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Why Rescue Automakers and Other Corporations that Have Been Bad Neighbors? (www.motherjones.com) TMC

As Congress ponders whether to bail out the auto industry--and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson opposes using the Big Finance rescue package to aid the Big Three automakers--a press release put out by... More

Tags: tmc,mother jones,david corn,automakers,corporations,economy,cars,vehicles,gm,ford,chrysler,financial crisis

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Zapping the Volt (www.thenation.com) TMC

It's hard to imagine that at a time when an unprecedented amount of wealth is held by the top 1% of the US population -- 24% in as of 2006, a level not seen since just before the depression -- that a... More

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Democrats Shield Automakers From Legacy of Bad Decisions (newsproject.org) TMC

Dismal auto sales and all-time stock lows may obliterate the Big Three. So the automobile lobby is back on Capitol Hill warming up to some of their best friends - Democrats - to secure...

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As goes General Motors, so goes the world? (www.salon.com) TMC

Whether you blame labor costs or management missteps or the (temporarily easing) energy crisis or the financial meltdown, there is no avoiding the conclusion that Detroit's Big Three automakers are in... More

Tags: tmc,salon,how the world works,general motors,global economy,automakers,economics,us automakers

Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 1 Comments |

Cashing Out Detroit (www.thenation.com) TMC

Here we go again. The automobile manufacturers are back for more money. They have yet to borrow any of the $25 billion voted by Congress for development of energy-efficient vehicles. This new... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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