Dems complicit in economy’s fall

I must admit that the letter writer “Which president caused a disaster?” (Opinion, June 10) was very adept at pointing out the failures of the Bush administration concerning the Great Recession. As I remember, the Democrats were elected to control both houses of Congress in 2006. That means the Democrats controlled every committee dealing with finance in 2009. In spite of the convenient oversight, I am sure she will agree that there is plenty of guilt to be shared. programming, I was interested to read your article, “Merger spotlights public radio role” (Metro, June 8). I have been following this “merger” with great interest in the social media. I’m struck by the secrecy surrounding it and the lopsided nature of the transaction. This transfer of valuable air time seems to greatly benefit GPB, at the expense of GSU, PBA and the Atlanta community.

Atlanta and GSU will lose a vibrant, unique radio voice, gaining only duplicative programming and nebulous student “opportunities.” PBA may lose an undetermined share of the already limited public radio audience. GPB stands to gain a high-powered chunk of prime air time, at a bargain-basement price. So the question is: who actually benefits? It is very suspicious that the public announcement of this transaction was timed to minimize GSU students’ opportunity to react.

So, is it just another victory for corporate media and authoritarian administrators at the expense of powerless students and others who appreciate alternative radio programming? Or is something more sinister going on? GSU and GPB need to tell us the whole truth.