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No downturn for greed (www.salon.com) TMC

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? (www.salon.com) TMC

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 (open.salon.com) TMC

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 (www.salon.com) TMC

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 (www.salon.com) TMC

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 (www.salon.com) TMC

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 (www.salon.com) TMC

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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Submitted 7 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

Weekly Audit: Fixing the Foreclosure Problem (open.salon.com) TMC

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 (www.salon.com) TMC

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 (www.salon.com) TMC

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

Tags: tmc,salon,economy,obama,homeowners,zach carter

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