I am proud of everything I have done for the commodity and equity divisions of A.I.G.-F.P. I was in no way involved in — or responsible for — the credit default swap transactions that have hamstrung A.I.G. Nor were more than a handful of the 400 current employees of A.I.G.-F.P. Most of those responsible have left the company and have conspicuously escaped the public outrage.

link: Op-Ed Contributor – Dear A.I.G., I Quit! – NYTimes.com

With many U.S. newspapers struggling to survive, a Democratic senator on Tuesday introduced a bill to help them by allowing newspaper companies to restructure as nonprofits with a variety of tax breaks.

link: U.S. bill seeks to rescue faltering newspapers | Politics | Reuters

UPDATE: la notizia è anche sul Boston Globe

A newspaper that deals with the vertiginous fluctuations of daily politics by asking what these mean in a larger historical context does place demands on its readers. We are left to question the viability of the old-fashioned ideas of an educated citizenry.

via Miseries of ‘Il Manifesto’.

Dopo il rifiuto di Ferruccio De Bortoli, sul quale era stata trovata una intesa, il premier aveva detto: “Ora il nome lo dia la sinistra”. Il Pd attacca: “Lo abbiamo fatto, ma il presidente del Consiglio ha posto il veto”

Sembra il bis della storia di Orlando. Se Berlusconi fosse veramente perfido potrebbe far eleggere il Piotta.

link: La Repubblica.it » Homepage