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Economic Stimulus

Talking Full Employment... Now?

Dave Belden | Posted 03.23.2009 | Green


Dave Belden

Co-economics is the dream being hatched now, but what else -- apart from full employment -- must it include?

Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: February 20, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics


If you've spent any time in the Federal bureaucracy - or just a half-hour in the basement of the General Services Administration building - you know: ...

Bring Back the Counter Culture

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics


Amitai Etzioni

To achieve a major reallocation of wealth, those who have more than enough must find sources of contentment other than laying their hands on still more goods.

Should Progressives Shun the Economic Recovery Package?

Bob Greenstein | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics


Bob Greenstein

Obama's recovery package gets far higher marks on this score by putting money in the hands of people who will spend it, thereby stimulating the economy.

Obama Needs an Economic Philosophy

Teryn Norris | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics


Teryn Norris

Obama and his advisors made a critical miscalculation by allowing the political goal of bipartisanship to trump urgent economic necessity and the need for a new economic philosophy.

Bipartisanship Is a Silly Beltway Obsession

Thomas Frank | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics


Thomas Frank

Never has Beltway orthodoxy looked as clueless and futile as it does today.

Crist: Obama Should Look "Favorably" On Us Because We Helped Pass Stimulus

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics


Florida Gov. Charlie Crist defended his support for President Obama's stimulus plan at a Fort Lauderdale town hall meeting Wednesday, saying that the ...

How Government Spending Stimulates Private Investment

Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez

To get through these hard times, we need to work together, every one of us, as a country, and this legislation is a solid foundation on which we can build.

Good Money After Bad

Robert Scheer | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


Robert Scheer

The only valid criticism to be made of the stimulus bill that Obama signed Tuesday with deserved pride of authorship is that it is too small for the enormous problem at hand.

Will John Boehner Really Say "Thanks But No Thanks" To Stimulus Funds?

James Boyce and Paul Abrams | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


James Boyce and Paul Abrams

As we say on the sandlots, it's time for Boehner to put up or shut up.

GOP Cabinet Member LaHood Disappointed By Stimulus Votes, Takes Some Blame

New York Times | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


The failure of President Obama to win any votes from House Republicans did not go unnoticed by one former House Republican, Ray LaHood, now secretary ...

Calling Jindal's Bluff

Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


Stuart Whatley

The desperation of the economic crisis and Jindal's own political ambitions certainly put him between a rock and a hard place.

The Stimulus: A Down Payment on a Green Future

Van Jones | Posted 03.20.2009 | Green


Van Jones

Pretty soon, Kermit the Frog is going to need a new song to sing. I'm not saying it's easy being green. But it's getting easier.

The Media Are the Message

Marty Kaplan | Posted 03.19.2009 | Media


Marty Kaplan

From the commentariat to the White House chief of staff, the lesson to be learned from the last two weeks, we are told, is that the Obama administration let the Republicans frame the debate over the stimulus.

Peaceful Revolution: Blood Money or Wall Street Bonuses? Pres. Obama, Get Your Signing Pen Ready

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics


Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

While Wall Street rails against restrictions on executive salary bonuses, families are suffering. Some moms are selling their blood plasma to put food on the table.

The Republican Bipartisan Myth

John Ridley | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


John Ridley

Shangri-la and Brigadoon and Bipartisan. Three mythical places. One of which few Republicans have seemingly ever heard.

Obama the One Term President?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Economic failure alone may not spell a one term presidency for Obama. But economic success, even the perception of success, will help insure that Obama won't be another Jimmy Carter.

Doing What Works for the Short and Long Term

Dean Garfield | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business


Dean Garfield

Congress should be commended for passing a plan that has the potential to be stimulative as well as smart. Investments in IT will help lead the way to economic recovery.

Fighting the New Deal All Over Again

Kim Phillips-Fein | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


Kim Phillips-Fein

As the idea of the New Deal comes back in style, so does opposition to the vision of activist government.

GOP Dogma Clouds Recovery Act Debate

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


Jeffrey Feldman

The idea the Republicans want us to believe the "economy" only includes for-profit businesses. Anything that involves investment in public agencies is, therefore, not the economy.

How The Centrist Blue Dog Caucus Got So Much Power

The Nation | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


The House of Representatives is a body that produces few stars, but Jim Cooper of Tennessee is a household name inside the Beltway. David Brooks has c...

Lieberman Will Walk To Work For Sabbath Stimulus Vote

AFP | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


Independent US Senator Joseph Lieberman, an observant Jew, planned to walk to and from any vote on the titantic economic stimulus plan that falls on t...

Al Sharpton Criticizes Democrats For "Diluting" Stimulus Bill

AP | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — The Rev. Al Sharpton criticized Democrats on Wednesday for "diluting" education portions of the economic stimulus bill in orde...

The Best Thing for the Economy, the Right Thing for the Poor

Jim Wallis | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

The stars have now aligned in the midst of this economic crisis, and it is precisely the time to address the urgent issues of poverty in America.

Media Failure: During Stimulus Debate, Only 5 Percent Of Guests Were Economists

Media Matters | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


In the hour following President Obama's February 9 press conference -- during which he gave a brief address about the economic recovery legislation cu...