Economy

Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks

There's a new blockbuster out just in time for the holidays: Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks.

Dec 15, 2010 / Laura Flanders

A Progressive’s Answer to Obama A Progressive’s Answer to Obama

Without a president who will stand up for the ideals he ran on, even as he seeks resolution, the progressive worldview becomes muted, and the conservative worldview validated.

Dec 15, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Return of the Great Triangulator

Return of the Great Triangulator Return of the Great Triangulator

The sight of Bill Clinton back at the White House podium defending tax cuts for the super-rich was more a sick joke than a serious amplification of economic policy.

Dec 15, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Tax Cut Compromise May Benefit Students Tax Cut Compromise May Benefit Students

A new compromise between leading Republicans and President Obama to extend an expiring tax policy may end up benefiting some of its student opponents.

Dec 14, 2010 / StudentNation / Victor Gamez

Sanders Filibuster Halted By Senate; Tax Deal Fight Now Focuses on House Challenge to Estate-Tax Exemption Sanders Filibuster Halted By Senate; Tax Deal Fight Now Focuses on House Challenge to Estate-Tax Exemption

"Fortunately, the buck does not stop in the Senate," says United for a Fair Economy. "We are calling on the House to fight back and win a better deal for the sake of...

Dec 14, 2010 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Bernie Sanders Is Right About Obama’s Tax Cut Deal Katrina vanden Heuvel: Bernie Sanders Is Right About Obama’s Tax Cut Deal

On The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, Katrina vanden Heuvel commends Bernie Sanders for standing up for the marginalized voices in the tax debate.

Dec 13, 2010 / Press Room

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Bernie Sanders is Right about Obama’s Tax Cut Deal Part 1 Katrina vanden Heuvel: Bernie Sanders is Right about Obama’s Tax Cut Deal Part 1

On The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, Katrina vanden Heuvel commends Bernie Sanders for standing up for the marginalized voices in the tax debate.

Dec 13, 2010 / The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann

Briefing: Richard Kim & Betsy Reed on Obama’s Tax Cut Deal Briefing: Richard Kim & Betsy Reed on Obama’s Tax Cut Deal

For Kim and Reed, Obama's caving to Republican pressure on extending tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans was a defeat, even if it resulted in some good results for progressives. ...

Dec 13, 2010 / Press Room

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Bernie Sanders is Right about Obama’s Tax Cut Deal Part 2 Katrina vanden Heuvel: Bernie Sanders is Right about Obama’s Tax Cut Deal Part 2

On The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, Katrina vanden Heuvel commends Bernie Sanders for standing up for the marginalized voices in the tax debate.

Dec 13, 2010 / The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann

Sanders ‘Filibusters’ Tax Deal for 8.5 Hours, Tells Senate: ‘We Can Come Up With a Better Proposal’

Sanders ‘Filibusters’ Tax Deal for 8.5 Hours, Tells Senate: ‘We Can Come Up With a Better Proposal’ Sanders ‘Filibusters’ Tax Deal for 8.5 Hours, Tells Senate: ‘We Can Come Up With a Better Proposal’

Vermont senator finishes remarkable protest by urging Americans to "stand up and say, 'that we can do better than this, that we don’t need to drive up the national ...

Dec 10, 2010 / John Nichols

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