This on-line journal is titled “Accountability Matters,” and we note (above) that “accountability really does matter” to all of us. So, too “Politics Matters,” says CNN senior commentator and well-known author David ... [more]
COMMENTARY ON CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY – ON FOOD SAFETY, THAT NASTY MEAT RECALL, REMEDIAL STEPS BY RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES…AND A NEWLY IDENTIFIED THREAT IN OUR SUPERMARKETS…
Amidst the noise and news a few weeks back when the largest meat recall in the history of the United States was taking place, the good news was overlooked, and we want to hold it up here today to ensure more folks see Corporate Ac... [more]
COMMENTARY ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGIC SLAYING OF REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. – WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? WHAT WOULD HE BE THINKING? THE YEAR 1968 IN PERSPECTIVE…
Posted April 4, 2008 – looking back 40 years to the tragic events of April 4, 1968 Many of the dramatic events of the year 1968 are still clear in my mind this morning. Living in that time, being a young journalist and ... [more]
COMMENTARY ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE SOVEREIGN – AND HOW THE 2008 OLYMPICS MAY BE THE WORLD STAGE FOR DEMANDS FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY BY THE CHINESE NATION
Welcome to the Summer Olympics 2008 – China and Tibet and Other Vexations It’s taken years to get here, but in just a few months, the Summer Olympic Games 2008 will open in China. This “XXIX Olympiad” will be a ... [more]
COMMENTARY ON ACCOUNTABILITY – AND BROKEN TRUST – NEW YORK GOVERNOR ELIOT SPITZER – THE WALL STREET SHERIFF, NOW BEING CHASED BY A POSSE OF JOURNALISTS AS HE VIOLATES THE TRUST OF FAMILY, FRIENDS, VOTERS…
A very sad story continues to unfold: The Hon. Eliot Spitzer, once the Sheriff of Wall Street (as attorney general he pursued “the bad guys” in finance on our behalf) falls from grace and into a state of serious disgrace a... [more]
COMMENTARY – ON CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY – AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY – AND FOOD SAFETY – AND BROKEN TRUST
Meat is a Mystery to Schools – Massive Recall of Beef Using Federal Lunch Program – Hey, [Safe] Meat Really Matters to Moms and Kids! Another troubling story about a company with a clear lack of accountability and sense... [more]
COMMENTARY ON THE US TOY INDUSTRY, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
Good news for toy buyers this week – especially if the individual companies follow through with their new consumer market promises and clearly demonstrate greater corporate social responsibility in their design, manufacturing an... [more]
COMMENTARY ON DAVID WALKER STEPPING DOWN THIS WEEK AS HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (GAO)
This is a sad day for the US government, and sadder still for all of us as taxpayers. Taxpayers who have paid for greed, screwups, and general indeptitude by parties who have access to our tax dollars. David Walker runs a... [more]
COMMENT 3 – ON BROCADE CEO GREG REYES – JAIL AND FINE METED OUT BY FEDERAL JUDGE – WHAT NEXT IN BACKDATING OPTIONS INVESTIGATIONS?
We’ve commented here (see prior posts #1 and #2) on the plight of the former CEO of Brocade Communications Systems, Gregory Reyes, and his journey through the federal justice system. He’s now the first CEO convicted by a jur... [more]
COMMENTARY ON CHINA REVOKING EXPORT LICENSES OF 600+ TOY MAKERS
The other shoes are dropping in China…boom, boom, boom…the government of China in the form of the State Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine (whew!) or AQSIQ has yanked the licenses of 600+ Chin... [more]
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