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- Monday, Apr 01, 2013
ZNet Article Amidst an endless series of votes on amendments to a federal budget bill, the United States Senate voted 99-0 in favor of an amendment to end subsidies to too-big-to-fail financial institutions -
- Saturday, May 26, 2012
ZNet Article Whether or not you're an investor, it's important to grasp the significance of what's happened with the Facebook initial public offering -
- Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012
ZNet Article Are we going to let the formula makers get away with dangerous marketing practices that harm babies? -
- Thursday, Mar 22, 2012
ZNet Article The people of the developing world deserve a lot better than Larry Summers -
- Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012
ZNet Article Knowing that a committee chair plans to add an obscure provision to a piece of legislation could translate into major, short-term advantage on the stock markets -
- Saturday, Jun 18, 2011
ZNet Article Where are the anti-tax activists? -
- Saturday, May 14, 2011
ZNet Article To protect our tax dollars, we need openness and disclosure of contractors' campaign spending -
- Saturday, Apr 30, 2011
ZNet Article Is it really a stretch to suggest that contractors think political donations help them obtain contracts -
- Saturday, Sep 11, 2010
Commentary 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." -
- Friday, Aug 27, 2010
ZNet Article President Barack Obama's forceful demand that BP accept liability for the damage it caused in the Gulf was a highlight of the administration's handling of the BP disaster. Yet, like virtually everything else connected with the BP catastrophe, it l... -
- Thursday, Aug 12, 2010
Book How are corporations tightening their grip on the global political economy? How does this affect you? -
- Saturday, Jun 19, 2010
Commentary BP CEO Tony Hayward today faces what is sure to be a tough inquisition before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. -
- Friday, May 28, 2010
Commentary Does BP CEO Tony Hayward want millions of people to take the BP boycott pledge? -
- Thursday, May 06, 2010
Commentary 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. -
- Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010
ZNet Article It takes a special skill for a Democrat to lose a federal election in Massachusetts. -
- Sunday, Dec 13, 2009
ZNet Article Four hundred forty-two days after Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, the U.S. House of Representatives has finally passed financial reform legislation. -
- Friday, Nov 13, 2009
Commentary 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... -
- Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009
Commentary 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. -
- Thursday, Sep 10, 2009
Commentary Can things get still worse in Washington? -
- Sunday, Jul 05, 2009
Commentary One hundred and fifty years jail time for Bernard Madoff is a good thing. -
- Thursday, Jun 18, 2009
Commentary 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... -
- Monday, Jun 15, 2009
Commentary 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... -
- Sunday, Jun 07, 2009
ZNet Article Whatever the woes of General Motors -- and they are substantial -- it does not follow that the government needed to drive the company into bankruptcy. With at least $50 billion in government supports undergirding the new GM, the Obama administrati... ZNet Article What in the world is the Obama administration thinking? The GM bankruptcy -- entirely avoidable -- seems designed to hurt every constituency it is supposed to assist. -
- Monday, Apr 13, 2009
ZNet Article This month's G20 meeting ended with one overriding tangible agreement: A commitment by the rich countries to provide more than $1 trillion in assistance (mostly in the form of loans) to developing countries. -
- Saturday, Apr 11, 2009
ZNet Article What if the Obama administration treated the auto industry like Wall Street? -
- Sunday, Apr 05, 2009
Commentary 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. -
- Sunday, Mar 08, 2009
Commentary Over the 1998-2008 period, the financial sector spent more than $5 billion on U.S. federal campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures. -
- Saturday, Jan 03, 2009
Commentary What a year for corporate criminality and malfeasance! -
- Friday, Dec 19, 2008
ZNet Article The $17.4 billion in loans for GM and Chrysler is not going to be enough to rescue the industry -- but it will keep these companies going until the next administration takes office. - All Most Recent Content
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