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Obama's Plan to Help Homeowners Is a Bust (www.alternet.org) TMC

It can't keep pace with the rate of foreclosures -- not even close. Why was the industry allowed to police itself?

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Corporate Dominance of Every Aspects of Our Lives Is Suffocating us (www.alternet.org) TMC

Author Doug Rushkoff warns of the dominance of profit and consumerism in our mindsets, and offers a way out of the corporate culture.

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Why Is a Slate Writer Shilling for Goldman Sachs? Taibbi Shreds the Latest Wall Street PR (www.alternet.org) TMC

The winner of this month's Most Retarded Horsesh** Written In Defense of Goldman Sachs award goes to ... Heidi Moore.

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Congress wants say on Wall Street pay (www.alternet.org) TMC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House moved toward passing legislation Friday reining in salaries and bonuses for high-paid executives, a day after the disclosure that nine banks that got billions of dollars... More

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Improving US economy shows 1.0 pct contraction (www.alternet.org) TMC

The US economy narrowed its contraction to 1.0 percent in the second quarter, the government said Friday, offering further evidence that the brutal recession is near an end.

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President Reagan Rests in Peace ... But Will His Voo-Doo Economics Ever Die? (www.alternet.org) TMC

What are you going to believe, what “free market” ideologues tell you or your own lying eyes?

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If the Economy's So Much Better, Why Are Stores Giving Away Stuff Practically for Free? (www.alternet.org) TMC

Staples is selling school supplies for a quarter. That doesn't seem like a good sign.

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Why You Should Be Watching Cable TV Comedies and Drama to Understand the Economy (www.alternet.org) TMC

Cable TV is better in tune with the zeitgeist than government, showing viewers the real world: cratered housing market and horrible jobs market.

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Our Economy Has Failed -- It's the Reaganomics, Stupid! (www.alternet.org) TMC

When something is unsustainable it can't be sustained. The economic meltdown has been coming at us for decades. And here we are.

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The End of Money: Take Power Back From the Money and Banking Monopoly | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet (www.alternet.org) TMC

If we desire to have a peaceful, equitable society, the power of lending must go to people and their communities.

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