What ebaY doesn’t want sellers to know about scam buyers Part 1

Story by: Ming The Merciless – a featured blogger on sites like www.auctionbytes.com and our newest contributor to www.mysoapboxrant.wordpress.com What ebaY doesn’t want sellers to know about scam buyers Part 1 Many ebay sellers have already learned the hard way just what a buyer cesspool ebay has become. Aided by ebaY’s ongoing roll out of [...]

On Tap Wednesday: eBay Town Hall, Q3 Results and Analyst Call

On Tap Wednesday: eBay Town Hall, Q3 Results and Analyst Call Originally posted on: By: Ina Steiner Tue Oct 20 2009 15:01:29 www.auctionbytes.com It’s a big day for eBay tomorrow, with the release of third-quarter earnings, a conference call with analysts, and a Town Hall meeting with users. eBay is scheduled to release earnings on [...]

‘The Cove:’ Japan Has a Dark Secret It Hopes the World Will Never See

‘The Cove:’ Japan Has a Dark Secret It Hopes the World Will Never See By Tara Lohan, AlterNet. Posted August 6, 2009. Suspenseful and shocking film exposes the slaughter of tens of thousands of dolphins and the billion-dollar industry that profits from selling them. Ric O’Barry almost looks crazy. He is driving a car, with [...]

Bonus Bandits: Why Are Bank Execs Making a Killing in the Midst of Catastrophe?

Bonus Bandits: Why Are Bank Execs Making a Killing in the Midst of Catastrophe? By Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. Posted October 20, 2009. Welcome to post-meltdown America. One year and counting after last fall’s high-finance collapse, average Americans are reeling and Wall Street is rejoicing. America’s biggest banks, amid [...]

At rescued banks, perks keep rolling

At rescued banks, perks keep rolling Bosses benefit after bailout Fringe compensation rose 4 percent last year By Tomoeh Murakami Tse Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Jeffrey M. Peek, at left, and Kenneth D. Lewis each received more than $100,000 for personal use of corporate jets. Peek is chief executive of the troubled lender CIT, and [...]

Foreclosures Force Ex-Homeowners to Turn to Shelters

By PETER S. GOODMAN Published: October 18, 2009 CLEVELAND — The first night after she surrendered her house to foreclosure, Sheri West endured the darkness in her Hyundai sedan. She parked in her old driveway, with her flower-print dresses and hats piled in boxes on the back seat, and three cherished houseplants on the floor. [...]

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Woman Blames Bank Of America For Husband’s Death

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem First Posted: 10- 8-09 04:44 PM | Updated: 10- 8-09 06:32 PM As part of the Huffington Post’s efforts to bear witness to the effects of the current economic environment on ordinary Americans, we’re rounding up some of the most compelling stories reported by local news organizations around the [...]

A ‘Little Judge’ Who Rejects Foreclosures, Brooklyn Style

A ‘Little Judge’ Who Rejects Foreclosures, Brooklyn Style Article Tools Sponsored By By MICHAEL POWELL Published: August 30, 2009 The judge waves you into his chambers in the State Supreme Court building in Brooklyn, past the caveat taped to his wall — “Be sure brain in gear before engaging mouth” — and into his inner [...]

TRAILER: Michael Moore’s ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’

‘CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY’ – In Theaters October 2nd “It’s a crime story. But it’s also a war story about class warfare. And a vampire movie, with the upper 1 percent feeding off the rest of us. …