Kris Broughton
Big Think Contributor, Resurgence Blog
Recent Activity
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Yesterday, as we finished recapping our respective workdays over a glass of wine, S. asked me if I’d seen the story on the web about the Melungeon people who had taken a DNA test to trace their forebears. “I have no idea who told these people that they were part Portuguese. Years ago,” I continued ... Read More
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The first thing that came to mind when I finished Predator Nation , the book by Charles Ferguson that explains how Wall Street’s elite brazenly commit financial crimes out in the open, is that nothing he wrote about is a secret. The Know Nothing movement has succeeded in getting the American public ... Read More
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The latest incarnation of the CEO as a unique corporate asset is the saga unfolding at JP Morgan Chase, where Jamie Dimon is supposedly under the gun for being at the helm while his traders lost 3 billion or more dollars with the kind of high risk derivative trading strategy that tanked the economy ... Read More
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The Obama administration has a pronounced tendency to give off mixed signals on controversial issues for an interminably long time before deciding on a particular policy to implement or a position to champion. This may anger the political enemies of the White House, but it infuriates Obama ... Read More
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I was getting ready to tape a show yesterday with Sean Yoes, host of WEAA’s Afro First Edition political show, when I first heard about the “Life of Julia” ad the Obama campaign released. Sean was incensed at the Obama strategy people for putting together such a horrible ad. I finally had a chance ... Read More
About Kris Broughton
Kris Broughton, a veteran of the financial services industry, combines searing opinions with emotionally engaging commentary to provide insightful, original criticism of today's social and political events. His work has been featured in the Chicago Sun-Times, Reuters, the Post Tribune, Beacon News, and TV ONE Online.