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No downturn for greed
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Sept. 14, 2009 | As he attempted to do with healthcare reform last week, the president is trying to breathe new life into financial reform. He's using the anniversary of the death of Lehman Brothers... More
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Is something better than nothing on healthcare?
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Sept. 9, 2009 | WASHINGTON -- After months and months of backroom meetings, public forums, campaign-style speeches and a few wild-eyed town halls, the choice the White House wants to lay out for the... More
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Weekly Audit: Cheating Workers and Pampering CEOs
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Low-wage workers are struggling to navigate the current recession. A new study conducted by a team of academics reveals that the majority of workers at the bottom of the economic ladder have been... More
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Who's to blame for the mortgage crisis? - Beyond the Multiplex
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If you're having a hard time getting your head around exactly what happened in the historic meltdown of America's home-mortgage market, you're not alone. As the wife-and-husband investigative team... More
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Don't succumb to deficit hysteria
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Aug. 25, 2009 | Today, as expected, the White House announced that the deficit projections are worse than it had thought. And as expected, the same old group of deficit hysterics went ballistic. "A... More
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Here comes the recession bride
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Aug. 23, 2009 | One morning in early January, I spontaneously proposed to my boyfriend on the living room couch. He was mid-gulp with his coffee. To my relief, he said yes as soon as he swallowed.... More
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Grim early Indications for Wall Street reform
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Aug. 14, 2009 | Citigroup -- the giant Wall Street bank still on life-support courtesy of $45 billion from American taxpayers -- wants to pay its twenty-five top executives an average of $10 million... More
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Weekly Audit: Fixing the Foreclosure Problem
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The U.S. job market may be showing signs of life, according to a report issued by the Labor Department on Friday. The unemployment rate dropped in July, something no economist expected. Under the most... More
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The me-first, screw-everyone-else crowd
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Aug. 8, 2009 | I know I should be mortified by the lobbyist-organized mobs of angry Brooks Brothers mannequins who are now making headlines by shutting down congressional town hall meetings. I know I... More
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Obama's plan to help homeowners is struggling
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Aug. 6, 2009 | David and Marilyn Baldwin live in the same modest house in rural Pennsylvania where David grew up. David's brother lives in a house behind them, while his cousin owns a farm visible... More
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