance may determine Turkey’s growing regional role * World Bank: Palestinians headed for an ‘acute fiscal crisis’ * Saadi al-Gaddafi flees to
Some U.S. airports have beefed up security after intelligence about a plot linked to the 9/11 anniversary targeting Washington D.C and New York City.
Since late May 2010, when Israeli forces intercepted and boarded the “freedom flotilla,” which included the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara aid ship and resulted in the deaths of nine Turks, Turkey has been fuming. Although the flotilla was destined to breach
The Obama Presidency by the numbers. (Hint: It ain’t pretty.) Here’s a link to more than enough debate coverage, rather than pick winners and losers here, read some of what’s being said and discuss in comments of you’d like. If
From Reuters: The powerful healthcare industry hopes a congressional “super committee” tasked with slashing America’s debt will fail and is lobbying instead for automatic spending cuts that will kick in if the panel deadlocks. Much of the health sector believes
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Opposing forces gather around Sanaa, Yemen, preparing for battle * Diplomatic crisis between Israel and Turkey escalates * Turkey raises the stakes on Israel’s blockade of Gaza * Turkish columnists express concern over
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Tel Aviv has largest protest rally in Israel’s history * Feds warn of small airplane terror threats * Cuba withdraws ambassador from Libya * U.S. disaster aid arrives in North Korea after floods
