Jason Furman

Top Obama Economic Aide: Social Security Reform Not A Part Of Discussion On Fiscal Future

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Lost amid the budget battles in Congress and the anti-union legislation being considered in several states has been the White House's de...

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After Summers, Which Path Will the President Take?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that Larry Summers is leaving, the president has a decision to make that will send a signal about the next two years of economic policy. That signal can restore consumer confidence and reinvigorate the electorate, or it can lead to even more discouragement and despair. This week unnamed administration officials floated the idea of naming a corporate executive to the position. That's a trial balloon that should be punctured immediately.

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SIMON JOHNSON Choosing The Next Budget Director

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earlier this week, Peter Orszag resigned from his cabinet position as director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Washington Post put out one...

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After the Hamilton Project

Simon Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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In 2006 Robert Rubin and his allies created the Hamilton Project to formulate a Democratic agenda. It was a brilliant tactical move, but unfortunately, financial reform was not on this agenda.

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Is Truth the Next Casualty in the White House's Push For the Senate Bill?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Policy experts are free to represent their Administration. But, like generals testifying before Congress, I believe they also have a responsibility to lay the facts out fully before the American people.

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Seizing the "Obama Moment:" Which Side Are We On?

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

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We must realize that while elections are important, constant pressure against both parties has always been the only force that makes real progress.

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Jason, We Hardly Knew Ye

Bob Greenstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Does Jason Furman, the Obama campaign's new economic policy coordinator, really favor privatizing Social Security and cutting corporate taxes? Nonsense.

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Jason Furman: Ex-Knife Juggler Turned Obama Econ Adviser

New York Sun | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the new economic policy director on Senator Obama's presidential bid, Jason Furman will have to juggle the competing demands of labor leaders, corp...

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Jason Furman And Barack Obama

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Furman as chief economic adviser tells us little about Obama economics but much about Obama. Furman is young and smart and he actually told the press that "Bush has had some bad luck with the economy."

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Union Critical Of Obama's Top Economic Aide, Slams "Rubinomics"

The New York Times | LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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Acting quickly after securing his party's presidential nomination, Barack Obama picked a well-known representative of Bill Clinton's economic policies...

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Obama Moves To The Center

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama faces the difficult task of shifting his message away from the primary electorate to general election voters, while avoiding angering the...

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Obama's New Economic Director Sparks Debate

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama has announced his new campaign director of economic policy, Jason Furman, and already the decision is causing a bit of debate among progr...

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