Daily Archives: 20 August 2009

Federal Reserve Board coming to Des Moines IA

Dear Iowa friends, It seems the Fed board is doing some desperate PR in Des Moines on Saturday. I hope you all go ask them what the hell they are doing with OUR money.

“Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) will continue its campaign for economic justice at a public hearing with the Federal Reserve on Saturday, August 22, at the Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Des Moines, Iowa. This unprecedented hearing — one of nine being held across the U.S. – was won after grassroots members of Iowa CCI and other community organizations across the country pressured Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to begin putting people before profits.

Who: Iowa CCI members and allies

What: A community meeting and public hearing with Federal Reserve Board officials

Where: Highland Park Presbyterian Church, 321 Euclid Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa

When: Saturday, August 22, 1:30-4:30pm”

(Read more from journalexpress.net)

Goldman Sachs & Climate Change

As Matt Taibbi detailed in last month’s rollingstone, Goldman Sachs is poised to make huge profits from Cap & Trade legislation if it goes through.

“Last year when the firm spent $3.5 million to lobby climate issues. (One of their lobbyists at the time was none other than Patterson, now Treasury chief of staff.)” (More at failedexperiment.com)

And as of not-too-long-ago, the front page of Goldman’s website depicts a melting glacier:

Makes me say HMMMMMMmmmmm….