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An Elephant in the Room?

Stephen Gyllenhaal | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Read More: Freud, Dreams, Bail Out, Elephants, Bonus, Dream Interpretation, David Lynch, New York Times, Carl Jung, Books News
Stephen Gyllenhaal

The Times article is delicious reading if you are interested in the strange world of past and present psychiatry, but what caught my eye most was a dream that the journalist reported to have had.

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Showdown in Chicago: Creating a "Which Side Are You On" Moment

George Goehl | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Democratic Congress, Bail Out, Wall Street Crisis, Goldman Sachs Bonuses, Showdown in Chicago, Financial Reform, Wells Fargo, Chicago, Economic Crisis, Bank of America, Financial Crisis, Obama Administration, Banks, Citigroup, Business News
George Goehl

Until our elected officials know there is a price to pay for siding with big money over everyday people, the average American will continue be on the losing end.

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OMG! Greenspan Goes Populist?

Les Leopold | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bail Out, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, TARP Money, Economy, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Business News
Les Leopold

For Alan Greenspan, the apostle of free markets, to admit that financial free markets are not self-correcting is an enormous concession.

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A New Form of Capitalism: Dealing with the Cause Versus the Effect

James Arthur Ray | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Conscious Business, Conscious Capitalism, Bail Out, Economic Stimulus Package, Consciousness, Conscious, Michael Moore, Capitalism: A Love Story, Capitalism, Living News
James Arthur Ray

Michael Moore's new movie on capitalism, like all of his movies, is thought provoking to say the least. I like Moore, not because I necessarily agree ...

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The Problem With Bail-Outs

Nick Jefferson | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Bail Outs, Leadership, Ups, Obama, Bail Out, Management, Business News
Nick Jefferson

Whether or not any of us thinks that bail-outs can be justified in principle, in practice they tend at best to reinforce poor management, and at worst they even reward it.

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Bailed-Out Banks Making Profits -- For Taxpayers

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Bail Out, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Obama, Fannie, Taxpayer, Bush, Government, Deficit, Aig, Bailout, General Motors, Insurance, Interest, Toxic Mortgage, Bank, President Bush, Tarp, Wall St, Gm, Budget, Barack Obama, Invest, Executive Compensation, Chrysler, Profits, Profit, Wall Street, Investment, Chris Weigant, Companies, Return, Investment Firms, Freddie, Banks, George W Bush, Auto, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Money wasn't just "given" to Wall Street firms. It bought something of value. And now that the firms (and the market in general) are recovering, they're starting to pay it back. With interest.

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Redefining Chutzpah: Wall Street Using Bailout Money to Kill Financial Consumer Protection Agency

Les Leopold | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Bail Out, Wall Street, Bank Nationalization, TARP Money, Economic Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Financial Crisis, Bank Bailout, Consumer Protection, Business News
Les Leopold

With a straight face, the captains of Wall Street like are telling us that they don't need to be heavily regulated -- that regulations will kill innovation and stifle consumer choice.

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The Trouble with Markets

Michael J. Panzner | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Bail Out, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economic Crisis, Quantitative Easing, Federal Reserve, Business News
Michael J. Panzner

In recent months, the spread between short and long-term bond yields has increased significantly, hitting record extremes. Many market-watchers believ...

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Fear and Looting in America: Are We Really Out of Money?

Les Leopold | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Debt, Bail Out, Economy, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Billionaires, Barack Obama, Business News
Les Leopold

The top 400 billionaires are sitting on a huge pile of money, while our country is going deeply into debt to fix a financial system that has contributed mightily to their enrichment.

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Fear and Looting in America: Geithner Caves to Wall Street

Les Leopold | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, CEO Pay, Bail Out, Wall Street, Barack Obama, Wages, Great Depression, Geithner, Business News
Les Leopold

We need a President's Wage Cap because the Obama administration does not want to put the screws to Wall Street's lavish compensation packages.

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Auto Industry Teammates

Dan Dubno | Posted 06.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Automakers, Uaw, Automaker Bailout, Bail Out, Dan Dubno, Cars, Chrysler Bailout, Ford, Auto Industry, Barack Obama, Business News
Dan Dubno

We all know that the car occupies a central position in our way of life, yet aside from adding DVD players and coffee cup holders, we've done little to integrate ideas from the rest of our society.

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America: The Bank-Owned State

Ann Pettifor | Posted 05.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Goldman Sachs, Labor, State-Owned-Enterprises, Bail Out, Wall Street, Abraham Lincoln, Green New Deal, Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner, Business News
Ann Pettifor

The US administration has itself been hijacked, and America is now, effectively, a Bank-Owned State. Democracy has been usurped by what Abraham Lincoln called 'the Money Power'.

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Funny But True: Lessons from A.I.G.

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: A.I.G., Bail Out, Bailout, A.I.G. Bailout, Aig, Comedy News
John Wellington Ennis

These are real pamphlets of wisdom put out by A.I.G. (Apparently the artwork is from Highlights.)

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Don't Most Republican Need Social Security, Too?

Russ Wellen | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Social Security, Baby Boomers, Bail-Out, Republicans, Wall Street, Retirement, Gop, Politics News
Russ Wellen

It's folly to give Republicans credit for anything. The lack of rhyme in their response to the stimulus suggests that at this point they stand for nothing more than sheer nihilism.

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A New Movement

Amy Ephron | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, National Science Foundation, Ben Nelson, Bail-Out, Exxon, Gm, Kyoto Agreement, Gray Collar Movement, Climate Change, Amtrak, Stimulus Package, Wall Street Bailout, Economic Stimulus Package, Bank Bailout, Politics News
Amy Ephron

There is a movement to strip billions of dollars from the stimulus bill led by Ben Nelson of Omaha (whose Democratic status is debatable) and Susan Collins (Republican) of Maine.

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Loosen Mortgage Lending Standards

Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 03.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Losses, Depression, Small Business, Bail Out, Housing, Economic Crisis, Economy, Jobs, Obama, Recession, Home, Home Foreclosures, Mortgages, Mortgage Relief, Subprime Mortgages, Wall Street, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Banking, Mortgage Rates, Banks, Housing Crisis, Refinance, Business News
Mike Garibaldi-Frick

We can continue bailing out the banks and Wall Street or, we can take a more reasonable approach by helping out the middle class in a real tangible way.

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HuffPost Breaks Huge Corruption Story -- And We Must Do Something About It

Lawrence Lessig | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bail Out, Lawrence Lessig, Bank of America, Joe Trippi, Change Congress, Economic Crisis, Politics News
Lawrence Lessig

Not only are some of the most non-trusted companies in America blatantly trying to buy off Congress, but they're using our bailout money to do it. Enough!

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Obama's Stimulus Money Must Not Be Wasted on Nuke Reactors

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Yucca Mountain, Nuclear Waste, Bail-Out, Solartopia, Peaceful Atom, Public Health, Obama, Atomic Energy, Economic Stimulus Package, John Gofman, Melt-Downs, Green Energy, Atomic Energy Commission, Stimulus Package, Nuclear Power, French Nuclear Power, Science, Technology, Green News
Harvey Wasserman

Cut off from Wall Street, hordes of nuke lobbyists will descend like radioactive locusts on this gargantuan stimulus package. They must be stopped.

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Bush/Cheney: Dinosaurs of the Old Economy

Michelle Kraus | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Afganistan, U.S. Economy, Former President Bill Clinton, Bail Out, Acid Rain, Big Oil, Economy, Vice President Dick Cheney, Kyoto Protocol, Mortgage Crisis, Former Vice President Al Gore, Credit Crisis, Iraq, President George W. Bush, China, Politics News
Michelle Kraus

The legacy of Bush and Cheney are inextricably tied to the survival of the old fossil fuel economy. Their assignment was clear: defend and protect at ...

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We're All Nonprofits Now

Tom Tresser | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Competition, Nonprofits, Bail Out, Finance, Public Education System, Business Competition, Financial Bailout, Non-Profit Business, Congressional Bailout, Non-Profit Business Model, Auto Industry Bailout, Not for Profits, Chicago News
Tom Tresser

In a market economy, if you try to start a nonprofit or dedicate yourself to working for a nonprofit, you get no special credit. You have to pay your bills, same as the next person.

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Bailing Out Dan Quayle

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.14.2009 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Bail Out, Financial Bailout, Sherrod Brown, Aozora Bank, George W. Bush, Iraq, Colorado, Democratic Party, Wall Street Journal, Jared Polis, William Ford Sr, Aig, Auto Bailout, Mark Fields, Dan Quayle, Ohio, Real Estate, Republican Party, Gail Collins, Detroit, Steve Feinberg, Citigroup, John McCain, Florida, Gm, Alan Mulally, Private Equity, Ford, Condoleeza Rice, Congress, United Steelworkers, Cerberus, Japan, K2, Robert Rubin, Chrysler, Wall Street, Henry Ford, Michigan, Banking, IAP Worldwide Services, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Senate, Detroit Bailout, Business News
Paul Jenkins

The battle over the bailout of some segments of the US auto industry has become increasingly defined in terms of class, but this hides the fact that the same type of players will benefit from both bailouts.

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Bail Me Out!

Coleen Rowley | Posted 01.06.2009 | Home

Read More: Bail Out, Recession, Car Cartoon, Home News
Coleen Rowley

Mike Dennehy came up with this cute CARtoon today. All it needs is the invisible hand....out, huh? ...

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My Christmas Bail Out: An Open Letter to My Friends

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Consumerism, Time, Living News, Bail Out, Holiday Season, Relationships, Female Friendship, Christmas Gifts, Christmas, Gifts, Jewish, Charitable Gifts, Redefine Christmas, Style News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

By avoiding Black Friday this year, I've already saved the lives of innocent strangers who otherwise might have been trampled by sale-crazed crowds.

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Recharge America with Electric Cars

Gavin Newsom | Posted 12.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Bail Out, Green Jobs, Economy, Green, Jobs, Washington DC, Ev, Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bay Area, California, Ron Dellums, Chuck Reed, Gavin Newsom, Climate Change, Electric Cars, Better Place, San Francisco, Mayor Newsom, Silicon Valley, Detroit, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Auto Industry, Oregon, Green News
Gavin Newsom

Yesterday, joined by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, I announced a nine-step policy plan for transforming the Bay Area into the "Electric Vehicle (EV) Capital of the U.S."

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"The Witch of Wall Street," a Cautionary Tale for Tough Times?

Erica Heller | Posted 12.16.2008 | Style

Read More: Bail-Out, John McCain, Wall Street, Oprah, Financial Crisis, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Money Saving, U.S. Economy, Humor, American History, Style News
Erica Heller

Hetty Green was the world's richest woman, but also earned the nickname of the "Witch of Wall Street," with her severe Quaker clothing and staggering thriftiness.

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