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Dodd Moves To Strip Fed Of Powers
(airamerica.com)
Senate Democrats on Tuesday proposed stripping the Federal Reserve of its supervisory powers and creating instead three new federal agencies to police banks, protect consumers and dismantle failing... More
Submitted 4 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Will They Ignore Brooksley Born Again? (msmagazine.com)
Eleven years ago, U.S. economic leaders should have listened to Brooksley Born -- instead, the old boys' club ignored her. Now, it’s do-over time: Will the U.S. Congress listen to the echoes of... More
Submitted 4 months ago by jstites | 0 Comments |
Good News Everyone, The Economic Crisis Is Over! (Right?)
(www.alternet.org)
There's a disconnect between official economic figures like GDP, "third quarter growth," and average citizens' lives..
Submitted 4 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Obama: We Have Stepped Away from the Precipice
(uptake-editorial.groups.theuptake.org)
During a meeting with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines on July 30, President Obama said he believes the US has survived the worst of the economic crisis.
Submitted 7 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Tough Economic Times = More Domestic Abuse
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
It's not surprising: Domestic abuse has increased due to tough economic times. However, the abuse has taken a different form, a recent poll has found, such as racking up debt without a partner's... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Design for a New Economy
(amforum.blogspot.com)
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
Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Tales of Tent City
(www.thenation.com)
"This is the bigger picture," said John Kraintz, with a sweep of his arm, indicating the roughly two dozen remaining tents pitched around him on a muddy, pockmarked field between the city dump and the... More
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Economic Crisis Drives Up Conflict
(us.oneworld.net)
The world has become slightly less peaceful over the last year due in large part to the global economic crisis, says an annual report released yesterday that measures countries' peacefulness.
Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Sweets and Beauty Amid Economic Crisis
(news.newamericamedia.org)
In a time of recession when many unemployed are busy searching for new jobs or even becoming street vendors, Shawn Williams, 28, is banking on making and delivering his hand-made chocolates. In fact,... More
Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
The Front Lines of the Economic (and Democracy) Crisis
(www.thenation.com)
On May 12, in a packed hearing room on Capitol Hill, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) held a spirited briefing for its Members and their staffs -- "Voices from the Front Lines of the... More
Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
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