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Federal Deficit Is A Triumph Of Fiscal Policy: Stan Collender

Capital Gains and Games | Stan Collender | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federal Budget Deficit, Collender Fiscal Policy, Obama Fiscal Policy, Federal Deficit, Economic Meltdown, Federal Budget, U.S. Economy, 2009 Deficit, Collender Deficit, Fiscal Policy, Politics News

Despite the headlines and the page-one, right-hand column, above-the-fold stories in the New York Times and Washington Post on Saturday, I'm not at al...

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goldman-sachs, giant vampire squid

Gershon Hepner | Posted 10.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Noblesse Oblige, Bonuses, Goldman Sachs, Economic Meltdown, President Obama, Frank Rich, Home News
Gershon Hepner

Goldman Sachs, the giant vampire squid, wrapped around our faces with a funnel, sits upon a Ponzi pyramid, preventing light to shine within its tunnel...

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The Health Insurance You Have Now Sucks

Bob Cesca | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Teabaggers, Financial Meltdown, Wall Street, Public Option, Economic Meltdown, Protests, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Insurance, Healthcare Reform, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Recession, Politics News
Bob Cesca

The president likes to say, "If you like the health insurance you have now..." The problem is that much like your utter lack of financial security, the health insurance you have now... sucks.

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Peter Kraus Scores High on Obama Team

Diane Francis | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Forecast, Alliance Bernstein, Stock Market, Wall Street Crisis, Economic Crisis, Wall Street, Peter Kraus, Investors, Economic Meltdown, Business News
Diane Francis

I sat down recently with Peter Kraus. In December, at the height of the market turmoil, he became Chair and CEO of Alliance/Bernstein of New York, one of the world's largest asset management firms.

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Dollar, Inflation, Recession Optimism

Diane Francis | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, Healthcare Costs, Financial Meltdown, Inflation, Economic Meltdown, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Bank Rescues, China, Recession, Japan, Business News
Diane Francis

A world expert on economics delivered a cogent and optimistic analysis of the meltdown, its causes, its cure and its effect on the future at the recent Global Business Forum in Banff, Alberta.

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Phil Angelides: Financial Crisis Panel To Begin Inquiry

AP | By ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Bear Sterns, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, Financial Crisis, Aig, Fannie Mae, Financial Inquiry Commission, Phil Angelides, Economic Meltdown, Citigroup, Business News

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Rich Corporate Executives Have Problems Too, You Know

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Depression, Lifestyle, Home, Fashion, Corporate Executives, Bailout, Wall Street, Humor, Economic Crisis, Satire, Economy, Financial Crisis, Cosmetic Surgery, Recession, Economic Meltdown, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

I know this is going to be difficult to hear, but you're going to have to pretend to make some major sacrifices.

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America's Tax Crybabies

Diane Francis | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Vat, Bailout, Economic Crisis, Economic Meltdown, Gasoline Taxes, Cigarette Taxes, Federal Sales Tax, Liquor-Taxes, Paul Volcker, Canadian Taxes, European Taxes, Ben Bernanke, Business News
Diane Francis

To Canadians, and the rest of the free/developed world, an across-the-board sales tax is not only a no-brainer but, quite possibly, a world saver now.

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Fed Survey: Economy Has "Begun To Stabilize, Albeit At A Low Level."

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Recovery, Federal Bailouts, Fed Survey, Federal Budget Deficit, Economic Crisis, Economic Meltdown, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Business News

WASHINGTON — The economy is finally showing signs of stabilizing in some regions of the country – especially in parts of the Northeast and...

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When Bush Got 'Drunk' -- As Meltdown Approached

Greg Mitchell | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Youtube, Economic Meltdown, George W. Bush, Greenspan, Bush, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

It's fun, sad and fascinating to look back one year at one of the few YouTube highlights or lowlights of the George W. Bush presidency.

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The Competition For Jobs, By The Numbers

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 08.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Openings, Job Losses, Jobs, Job Competition, Economic Meltdown, Business News

WASHINGTON — The competition for jobs intensified in May, the government said Tuesday, as employers advertised more positions but the number of ...

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Rethinking Wall Street: Why Bernie Madoff Makes Gordon Gekko Look Like Zac Efron

Jonathan Kim | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oliver Stone, Gordon Gekko, Michael Douglas, Economy, Jonathan Kim, Wall Street, Wall Street Crisis, Financial Meltdown, Martha Stewart, Economic Crisis, Bernard Madoff, Corporate Greed, Economic Meltdown, Zac Efron, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

But as the sordid details of the economic meltdown are revealed, it's clear that Gordon Gekko has nothing on the real corporate supervillains walking freely among us today.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Sample The Good Life

Lesley Stern | Posted 07.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Whole Foods, Dining Out, Humor, Trader Joes, Menus, Goodie Bag, Economy, Frugal, Farmers Markets, Economic Crisis, Cheap Eats, Food Reviews, Diet, Economic Meltdown, Costco, Organic Food, Satire, Sampling, Financial Crisis, Food, Takeout, Living, Dining on a Budget, Budget Dining, Comedy, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

I'm not advocating dining and dashing (except on special occasions). Nor am I suggesting we return to the old ways of hunting and foraging for sustenance (a practice often referred to as "stealing" these days).

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Ending the Meltdown Melodrama

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Crisis, Blogging the Meltdown, Economic Panic, Economy, Economic Meltdown, Panic, Business News
Deepak Chopra

Mass media thrives on melodrama, and so does modern politics. We became addicted to the scary side of the economic meltdown -- the term itself is a piece of verbal melodrama.

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From Stress to Serenity

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 05.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Dr. William Fisher, Recession Anxiety, Anxiety, Economic Meltdown, Stress Reduction, Living News
Dr. Jon LaPook

I talked recently to Dr. William Fisher who gives tips on ways to reduce stress on your own as well as providing some warning signs on when you should seek professional help.

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A Response to My Mom on Obama and the Economy

Howard Winant | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Banks and Bankers, Obama's Economic Team, Economic Recession, Obama's Team, Depression, Obama Recession, Obama Advisors, Economic Meltdown, Obama's Cabinet, Recession, Politics News
Howard Winant

The greatest was Lincoln; the next best was Roosevelt. I think Obama has the potential to be a president on their level.

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Brand Extension -- What Wall Street Borrowed From Madison Avenue

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.06.2009 | Business

Read More: AIG Financial Products, Aig, Economic Meltdown, Brand Extensions, Business News
Harry Shearer

All Joe Cassano was doing was brand extension, with a twist -- he took not only the equity of the AIG name, but the credit rating that went with it.

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Gold Not Money: Bling's the Thing

Diane Francis | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Gold Standard, Gold Stocks, General Motors, Money, Bank Bailouts, Economic Meltdown, Bailouts, Gold, Financial Crisis, Banks, Gold Producing, Banking Crisis, Credit Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Business News
Diane Francis

The future is always a matter of opinion, as is political competency, which is why it's a good idea to own a little gold.

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AIG and the Undeserving Rich

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Reagan Administration, David Lynch Movie, Xe, Charles Blow, Bailout, Economic Meltdown, Cnbc, Aig, Blue Velvet Movie, Blackwater, Bank Bailout, Rick Santelli, " American Film Institute, Financial Crisis, Gordon Gekko, AIG Bailout, AIG CEO Edward Liddy, Bonuses, Economic Crisis, "Joe the Plumber, A.I.G., Congress, Undeserving Rich, American International Group, The Daily Show, Jim Cramer, Taxpayer Bonuses, Oliver Stone Movie, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Jon Stewart, New York Times, Plutocracy, Ed Gillespie, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Edward Liddy, Bonus Controversy, Wall Street Movie, Week in Review, Business News
Joseph A. Palermo

For years unbridled capitalism has beat down and bloodied the working middle class in this country. Those chickens are now coming home to roost.

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Arthur Delaney and Ryan Grim

Tent Cities: An American Tradition

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney and Ryan Grim | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Poverty, Economic Turndown, Meltdown, Economic Meltdown, Tent City, Tents, Politics News

A couple weeks ago a reader shared word with the Huffington Post of a tent city in Virginia, about an hour outside of D.C., where tons of middle class...

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Blue Dog Democrats and Republican Triangulation

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, Gop, Mitch McConnell, Ann Coulter, Progressives, Afghanistan Occupation, Employee Free Choice Act, Conservatism, Obama Administration, Democratic Party, Economic Meltdown, Blue Doggery, Meghan McCain, U.S. Senate, Bush Doctrine, Triangulation, Laissez-Faire, Progressive Democrats, Grover Norquist, Capitalism, Republican Party, Blue Dog Democrats, Corporate Governance, Bretton Woods Accords, Evan Bayh, John McCain, North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry, President Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Iraq Occupation, Congress, Efca, Triangulate, Blanche Lincoln, Blue Dogs, Republicans, Free Market, Alan Greenspan, William Kristol, Senate, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

We must not allow the Blue Dogs to slow down President Obama's momentum or water down the sweeping reforms the nation needs in these trying economic times.

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Time: 25 People To Blame For The Financial Crisis

Time | Posted 03.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Time, Bailout, Economic Crisis, Economic Meltdown, Business News

TIME lists the top 25 people to blame for the economy, in order of their culpability. The top five: 1. Angelo Mozilo, former chairman and CEO of Count...

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The Evil of Banality

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican Obstructionism, Michael Steele, Tarp Bailout, Republican National Committee, John McCain, John Thain, National Right to Life Committee, Rush Limbaugh, Ben Stein, President Barack Obama, Republican Control of the Political Discourse, The New York Times, Economic Crisis, The Evil of Banality, "Joe the Plumber, Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, Lindsey Graham, Human Rights Campaign, " Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sarah Palin, Economic Meltdown, Christian Coalition, The Wall Street Journal, Merrill Lynch, Economic Stimulus Package, Rnc, RNC Chair Michael Steele, Economic Stimulus, Senator Lindsey Graham, Stimulus Bill, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

It could be that our institutions are so corrupt, our political discourse so banal and polluted, that they are incapable of lifting us up from our national malaise.

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Stimulate Me!

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Bailout, Economic Meltdown, Stimulus Plan, Congress Stimulus, U.S. Economy, Obama Stimulus Plan, Congress, Economic Stimulus Package, Obama Stimulus, Economy, Economic Crisis, Gop Stimulus, Economic Stimulus, Obama Economy, Republicans Stimulus, Congressional Budget Office, Stimulus, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Experts seem relatively unified, if such a thing is possible, on the issue of direct economic stimulus to every taxpayer. They're against it.

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HuffPost Readers Share Their Solutions to the Global Economic Crisis

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Offthebus, The People's Davos, Micro-Grants, Capitalism, Wall Street, Main Street, Economic Meltdown, Politics News

Countless theories about the economic crisis were aired last week in Davos during the World Economic Forum. But many of the voices heard were the same...

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