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Breaking Up the Big Banks, and Why Congress Won't Do It

Robert Reich | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business


Robert Reich

Two ideas are floating around Washington regarding how to handle 'too big to fail' banks, but only one is supported by the Treasury and the White House. Unfortunately, it's the wrong one.

Arianna Discusses Public's Bailout Anger On BBC's Newsnight

Huff TV | Posted 10.25.2009 | Home


Huff TV

Arianna recently appeared on BBC's Newsnight to discuss the economic crisis, the lack of reform, and the effects of the bailout on American society an...

Shahien Nasiripour

Former Citigroup CEO Says Banks Shouldn't Mix With Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business


A former CEO of Citigroup says there should be "some kind of separation" between commercial banking and investment activities, joining a growing list ...

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

Anis Shivani | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business


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.

Common Sense 2009

Larry Flynt | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics


Larry Flynt

The real war is not between the left and the right. It is between the average American and the ruling class. It's time we took back our government from those who would make us their slaves.

One Lesson from the 1930s: Financial Regulation Has to Be Bold

Mitchell Bard | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

Contrary to what John Boehner says, a big foot needs to be placed on the financial industry to make sure that last year's near collapse can never happen again.

Sex, Spitzer, Derivatives: Using Our Outrage

Ari Melber | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics


Ari Melber

In a galling demonstration of Washington's tangled priorities, leaders in both parties still refuse to tap Eliot Spitzer's expertise for policymaking and enforcement in the current crisis.

Red Flags Fly High on Obama's Economic Team

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Lawrence Summers should be hailed as the go-to guy for Obama to turn to for help in sorting out some of the economic mess. But his role in helping create some of that economic mess raises a red flag.

Paint McCain a Red-Baiter

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


Leo W. Gerard

The "small government" Bush and Republican Congress increased spending, thus replacing the budget surplus bequeathed them with deficits.