Comments on: FDL Book Salon Welcomes Jonathan Tasini, “The Audacity of Greed: Free Markets, Corporate Thieves and the Looting of America” http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:28:03 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Votus http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989167 Votus Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:46:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989167 <p>I was an extra on Leverage this summer! Episodes 1 and 5!</p> I was an extra on Leverage this summer! Episodes 1 and 5!

]]> By: aview999 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989112 aview999 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:17:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989112 <p>Sorry to see you go - but greatly appreciate the time your gave us. Good luck with your book!</p> Sorry to see you go – but greatly appreciate the time your gave us. Good luck with your book!

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989111 TheLurkingMod Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:02:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989111 <p>Ruth Calvo has a diary ready, upstairs!<br /><a href="http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/8648" rel="nofollow">DeMint’s Sedition: Flying Off To Fight Against The U.S.</a></p> Ruth Calvo has a diary ready, upstairs!
DeMint’s Sedition: Flying Off To Fight Against The U.S.

]]> By: Maddy http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989110 Maddy Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:01:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989110 <p>Yes,<br /> And we need more Jane’s, and I know most of the commentators here are doing all they can and it has made a difference, and we won’t quit.</p> <p>Your book will be read by many, me included, and there is a hell of a lot of information out there, one of the problems is getting it to those who don’t really think of this stuff very much. They know something is wrong, they feel it in their pocketbooks, they intuitively know that something is not right…if we can focus that we can get them to act.(perchance I dream)</p> <p>I just remembered that, what, seven corporations control most of the media.<br /> In a moment of levity, I am going down the yellowbrick road to expose the man behind the green curtain.</p> Yes,
And we need more Jane’s, and I know most of the commentators here are doing all they can and it has made a difference, and we won’t quit.

Your book will be read by many, me included, and there is a hell of a lot of information out there, one of the problems is getting it to those who don’t really think of this stuff very much. They know something is wrong, they feel it in their pocketbooks, they intuitively know that something is not right…if we can focus that we can get them to act.(perchance I dream)

I just remembered that, what, seven corporations control most of the media.
In a moment of levity, I am going down the yellowbrick road to expose the man behind the green curtain.

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989109 egregious Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:00:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989109 <p>Thanks to both Jonathan and Teddy - super discussion.</p> Thanks to both Jonathan and Teddy – super discussion.

]]> By: JonathanTasini http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989108 JonathanTasini Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:59:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989108 <p>And I want to thank everyone for the great conversation. For Teddy for doing all the prep work and the intro and the moderation. To Bev for all her work in organizing these.</p> <p>Feel free to email me if you’d like to ask anything else <a href="mailto:jtasini@economicfuturegroup.com" rel="nofollow">jtasini@economicfuturegroup.com</a></p> <p>And keep up the great energy and work at FDL!!!</p> And I want to thank everyone for the great conversation. For Teddy for doing all the prep work and the intro and the moderation. To Bev for all her work in organizing these.

Feel free to email me if you’d like to ask anything else jtasini@economicfuturegroup.com

And keep up the great energy and work at FDL!!!

]]> By: libbyliberal http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989107 libbyliberal Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:58:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989107 <p>thanks teddy and jonathan….. great salon!!!</p> thanks teddy and jonathan….. great salon!!!

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989106 Teddy Partridge Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:57:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989106 <p>As we come to the end of our two-hour Book Salon, I want to thank everyone who participated in this terrific chat, and author Jonathan Tasini for his time and attention to the many questions presented here today. I really hope that those of you who haven’t read the book will click on the image atop this post and buy a copy. </p> <p><strong>The Audacity of Greed</strong> is a handy reference when you need to cite an outrage to prove a point, but it also provides policy prescriptions and a clear way forward to a better society. Buy this book! — support progressive publishing and support a progressive thinker!</p> <p>Thanks again, everyone.</p> As we come to the end of our two-hour Book Salon, I want to thank everyone who participated in this terrific chat, and author Jonathan Tasini for his time and attention to the many questions presented here today. I really hope that those of you who haven’t read the book will click on the image atop this post and buy a copy.

The Audacity of Greed is a handy reference when you need to cite an outrage to prove a point, but it also provides policy prescriptions and a clear way forward to a better society. Buy this book! — support progressive publishing and support a progressive thinker!

Thanks again, everyone.

]]> By: JonathanTasini http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989105 JonathanTasini Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:54:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989105 <blockquote><p>breaking the media monopoly, and democratizing access. Do you think we can accomplish these through anti-trust and technological progress? Or will the current entities bigfoot any attempt to continue the Internet’s distributive impact?</p></blockquote> <p>I’m with you. I suppose in my conclusion I probably didn’t want to throw in everything. I don’t recall whether I had media consolidation on my list–but it’s something I personally worked on a lot as president of the Writers Union since, for obvious reasons, the growing power of media companies was not a good thing for writers trying to confront the likes of TimeWarner and Bertelsmann. </p> <p>I’m a bit unsure about the technology issue. Meaning, I see how powerful the democratization can be. And, unless I’m off, I think recently there was a good development at the FCC in terms of a move to prohibit the carriers from favoring one kind of content over another. But, ultimately, this comes down to marketing and dollars–are the sites that will capture eyeballs, and influence ideas, still be those that in the old days dominated simply because they have the cash to spend.</p>

breaking the media monopoly, and democratizing access. Do you think we can accomplish these through anti-trust and technological progress? Or will the current entities bigfoot any attempt to continue the Internet’s distributive impact?

I’m with you. I suppose in my conclusion I probably didn’t want to throw in everything. I don’t recall whether I had media consolidation on my list–but it’s something I personally worked on a lot as president of the Writers Union since, for obvious reasons, the growing power of media companies was not a good thing for writers trying to confront the likes of TimeWarner and Bertelsmann.

I’m a bit unsure about the technology issue. Meaning, I see how powerful the democratization can be. And, unless I’m off, I think recently there was a good development at the FCC in terms of a move to prohibit the carriers from favoring one kind of content over another. But, ultimately, this comes down to marketing and dollars–are the sites that will capture eyeballs, and influence ideas, still be those that in the old days dominated simply because they have the cash to spend.

]]> By: SanderO http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989104 SanderO Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:53:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/03/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-jonathan-tasini-the-audacity-of-greed-free-markets-corporate-thieves-and-the-looting-of-america/#comment-1989104 <p>To use the system you need access to money. Pension funds are controlled by the enemy of the people/workers - their management. </p> <p>And large funds are invested in the same stupid capitalist operations to grow their fund.</p> To use the system you need access to money. Pension funds are controlled by the enemy of the people/workers – their management.

And large funds are invested in the same stupid capitalist operations to grow their fund.

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