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Eliot Spitzer: Obama Economic Policies Ineffective, A Continuation Of Bush (WATCH)

Posted 11.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Intelligence-Squared, Obama Stimulus Plan, Mark Zandi, Economic Stimulus Package, Allan Meltzer, James Galbraith, Steve Rattner, Financial Crisis, Obama Economy, Lawrence Mishel, Eliot Spitzer, Business News

Are Obama's economic policies actually working? Intelligence Squared posed this question to six policy experts at a debate in New York this week. ...

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Thomas Frank: Conservatives Treating Health Insurers Like 'Panda Bears' That Need 'Our Nurturing'

wsj.com | THOMAS FRANK | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Predator State, Thomas Frank, Chuck Grassley, James Galbraith, Health Insurers, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care, Health Insurance Panda Bears, GOP Panda Bears, Grassley Panda Bears, Thomas Frank Health Care Reform, Politics News

In June 2008, I used this space to call on then-Sen. Barack Obama to add economist James K. Galbraith's book, "The Predator State," to his reading lis...

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We Could Get the Third Stimulus Wrong

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Reagan, Fiscal Relief, James Galbraith, General Revenue Sharing, Stephanie Kelton, Stimulus, States, Nixon, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, John Judis, Business News

The need for federal aid for states is indisputable. But there are better ways to target stimulus funds than with a grant program like General Revenue Sharing.

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Romer Seems To Break With Geithner On Cause Of Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Geithner, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, James Galbraith, Stephanie Cutter, Economic Crisis, Larry Summers, Chris Dodd, Charles Schumer, Barack Obama, Lawrence Summers, Christina Romer, Christina Romer Obama, Tim Geithner, Christina Romer Timothy Geithner, Paul Krugman, Timothy Geithner, Citigroup, Politics News

Christina Romer, at a speech at the Brookings Institution Monday afternoon, appeared to give support to critics of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner...

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Stiglitz on War Cost, Economic Outlook

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 12.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Joseph Stiglitz Iraq, James Galbraith, Economy, Lawrence Lindsey, Texas, Bailout, New York City, Eps, Gordon Brown, Orange County, John Kenneth Galbraith, Phil Gramm, Cost of War, Economists for Peace and Security, Tarp, Texas Observer, Business News

conomics Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz spoke Friday at a fundraiser for Economists for Peace and Security (EPS), which was created to study the "full costs of war and conflict."

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