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Hightower: Why Obama and Dems Seem Incapable of Taking a Firm Stand on Anything | Economy | AlterNet
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The Obama-ites seem incapable of firm stands. They excite us by boldly addressing our economic woes. But when it comes time to follow through -- it's droopsville.
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A Union for the Unemployed? ‘UCubed’ Tries to Organize Jobless in Internet Age
(www.inthesetimes.com)
The daily barrage of heartbreaking unemployment statistics has become so commonplace it almost ceases to shock. The headlines never deliver good news: despite a supposed tentative rebound for the... More
Submitted 7 days ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |
As Congress Stiffs Jobless, Deficit Hawk, Liberal Economist Plead: Create Jobs Now! - Working In These Times
(www.inthesetimes.com)
With the Congress delaying on extending unemployment insurance and only taking half-measures to address high unemployment that could last for years, an important new article co-authored by a liberal... More
Submitted 9 days ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |
Profiting From Recession, Payday Lenders Spend Big to Fight Regulation
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The influential $42 billion-a-year payday lending industry, thriving from a surge in emergency loans to people struggling through the recession, is pouring record sums into lobbying, campaign... More
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Harkin urges 10-month extension of unemployment benefits
(iowaindependent.com)
With unemployment still hovering in double digits and no real relief in sight, a group of 30 Senate Democrats, including Iowa’s Tom Harkin, is urging party leaders to extend emergency unemployment... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |
Why Can't We Get Anyone to Ask a Wall St. CEO the Hard Questions? | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet
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Articles and blogs are flooding the Web, summarizing and dissecting the opening Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission's chat with the four CEOs presiding over the strongest (read: luckiest recipients of... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by AlisonHamm | 0 Comments |
Drumbeat to Boot Geithner Gets Louder, on Eve of Hearings on Disastrous Economic Crash | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet
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When a pitcher gets tired, starts throwing walks or being hit, most attentive managers take him out of the game. When policies break down, as in the case of the security system that failed to spot the... More
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Weak Economy Slows Inflation As Housing Starts Rise (airamerica.com)
The economy is weak enough to keep inflation in check but strong enough to increase the pace of home construction and raise hopes for a sustained recovery.
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Obama Uses Policy Grab-Bag To Fight Recession (airamerica.com)
President Barack Obama, battling the worst downturn since FDR's time, has put together a grab-bag program that borrows a little from Roosevelt but much more closely resembles the approach taken by... More
Submitted 3 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Obama Policies Averted Economic "Abyss" (www.abcnews.go.com)
The Obama administration has helped pull the U.S. economy back from the "abyss" with aggressive efforts to spur growth and stabilize financial markets, a top White House adviser said on Monday.
Submitted 4 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
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