Economy

Perps in the White House Perps in the White House

It is amazing that folks like Gene Sperling and William Daley, the very people who created this banking meltdown, are rewarded with ever more important positions in our governmen...

Jan 12, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Obama’s New Wall Street White House Obama’s New Wall Street White House

Ari Berman explains the message Obama is sending by appointing William Daley and Gene Sperling to his White House team.

Jan 7, 2011 / Press Room

Obama’s New Wall Street White House Obama’s New Wall Street White House

Ari Berman explains the message Obama is sending by appointing William Daley and Gene Sperling to his White House team.

Jan 7, 2011 / Democracy Now!

Leaving the People Out of the Debate Leaving the People Out of the Debate

It's not just the unemployed we don't tend to see on US TV. Take public workers. They're in the news every day, but it's not actually them. It's people talking about them.

Jan 6, 2011 / Laura Flanders

The New Congress and the Coming Class War

The New Congress and the Coming Class War The New Congress and the Coming Class War

Conservatives today talk up all kinds of values, but they're all subordinated to a single goal: class warfare.

Jan 6, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

Rahm Redux: Top Banker for Obama Chief of Staff

Rahm Redux: Top Banker for Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Redux: Top Banker for Obama Chief of Staff

Bill Daley's appointment for White House chief of staff is another indication of Wall Street's sway over the Obama Administration.

Jan 5, 2011 / Ari Berman

Lanny Davis Puts Dems to Shame Lanny Davis Puts Dems to Shame

The value of the Davis example, as with the parade of Wall Street hustlers so prominent among the Clintonistas, is that his greed has broken his cover.

Jan 5, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Trading Jobs for More of the Same Trading Jobs for More of the Same

The Clinton years analogies have been coming fast and furious since the midterm elections and Obama's self-described “shellacking.”  But today's administration see...

Jan 4, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Public Workers Getting Snowed Public Workers Getting Snowed

The snow is mostly melted after a near-record storm immobilized much of New York for nearly four days last week. But before non-New Yorkers gloat -- beware -- the Big Apple's storm...

Jan 3, 2011 / Laura Flanders

An Answer to 2011’s Austerity Arguments: ‘We Won’t Pay For Their Crisis’ An Answer to 2011’s Austerity Arguments: ‘We Won’t Pay For Their Crisis’

First, Washington squandered tax dollars on unnecessary wars. Next, Washington bailed out the big banks. Now, the battlelines of 2011 are drawn. President Obama's "Deficit Com...

Jan 3, 2011 / John Nichols

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