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Entries by Robert Kuttner from 06/2009

Fantasies of Green Shoots

| Posted 06.07.2009 | Business
Read More: Banking Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, Housing Crisis, Lobbyists, Barack Obama, Economy, Bailouts, Economic Crisis, Business News

There is a huge reality gap between the happy talk about green shoots, banks passing stress tests, the rise in unemployment slowing -- and what's happening out in the real economy.

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Left Out in Europe

| Posted 06.14.2009 | World
Read More: European Union, EU Parliament, Britain, Germany, Center-Left, Eu, Center-Right, World News

The European left got clobbered in the recent elections for the European parliament. The vicious cycle continues -- the left offers little to voters, and the right keeps being elected.

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The Policy That Dare Not Speak Its Name

| Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics
Read More: Health Care Reform, Medicare for All, Single Payer, Health Care, Liberals, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Politics News

One of these days, a national leader will embrace national health insurance and fight for it. Until then, we will keep paying more money for less care.

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Pecora Whirling

| Posted 06.28.2009 | Business
Read More: Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Congress Financial Crisis Investigation, Economy, Barack Obama, Pecora Commission, Nancy Pelosi, Business News

For the new Pecora Commission, Pelosi and Reid need to do better than finding a predictable list of retired and safe Democratic politicians. This is a rare chance to light a real fire on behalf of deep reform.

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