Tag: History

• Secrets of the Temple.1: More Than A Doorstop

  The operations of the Federal Reserve board are notoriously shrouded in mystery.  Technocratic decisions on monetary policy that supposedly need to be protected from the fickle pressures of politics are carried out by an appointed board of governors who like to operate behind closed doors.  William Grieder set out to demystify this institution in the…

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  January 13, 2013

  Anti-Neoliberalism, Book Reviews, Debt, Economics, History, Politics, Series of posts, Uncategorized

  Book Reviews, Economics, History, USA, Washington Consensus, William Grieder

• Other John Davises.3: The 1946 Newark Eagles

  In this third in a series of posts on notable folks who have been housed under my ubiquitous name, I hereby pay tribute to a star of the 1946 Newark Eagles, who were one of the great all time teams of the Negro Leagues that existed in the apartheid days of Major League Baseball.  They…

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  December 30, 2012

  History, Other John Davises, Series of posts, Sports

  APBA, Film, History, John Davis, John Sayles, Newark Eagles, Race, Sports