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Weissman: Why Peaceniks Should Care About the Afghanistan Study Group Report
Commentary, September, 11 2010
Robert Weissman
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There is a tradition among some peace activists of striking a pose of annoyed indifference to the question of how to get out of an unpopular war. "There are three ways to get out," goes one waggish response. "Air, land, and sea."
Weissman: Five Questions for Tony Hayward
Commentary, June, 19 2010
Robert Weissman
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BP CEO Tony Hayward today faces what is sure to be a tough inquisition before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Weissman: BP CEO Supports a Boycott?
Commentary, May, 28 2010
Robert Weissman
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Does BP CEO Tony Hayward want millions of people to take the BP boycott pledge?
Weissman: Break Up the Banks
Commentary, May, 06 2010
Robert Weissman
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Any time in the next couple days, the Senate may consider a measure, sponsored by Senators Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Ted Kaufman, D-Delaware, to break up the biggest banks. It's a vital step to strengthening the economy and rescuing our democracy.
Weissman: Reflections on Glass-Steagall and Maniacal Deregulation
Commentary, November, 13 2009
Robert Weissman
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Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the passage of the repeal of the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act and related legislation. It is an anniversary worth noting for what it teaches us about forestalling financial crises, the consequences of maniacal der...
Weissman: The Medicare-for-All Moment
Commentary, November, 10 2009
Robert Weissman
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There is only one solution to the twin problems of escalating health care costs and the epidemic of the uninsured: a Medicare-for-All, single payer system.
Weissman: Tightening the Corporate Grip: The Stakes at the Supreme Court
Commentary, September, 10 2009
Robert Weissman
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Can things get still worse in Washington?
Weissman: 150 Years
Commentary, July, 05 2009
Robert Weissman
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One hundred and fifty years jail time for Bernard Madoff is a good thing.
Weissman: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Financial Sector Reform
Commentary, June, 18 2009
Robert Weissman
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There are major gaps and shortcomings in the Obama administration's financial regulatory proposals, formally released today, and the proposals alone leave the financial sector vulnerable to future crisis. Still, it's nice to be able to say that th...
Weissman: The IMF Accountability Moment
Commentary, June, 15 2009
Robert Weissman
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Seeking to avoid a direct up-or-down vote on a proposal to send $108 billion to the International Monetary Fund, the administration, at the last moment, had the money stuck into a supplemental appropriations bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afgha...
Weissman: What if the Obama Administration Treated Detroit like Wall Street?
Commentary, April, 05 2009
Robert Weissman
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Why the tough love for Detroit and kid gloves for Wall Street? Wall Street has bought its gentle treatment through a long-term investment in Washington.
Weissman: Wall Street's Best Investment II: 12 Deregulatory Steps to Financial Meltdown
Commentary, March, 08 2009
Robert Weissman
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Over the 1998-2008 period, the financial sector spent more than $5 billion on U.S. federal campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures.
Weissman: The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008
Commentary, January, 03 2009
Robert Weissman
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What a year for corporate criminality and malfeasance!
Weissman: Nationalize GM -- Or At Least Think About It
Commentary, December, 04 2008
Robert Weissman
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With the U.S. government offering trillions of dollars in supports for the financial sector, it is startling to witness the casual way in which many policy makers and opinion leaders suggest the U.S. auto companies should be allowed to go bankrupt.
Weissman: Not Yet at the Promised Land
Commentary, November, 14 2008
Robert Weissman
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Over the past week, Americans -- and people around the world -- rightfully celebrated the breakthrough election of an African-American to be President of the United States.
Weissman: The Financial Re-Regulatory Agenda
Commentary, September, 22 2008
Robert Weissman
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As the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department careen from one financial meltdown to another, desperately trying to hold together the financial system -- and with it, the U.S. and global economy -- there are few voices denying that Wall Street has...
Weissman: Celebrate, Don't Mourn, Collapse of WTO Talks
Commentary, July, 31 2008
Robert Weissman
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Predictably, the cheerleaders for corporate globalization are bemoaning the collapse of World Trade Organization negotiations.
Weissman: Human Rights Hypocrisy: Hidden In Plain Sight
Commentary, March, 01 2008
Robert Weissman
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There was a time, not so long ago, when U.S. governmental hypocrisy on human rights and corporate interests was at least acknowledged.
Weissman: Victories in 2007
Commentary, January, 01 2008
Robert Weissman
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It's easy enough to recount what went wrong in 2007.
Weissman: Governor Tough Guy, At It Again
Commentary, January, 02 2005
Robert Weissman
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You may have heard the story.
Weissman: Subway: Junk Food, Junk Economy
Commentary, July, 31 2004
Robert Weissman
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What's the largest fast junk food chain in the country?
Weissman: Justice on the Range
Commentary, March, 22 2004
Robert Weissman
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The cowboy and rancher once stood as symbols of American individualism.
Weissman: Crooks
Commentary, August, 18 2003
Robert Weissman
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The two major political parties are crooked.
Weissman: The Bush Administration: Causing Repetitive Stress
Commentary, July, 22 2003
Robert Weissman
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In what appears an almost calculated move to demonstrate its disdain for worker health and safety, the Bush administration yesterday revoked a requirement that employers keep records on ergonomics injuries.
Weissman: Gray Panthers' Corporate Connection
Commentary, July, 03 2003
Robert Weissman
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With millions in corporate monies marinating everything from the Congress to the Smithsonian, little is left untouched.
Weissman: Corporate Homicide
Commentary, May, 10 2003
Robert Weissman
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Street murders occur every day in America. And they are prosecuted every day in America.
Weissman: Of Caviar and Capitalism
Commentary, December, 22 2002
Robert Weissman
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Are capitalism and caviar incompatible? Is the system that prides itself on the creation and veneration of wealth unable to to maintain a sustainable market for one of the great trappings of wealth?
Weissman: Cracking Down on Corporate Crime, Really
Commentary, July, 25 2002
Robert Weissman
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Here is one of the most remarkable aspects of the still-unfolding financial scandals swirling around Worldcom, Xerox, Global Crossing, Enron, Arthur Andersen, Tyco and a growing number of other companies: The fraud occurred in the most heavily reg...
Weissman: The Big Bank's Dirty Little Secret
Commentary, October, 10 2001
Robert Weissman
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What is the purpose of law enforcement? To enforce the law, and make public the results. What deterrent effect does law enforcement have if the public is not aware of the results of the law enforcement? Not much.
Weissman: Respond to Violence: Teach Peace, Not War
Commentary, September, 15 2001
Robert Weissman
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Open the Washington Post to it's editorial pages, and war talk dominates.
