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Sports Stadiums Are Bad Public Investments. So Why Are Cities Still Paying for Them?

Sports Stadiums Are Bad Public Investments. So Why Are Cities Still...
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"Anybody that drives around Southern California can tell you the infrastructure is falling apart," says Joel Kotkin, a fellow of urban studies at Chapman University and author of the book The New Class Conflict. "And then we’re going to give money so a bunch of corporate executives can watch a football game eight times a year? It’s absurd."

When the Inglewood City Council voted unanimously to approve a $1.8 billion stadium plan on February 24th, hundreds of football fans in attendance cheered for the prospect of a team finally returning to the Los Angeles area.

On it’s face, the deal for the city of Inglewood is unprecedented—Rams owner Stan Kroenke has agreed to finance construction of the stadium entirely with private funds. The deal makes the stadium one of the most expensive facilities ever built and is an oddity in the sports world, where most stadiums require millions in public dollars to be constructed. 

Espn First Take, Tuesday 17th March 2015
Espn First Take, Tuesday 17th March 2015
Max - ESPN First Take
Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith react to Tim Tebow's workout with the Eagles. Plus, Jameis Winston might skip the NFL draft, good idea or bad idea?

2:45 Any takeaways from the Miami Heat/Cleveland Cavaliers game last night ?
14:55 Tim Tebow works out with the Philadelphia Eagles
27:40 What is the long term effect of the NFL ?
39:50 Are the New England Patriots in trouble ?
49:15 Mike Tyson says that Manny Pacquiao will beat Floyd Mayweather
1:03:05 Jameis Winston to skip the NFL draft
1:09:35 Are the Oklahoma Thunder finished now ?
1:16:30 Greg Hardy to the Dallas Cowboys ?
1:25:00 Can Rory McIlroy live up to Tiger Woods ?

Republicans Politiking With End-Run Around Spending Caps
Republicans Politiking With End-Run Around Spending Caps
WochitBusiness
The great Achilles heel in the House Republican budget Tuesday can be found in a blue-and-white chart, tucked away on page 40 and mapping out a 10-year path for the annual appropriations bills that keep the government operating. On the surface, it appears to keep faith with the spirit of the discretionary spending caps under the 2011 Budget Control Act, a major priority for many fiscal conservatives. But to get the votes of party hawks, the budget makes a sweeping end-run around the caps by declaring an additional $94 billion as emergency spending for the war against terrorism. Most Republicans admit privately that the chances of accomplishing this are very slim. And when the budget is not binding the chart tips the GOP’s hand because all the domestic discretionary cuts are simply put off for another year--and probably the one after that.

Sony Pictures Posts Hack-Delayed Quarterly Profit of $51 Million
Sony Pictures Posts Hack-Delayed Quarterly Profit of $51 Million
WochitBusiness
Sony Pictures generated a profit of $51 million in their last quarter in 2014--the period which was affected by the hacking attack--more than the $20 million it had predicted in February. That was down 75 percent from the year-ago period. Compared to the same quarter in 2013, revenue was down 20 percent on a dollar basis, but only 7.7 percent in yen, due to the weakening of the Japanese currency.

A Deadly U-Turn: Did Miriam Carey Need to Die After Wrong Car Move at White House Checkpoint?
A Deadly U-Turn: Did Miriam Carey Need to Die After Wrong Car Move ...
democracynow
http://democracynow.org - As new details emerge about two Secret Service agents accused of drunk driving into a White House security barricade, we look back to another Secret Service scandal -- the shooting of Miriam Carey. On October 3, 2013, the African-American mother drove to Washington, D.C., from Connecticut with her infant daughter. A U-turn at a checkpoint, followed by a car chase, led to Secret Service agents and Capitol Police firing 26 bullets at her car, eventually killing Carey. While the shooting deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown have sparked nationwide protest against police brutality, Carey's case remains shrouded in a fog of misinformation. Initial reports claimed she "rammed" White House and Capitol "barriers" -- and that she tried to breach two security perimeters. Those reports have since been proven false. We speak with three guests: Miriam's sister, Valarie Carey, who is a retired New York police sergeant; the family's attorney Eric Sanders; and

A Double Standard on Leaks? As Whistleblowers Jailed, Petraeus Escapes Prison & Advises White House
A Double Standard on Leaks? As Whistleblowers Jailed, Petraeus Esca...
democracynow
http://democracynow.org - With prosecutions of whistleblowers like Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, Thomas Drake, John Kiriakou and several others, the Obama administration is by far the most aggressive in history when it comes to punishing leaks. But is there a double standard when it comes to who is punished and who walks free? That is the question being raised after a lenient plea deal for David Petraeus, the retired four-star general and former head of the CIA. Unlike the others, Petraeus did not release information to expose perceived government wrongdoing. Instead, Petraeus gave classified material to his girlfriend, Paula Broadwell, who was writing his biography. Petraeus let Broadwell access his CIA email account and other sensitive material, including the names of covert operatives in Afghanistan, war strategies, and quotes from White House meetings. 

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