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General Motors Bankruptcy

GM IPO 2010? Offering Could Come Next Year, Says Obama Administration

Reuters | Kevin Krolicki and John Crawley | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Auto Bailout, General Motors, General Motors Bankruptcy, Future of General Motors, General Motors Bailout, Initial Public Offering, Business News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration wants a fast-track initial public offering of General Motors Co shares to reduce its majority stake in...

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Is the Opposite of Capitalism Democracy? A Review of Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story

Anis Shivani | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Auto Industry, Foreclosures, Populism, Ronald Reagan, Larry Summers, Globalization, Economic Bill of Rights, Republic Windows and Doors, Goldman Sachs, Capitalism: A Love Story, General Motors, Dennis Kucinich, General Motors Bankruptcy, Roger & Me, Plutonomy, Financial Deregulation, Deindustrialization, Bill Clinton, Economic Crisis, Flint, Democracy, Franklin Roosevelt, Capitalism, Oligarchy, Nafta, Barack Obama, Sicko, Robert Rubin, Glass-Steagall Act, Jimmy Carter, Michael Moore, Alan Greenspan, Business News
Anis Shivani

Moore explicitly states that we ought to turn to democracy as the alternative to capitalism. But the opposite of capitalism is not democracy, it is socialism.

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Blockbuster News of Summer 2009

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court, Michael Jackson, Birthers, Twitter, Iran Election, President Obama, Blockbuster, Ted Kennedy, Star Trek, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, General Motors Bankruptcy, Sarah Palin, Cash for Clunkers, Youtube, Harry Potter, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Afghan Taliban, David Letterman, Media News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

The summer's biggest news.

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Mort Zuckerman Offers GM 6 Months Of Free Rent To Stay Put: Report

New York Post | John Crudele | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, New York, Mort Zuckerman, GM Bailout, General Motors, Gm, GM Bankruptcy, General Motors Bankruptcy, GM Office New York, Mort Zuckerman GM, GM Building Manhattan, GM Building, New York News

NOW that its wallet is fat with billions in taxpayer money, General Motors is reconsidering moving its New York offices out of the ultra-expensive bui...

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GM Bankruptcy: 40 Days and 40 Nights to a New Era

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 08.10.2009 | Business

Read More: General Motors, Fritz Henderson, General Motors Bankruptcy, Business News
Jill Schlesinger

It's been a long road (pardon the pun) for GM and much has gone wrong over the years. But on the dawn of GM's new era, I want to believe that the company can succeed.

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As GM Owners, Americans Need to Look to Their Declaration

Jamie Court | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, President Obama, GM Bankruptcy, General Motors, General Motors Bankruptcy, Politics News
Jamie Court

Now the time has come for the White House to extend a hand to the families who lost loved ones in exploding GM cars, particularly given the other financial priorities in the bankruptcy plan.

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GM Bankruptcy: Government May Never Recoup Its Investment

washingtonpost.com | Peter Whoriskey | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

Read More: $GM, GM Bailout, Gm, Gm-Chap-11, GM Bankruptcy, General Motors Bankruptcy, GM Stock, Business News

If a new General Motors emerges from bankruptcy as planned, U.S. financial aid for the company will expand to nearly $50 billion, but neither the gove...

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Toyota May Offer Prius Hybrid to GM

bloomberg.com | Alan Ohnsman and Kae Inoue | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Gm Chapter 11, Toyota, Prius, Gm, General Motors Bankruptcy, Business News

June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. may offer to supply a version of its Prius hybrid car to General Motors Corp. during a meeting between the c...

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Is American Airlines the New G.M.?

Annie Roboff | Posted 07.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrystler, Bankruptcy, Chrysler, General Motors, Economy, General Motors Bankruptcy, Economic Crisis, Gm, American Airlines, Canceled American Airlines Flights, Business News
Annie Roboff

Like the American auto industry, our airlines were the first and the best. But now it's other countries and the Richard Bransons of the world that are leading the way in delivering a great product.

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Arthur Delaney

Chrysler-GM Dealership Owner Gets Choked Up At Hearing (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Gm Dealerships, Chrysler Bankruptcy, General Motors, Chrysler, Chrysler Dealerships, Car Dealerships, GM Bankruptcy, General Motors Bankruptcy, Business News

The owner of a soon-to-be closed car dealership got choked up today while speaking out against General Motors' and Chrysler's plans to close hundreds ...

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Arthur Delaney

GM Bankruptcy: HuffPost Readers Report The Hurt

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrysler Bankruptcy, General Motors, Chrysler, GM Bankruptcy, Detroit, General Motors Bankruptcy, General Motors No Dental or Vision, Business News

The Huffington Post asked readers on June 2 to weigh in on how the General Motors bankruptcy would affect their towns and lives. Dozens of residents o...

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Edward Whitacre Jr.: New GM Chairman Is Former AT&T CEO

Yahoo! Finance | Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business

Read More: GM Chairman Changes, Edward Whitakre, General Motors, GM Bailout, Ed Whitacre, New GM Chairman, General Motors Bankruptcy, Gm, Ed Whitaker, Edward Whitacre Jr., Edward Whitaker, Edward Whitacre, GM CEO, Business News

UPDATE: Edward Whitacre was the son of a railroad engineer, who grew up trapping frogs and shooting rabbits, according to Business Week. DETROIT (A...

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Commerce Secretary Locke: Rail Can Revive Auto Industry

Susan J. Demas | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrysler Bankruptcy, John McCain, Chrysler, Gm, Mitt Romney, Obama Administration, Commerce, Future of General Motors, 2008 Election, Ray Lahood, Transportation, Automakers, Gary Locke, Jennifer Granholm, General Motors, General Motors Bankruptcy, Chicago, Detroit, Rail, High Speed Rail, Joe Schwarz, Rust Belt, Auto Industry, Business News
Susan J. Demas

Linking up with rail makes perfect sense for a contracting industry, at a time when environmental and economic factors make expanding public transit a necessity.

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GM Bankruptcy Hurts People of Color Hardest. Workers Desperately Need EFCA.

Seth Freed Wessler | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Employee Free Choice Act, GM Bankruptcy, Economy, United Auto Workers, Efca, Collateral Damage, Race, Labor Unions, Recession, Racial Politics, Minimum Wage, Unemployment, General Motors, General Motors Bankruptcy, People of Color, Detroit, Foreclosure, Racial Disparities, Auto Industry, Unions, Detroit Bailout, Business News
Seth Freed Wessler

In the economy we've inherited from the last three decades of deregulation and declining union density, people of color are increasingly relegated to low-wage, precarious work that pays too little to support a family.

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Pinocchio in Drag: Sarah Palin's Latest Lies

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Sarah Palin Stimulus Money, Sarah Palin, Governor Palin, Politics News, Auto Bailout, Economic Stimulus Package, Sarah Palin News, Bush Doctrine, General Motors, Palin, Stimulus Package, North Korea Nuclear Program, General Motors Bankruptcy, Barack Obama Stimulus, Sarah Palin Scandal, Sarah Palin Lies, North Korea, Palin-Interview-Charlie-Gibson-Charles-Gibson-Bush-Doctrine, Politics News
Geoffrey Dunn

Palin continues to maneuver herself, haphazardly as it may be, into a run for the presidency in 2012. Through it all she continues to delve in a disturbing duplicity, spewing lies and half-truths.

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Cheney: Bush Copped Out On GM Bankruptcy

Politico | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: General Motors, Gm, Barack Obama, Vice President Dick Cheney, President Barack Obama, General Motors Bankruptcy, Dick Cheney, Obama, George Bush, President George Bush, Politics News

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says that former President George W. Bush did not want to be the one who "pulled the plug" on General Motors and ins...

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Jason Linkins

Playboy Scorned For Hateful Attack On Conservative Pundits (And The Rest Of Today's Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Misogyny, Conservative Pundits, Politico, General Motors Bondholders, Media Criticism, Liz Glover, Jezebel, General Motors, Tom Tancredo, Video, General Motors Bankruptcy, Sexism, Megan Carpentier, Playboy Magazine, Wall Street Bonuses, Citigroup, Media News

Circumstances conspired against me doing what Chip Hanlon advises on these pages today: heap a ton of scorn on Playboy Magazine and writer Guy Cimbalo...

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The Death of GM: A Much Needed Wake-Up Call

Bobbie Wasserman | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Uaw, Autoworkers, General Motors, Gm, General Motors Bankruptcy, American Jobs, Unions, Business News
Bobbie Wasserman

This is not a worker problem, it's a management problem. Autoworkers produce quality products. It was management that decided what those products would be.

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GM Says It Has 16 Suitors For Saturn

CBS News | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business

Read More: General Motors, General Motors Bankruptcy, Saturn Buyer, Gm, Fritz Henderson, GM Bankruptcy, Saturn, Saturn Sale, Gm-Vp-Cfo-Ray-Young, GM CEO, Business News

General Motors Corp. says it has 16 buyers interested in purchasing its Saturn brand, while three parties are interested in the Swedish Saab brand. ...

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Lawmakers Squabble Over GM Plant Locations (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business

Read More: GM Bailout, GM Bankruptcy, General Motors Bankruptcy, Tennessee, Lamar Alexander, GM Plants, Business News

With the General Motors bankruptcy just hours old, lawmakers are already jockeying for control over where GM plants will be located. Just yesterda...

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GM's Hummer Sale: Tentative Deal Reached

AP | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business

Read More: General Motors, GM Bankruptcy, Gm-Hummer, General Motors Bankruptcy, Gm, GM to Sell Hummer, Hummer, Business News

NEW YORK — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday that it has tentatively agreed to sell its Hummer brand, a day after the U.S. automaker filed for b...

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New GM, Chrysler Leaders -- Wrong for the Jobs

Steve Parker | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Alixpartners, Chrysler, Obama Auto Team, Sergio Marchionne Fiat, Washington DC, Cars, Fiat, Daimler, Cerberus Capital Management, Robert Nardelli, General Motors Bankruptcy, Robert Kidder, Al Koch, Detroit, Cinquecento, China, Duracell, Business News
Steve Parker

The Harvard MBAs in the auto executive suites wouldn't know a good car if they got run over by one. And ultimately it's the cars which are going to save GM and Chrysler.

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How Much Of Coporate America Does The U.S. Own?

The Atlantic | Conor Clarke | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: General Motors, Corporate America, General Motors Bankruptcy, GM Government, Nationalization, Gm, Government Ownership of Corporations, GM Bankruptcy, Business News

As you've probably heard by now, Obama is sending General Motors to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. And, as you've also probably heard, the United Sta...

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Arthur Delaney

GM's "Death Star" Jeopardizes Illinois Town

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: General Motors, Bankruptcy, Car Dealerships, General Motors Bankruptcy, GM Bankruptcy, Business News

Ralph Nader said a General Motors bankruptcy would launch "a conclusive Death Star to tens of thousands of jobs, thousands of small businesses and adv...

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VIDEO: GM CEO Fritz Henderson Talks Bankruptcy

CNBC.com | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: GM Bankruptcy, GM CEO, Fritz Henderson, General Motors Bankruptcy, General Motors, Business News

General CEO Fritz Henderson appeared on CNBC earlier today to talk about bankruptcy and what the future holds for the the century-old automaker. Watch...

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