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Sen. Bernie Sanders cries “monopoly” in a collapsing milk market 3
(www.grist.org)
Earlier this year, the Obama adiministration’s top antitrust enforcer, Christine Varney, announced a new effort to crack down on monopolist practices in industry. Some of us were particularly... More
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Subprime Lenders Back in the Game, Reworking Loans
(washingtonindependent.com)
Did you ever wonder where all those subprime lenders who made big profits making predatory loans during the housing boom ended up? Think about it: What kind of resume would you have, given that you... More
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The Darker Side of China's Economic "Miracle"
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Many scholars and columnists celebrate China's gilded development. But what's beyond these capitalist pipe dreams?
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Will Unemployment Sink Obama's Agenda?
(www.alternet.org)
Nation Washington correspondent John Nichols likens the recession to a ticking time bomb that has been handed to Barack Obama to defuse. "If the bomb blows up, he'll be blamed. He's Bruce Willis now,... More
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The Scandal Continues: The Billions in Govt. Cash Behind Goldman's "Profits"
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That Goldman Sachs is getting away with robbery is bad enough -- that they're getting praised for being so smart is damn near intolerable.
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Look Out, Are You About to Join the White Underclass?
(www.alternet.org)
"We're starting to hear a little discussion about the white underclass... Mainly because so many middle class folks are terrified of falling into it."
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WATCH: Les Leopold Explains the Financial Crisis, and What We Can Do About It
(www.chelseagreen.com)
Les Leopold understands the financial crisis. Better yet, he understands how to explain the financial crisis so that anyone can understand it. (Even me.)
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White House budget director expects better GDP figures
(www.alternet.org)
Figures for the US gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of year will probably improve "a lot" from the first quarter, White House budget director Peter Orszag said Sunday.
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Now What? Unemployment Benefits To Dry Up For More Than A Million | Air America Media
(airamerica.com)
Predictions are grim, folks. By the end of September upwards of 500,000 Americans will have exhausted their unemployment benefits. The states to be hit hardest are Pennsylvania, Texas and California,... More
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White House Treatment of Stiglitz Reveals Lack of Respect for 'Progressive-Economist Wing' | PEEK | AlterNet
(www.alternet.org)
Newsweek reports that Stiglitz, "the man who predicted the global financial meltdown," is not getting his due respect from the Obama administration.
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