Monthly Archives: January 2017
Elite bewildered and defiant toward rising populist anger
At cocktail parties where the Champagne flows, financiers have expressed bewilderment over the rise of populist groups that are feeding a backlash against globalization. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/business/dealbook/world-economic-forum-davos-finance.html?emc=eta1&_r=0 In the halls of the Davos Congress Center, where many of the meetings this week are taking place, investors have tried to make sense of the political upheaval. The world […]
Tax payers help fund Boston bombing propaganda film
Hollywood films about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings shot on location last year to bring the story to the silver screen, but not all the for-profit productions have been forthcoming about the taxpayer-funded benefits they’re seeking or have already received for filming in Massachusetts. https://www.apnews.com/30540a0b784e423caad2681c5d3da76d “Patriots Day,” the $40 million film starring Mark Wahlberg that […]