Us Economy Problems

Obama Right to Reassure Wall Street Markets With Rubinauts But Also Needs Econ Advisors Who Stand for Main Street

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

We can only hope that Obama balances the smart Rubinauts whom he has picked to lead his economic team with some equally smart pro-Main Street economic minds.

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Can We?

Wendy Block | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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Wendy Block

I'm not ready to return to the same non-adrenaline-rush grassroots work that propelled Obama and the Dems to such a decisive victory.

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America: Get Your Financial Act Together

Diane Francis | Posted 11.18.2008 | Business

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Diane Francis

It would be as irrational to allow the Ayatollahs to build bombs as it would be to allow Wall Streeters to run amok again building their weapons of financial mass destruction.

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A Citizen's Pledge To President-Elect Obama

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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Frank Schaeffer

We will... Give your administration the benefit of the doubt when you initiate policies we personally disagree with but that are part of your overall recovery plan.

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Let's Admit it, the Financial Crisis is Kind of Cool

Billy Kimball | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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Billy Kimball

I have to admit that watching the great wheels of the global economy sputter to a halt and then periodically be restarted by the main force of the U.S. government in the past few weeks has been kind of cool.

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Take A Deep Breath And Count To Three

Aaron Harber | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Robert Rubin, Henry Paulson, David Walker, Bailout, Deficit, Economy, National Debt, Secretary of the Treasury, Foriegn Investment, John McCain, Free Market Capitalism, Shadow Government Statistics, Federal Debt, u.s. Economy Problems, Barack Obama, National Deficit, Inflation, Congressional Bailout, Foriegn Investors, Financial Crisis, Free Market, Current Account Deficit, Business News
Aaron Harber

Congress and the current Administration have allowed the nation's finances to deteriorate to a dangerous level.

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Wall Street greed and contributions should be illegal

Diane Francis | Posted 09.18.2008 | Business

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Diane Francis

In 2006, the big five Wall Street firms handed out bonuses to their worldwide employees equivalent to the GDP of Vietnam or about $70 billion. Now to ...

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Leadership is More Than Profit

Margaret Blair and Ralph Gomory | Posted 09.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Free Trade, u.s. Economy Problems, Globalization, Corporate Responsibility, Shareholder Value, Economics, Corporate America, Economy, CEO Pay, Recession, Business News
Margaret Blair and Ralph Gomory

In the rush to globalization, the United States has tossed aside a crucial principle that guided the economic prosperity of the twentieth century: co...

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The IndyMac Bank Seizure: It's A Depression, People

Jon Raymond | Posted 07.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Recession 2008, White House Economic Policy, Indymac Bank, Senate Housing Bill, u.s. Economy Problems, Indymac Culture, Indymac Bank Failure, Indymac Politically Charged, American Economy, Recession 2008 Banking Crisis, Bank Runs, Mortgage Crisis, Home News
Jon Raymond

It's not every day you get to witness a bank run. They're a cliche of the great depression. According to Bush, though, we're only in a "mild recession" and so I guess we are. It says so in all the papers.

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