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James K Galbraith

Health Care and the 'Predator State'

Thomas Frank | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Predator State, James K. Galbraith, Charles Grassley, Social Security, Health Care, Public Option, Health Care Reform, Medicare, Health Insurance, South Dakota, John Thune, Barack Obama, Darwinian, Politics News
Thomas Frank

Although Republicans have snapped up James Galbraith's catchy book title, the politicians have misunderstood his message. They need to go back over The Predator State for a second reading.

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William K. Black on Geithner: "The Guy Has a Track Record of Failure Everywhere He's Gone"

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: James K. Galbraith, Tim Geithner, William K. Black, Larry Summers, The Young Turks, S&L Crisis, Bank Bailout, Barack Obama, Timothy Geithner, William Black, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

This is beginning to feel a little like before the Iraq War when some warned of impending disaster and the administration and mainstream media blew them off.

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Galbraith Calls Clean Energy the Next Engine for Economic Growth

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Collar Jobs, Green Economy, Clean Energy, Economic Stimulus, James K. Galbraith, Global Warming, Green News
Frances Beinecke

We need the next engine to pull into the station. It won't be a consumption-based one: buying consumer goods made in China will not dig us out of this deep a hole.

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Q&A with Housing Bubble Forecaster Dean Baker

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, Subprime Lending, Financial Transactions Tax, Fiscal Stimulus, Usw, National Bureau of Economic Research, United Steelworkers, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Conventional Wisdom, Recession, Unemployment, James K. Galbraith, Subprime Mortgages, Stock Bubble, Inflation, Deborah Salomon, New York Times, Stock Market, Liar Loans, Bubble Economy, Stimulus Package, Housing Bubble, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Baker: "For most economists, the idea that a market would take leave from its senses -- that it would be driven by speculation -- is almost inconceivable."

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Financial Bailout: American Communism Alive & Lives on 23rd Street NYC VIDEO >>

George Spyros | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Predator State, James K. Galbraith, Economics, Economy, Economic Crisis, Politics News
George Spyros

United States communists say their time has come (full text of the video here) AFP news video segment pays a visit to US Communist Party headquarte...

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Requiem for the Bailout Storyline

Norman Solomon | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

Read More: James K. Galbraith, Robert Reich, Wall Street Crisis, McClatchy Newspapers, Economy, David Brooks, New York Times, Institute for Policy Studies, $700 Billion Bailout, Congress, News Media, Economic Stimulus, Center for Economic and Policy Research, President Bush, Dow, Dean Baker, Media News
Norman Solomon

Recent events should not be allowed to obscure the reality that the news media played a pivotal role in stampeding the country into a bailout that was unwise and unjust.

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Building a Green Economy

Adele Stan | Posted 09.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Poliitcs, Dnc, James-K.-Galbraith, Tom-Plant, Vestas, Van-Jones, Oakleigh-Thorne, Wind-Power, The-Predator-State, Thorne-Insititute, Democratic-National-Convention, Green Living, News, Carla-Din, Renewable-Energy, Apollo-Alliance, Colorado, Live-From-Main-Street, Economy, Green News
Adele Stan

We all say we want to go green, but do we all see the same kinds of change when we imagine an eco-friendly economy? In Denver, Colo., Tom Plant, dire...

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