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The Conversation: Is the Senate Health Care Bill Better Off Dead?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:32:16 GMT

Left to right: J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press; Kevin Lamarque/Reuters; Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg; Susan Walsh/Associated Press Should Republicans be willing to engage with these men?
Source: The New York Times

Still Doing God’s Work on Wall Street

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:34:05 GMT

The Ponzi scheme was based on the collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) in which the bankers traded and which AIG had insured with the credit default swaps (CDSs) that they sold but failed to back with adequate funding.
Source: Truth Dig

Women workers and the capitalist crisis

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:43:17 GMT

Excerpts from a talk by Phebe Eckfeldt from Boston at the WWP National Conference, Nov. 14.
Source: Workers World Online

The phantom menace

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:58:39 GMT

The phantom menace PAUL KRUGMAN COMMENTARY More News A funny thing happened on the way to a new New Deal. A year ago, the only thing we had to fear was fear itself; today, the reigning doctrine in Washington appears to be “Be afraid.
Source: KansasCity.com

Stanley Fischer Speaking Means Ben Bernanke Listening When Rates Fluctuate

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:25:08 GMT

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- When U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner landed in Istanbul for a global economic summit on Oct. 2, his first meeting among the finance ministers and central bankers invited from more than 150 countries was with a man...
Source: Bloomberg.com

Paul Krugman: Wall St. forecasts paralyze Obama's plan for recovery

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:42:19 GMT

A funny thing happened on the way to a new New Deal. A year ago, the only thing we had to fear was fear itself; today, the reigning doctrine in Washington appears to be, "Be afraid. Be very afraid." What happened?
Source: Sacramento Bee

Krugman: Obama changing tune on deficits

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:12:00 GMT

A funny thing happened on the way to a new New Deal. A year ago, the only thing we had to fear was fear itself; today, the reigning doctrine in Washington appears to be “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” What happened?
Source: Houston Chronicle

Doing too little in the fear of doing too much

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:10:06 GMT

Quoted in 'Banks challenged to accept reforms'

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:06:41 GMT

Lawrence Summers said in The Honolulu Advertiser:

The House Financial Services Committee took an historic step in this direction Thursday when it voted to bring previously unregulated derivatives under the regulatory umbrella

Quoted in 'Tax Cuts For Hiring'

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:50:14 GMT

said in National Journal:

White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers said Monday that there were signs the U.S. economy was returning to normal, but he warned that 'major slack' remained and that weak demand would continue to crimp output

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Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:20:09 GMT

Lawrence Summers (R), director of the White House's National Economic Council, answers a question during an interview with Maria Bartiromo (L) of CNBC at the Newseum in Washington October 2, 2009.

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Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:18:42 GMT

Maria Bartiromo (L) of CNBC interviews Lawrence Summers (R), director of the White House's National Economic Council, at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009.

25. Learning from and Responding to Financial Crisis I (Lawrence Summers)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:35:18 GMT