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Obama's Quiet Fight Against Poverty
(www.thenation.com)
At a the forum "Obama at 100: A Progress Report from The Nation" held on April 21, 2009 Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director Center for Community Change, lauded the early progress the Obama... More
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Design for a New Economy
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Politicians and the business press are looking for signs that the economic crisis is over and we’ll soon be back on track. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks of “green shoots” of... More
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Supremes Stall Chrysler Deal
(www.truthdig.com)
The Supreme Court has put the brakes on President Obama’s plans to bail out the auto industry, ordering a stay of the sale of Chrysler to Fiat. Before the ruling, the administration said blocking... More
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Double-Digit Unemployment Poses Political Danger for Obama
(www.thenation.com)
America already has double-digit unemployment. In fact, the real unemployment rate, as opposed to the official rate, is well over 15 percent. That's because the official unemployment rate --... More
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Tough Love for Obama
(www.prospect.org)
Barack Obama is one of three nominees I voted for with enthusiasm. The first, Lyndon Johnson (then in his 1964 civil-rights and anti-poverty phase), self-destructed over Vietnam. The second, George... More
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Obama Signs Credit Card Reform
(uptake-editorial.groups.theuptake.org)
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT SIGNING OF THE CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY AND DISCLOSURE ACT
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Weekly Audit: Debt and Taxes
(tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com)
Earlier this month, President Barack Obama rolled out a new plan to limit the use of offshore tax havens and crack down on corporate abuse of the tax system. These tax havens siphon over $100 billion... More
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A Rare Victory Against the Banks
(www.wiretapmag.org)
So, it happened. The US Senate passed a major credit card overall, which should be signed by President Obama by Memorial Day. I have to say I am surprised at the overwhelming support that this measure... More
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Lax Little Islands
(www.thenation.com)
The Cayman Islands are well known to those seeking sun, sand and sea--and for their hospitality to US corporations seeking to escape taxes, launder money and use other discreet financial services. The... More
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Report Highlights 'Other Debt Trap' Ahead of Obama Town Hall
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
President Obama is in New Mexico Thursday for a town hall meeting on credit card debt, just as a new report finds New Mexicans are also losing millions on another kind of loan. The report looked at... More
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