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Obamanomics: The Good, the Bad, the Weak
(www.motherjones.com)
On Wednesday, after weeks of the requisite press leaks and prefabricated spin, the Obama administration released details of its new "rules of the road" financial regulations, which had been billed as... More
Submitted 9 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Hazel Henderson: Economics is a Form of Brain Damage
(www.chelseagreen.com)
The financial crisis of 2008 presents the best opportunity in over a century to simultaneously reform money systems and create additional mediums of exchange and financing mechanisms to accelerate the... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |
KLEIN ACCOUNTABILITY WATCH: LEAVE IT TO THE RICH
(www.prospect.org)
Last week, I agreed with Kevin Drum that "One way or another, there’s really no way for the economy to grow strongly and consistently unless middle-class consumers spend more, and they can’t spend... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
We're using the bailouts to rebuild giant financial institutions. But what we really need are small ones. (www.slate.com)
Last month, as the financial crisis and the government rescue plan dominated headlines, almost everyone overlooked a news item that could have enormous long-term impact: GE Capital announced the... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Michael Moore: Saving the Big 3 for You and Me
(airamerica.com)
I drive an American car. It's a Chrysler. That's not an endorsement. It's more like a cry for pity. And now for a decades-old story, retold ad infinitum by tens of millions of Americans, a third of... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Experts: Long-Term Solutions Needed for Ohio’s Exploding Deficit
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
Ohio's budget problems are the worst in a half century, but experts say state lawmakers have a variety of options to help stop the fiscal bleeding. According to The Center on Budget and Policy... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Minor League Paulsons
(www.progressive.org)
We now live under a cloud of crisis where debt is socialized and profit is privatized. It’s like Marxism brought to you by the House of Morgan. And we have Treasury Secretary Hammerin’ Hank... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
High tea at Google takes a hit
(www.salon.com)
Times are tough all over! The Wall Street Journal reports that Google, "one of the most extravagant spenders of the boom years," has finally "begun to tighten its belt." Even some employee perks... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Talk to me like I'm 5: 401Ks and retirement
(www.salon.com)
It's hard not to feel despondent about your dwindling 401K these days. Gazing on that crushingly puny number on your statement each month can snap you right out of your post-election afterglow and... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Ford submits restructuring plan to Congress
(michiganmessenger.com)
Ford was the first of the three American automakers to submit their restructuring plan (PDF) to Congress. Because they are in a much stronger cash position than either Chrysler or GM, they are asking... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
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