Obama Economic Policy

The Case For More Stimulus: NYT

New York Times | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

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The consensus among economists is that the recession is over, and, technically, the herd is probably right. Corporate profitability has been boosted b...

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How Obama Fumbled Health Care Message

John F. Wasik | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

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The most audacious health plan in two generations is sputtering thanks to really awful communication planning, a mixed and confusing message and poor defensive strategy.

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Obama's Economic Crisis Team is Full of Green Shoots

Sheldon Filger | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

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Larry Summers, Timothy Geithner and Ben Bernanke may go down in history as the three horsemen of the global financial and economic apocalypse

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Cheney Hits Obama Again: 'Devastating' Economic Policies

CNN | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama's expansion of the federal government into the financial sector is likely to have "devastating" effects in the long term, forme...

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Vote Out Larry Summers

Naomi Klein | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

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Summers represents an often overlooked cause of the global financial crisis: Brain Bubbles. Brain Bubbles need to be popped; Larry Summers needs to be stopped!

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Obama Hits Road To Sell Economic Plan

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

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BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio — President-elect Barack Obama made a pitch for his massive economic stimulus plan at a Midwestern factory that manufactur...

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Conservatives Reluctantly Back Obama's Spending Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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Two top conservative Republicans ventured into enemy territory today -- the Senate press gallery -- armed with a blow-up graphic showing the budgetary...

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Obama: "The Economy Is Very Sick"

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national...

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Obama Giving Major Speech On Economy Thursday

CBS News | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama plans to give a major economic speech Thursday, an Obama spokesman confirms for CBSNews.com. No other details are availab...

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Axelrod: Tax Cuts Coming Despite Economy

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A top adviser to President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that the country's slowing economy won't keep the new administration from...

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Obama: Judge Me On The Jobs I Create

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

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Much of the focus of the just completed Obama press conference is going to center on his answer to the obligatory Rod Blagojevich question -- the pres...

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A Whistle-Stop to Opportunity

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

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We need smarter, more targeted spending. We must invest in the people, places and projects that will spread the most opportunity to communities that need it.

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Dems Readying Health, Spending Legislation For Obama's First Day

NY Times | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

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Democratic Congressional leaders and the nascent Obama administration are moving quickly to assert control over federal policy, aiming to have economi...

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Krugman: Centrist Obama Appointments "Unavoidable"

New York Times | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

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A thought I've had: there have been some complaints from movement progressives about the centrism/orthodoxy of Obama's economics appointments. To some...

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Change?

Bernard Rowan | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

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It's time to bring in a new generation of leaders to the White House, not just a new version of the same.

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Obama Beats Press Conference Record

Washington Times | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

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In the 22 days since winning the White House, President-elect Barack Obama has taken 22 questions from reporters and has done two sit-down television ...

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Joe Klein: George Bush "The Lamest Of All Possible Ducks"

Time | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

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We have "only one President at a time," Barack Obama said in his debut press conference as President-elect. Normally, that would be a safe assumption ...

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Axelrod Praises Geithner As "Uniquely Qualified" (VIDEO)

ABC News | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

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David Axelrod spoke with George Stephanopolous on ABC News Sunday about President-elect Barack Obama's economic plan. The future White House senior ad...

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Which Obamanomics?

Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D. | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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What economic doctrine will "Obamanomics" be based on? Will it be Rubinomics with its focus on fiscal discipline and reigning in spending? Neo-Keynesianism? Or will it be Innovation Economics?

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Conservative Tax Policy Is Corporate Socialism

Adrienne Birecree | Posted 11.25.2008 | Home

John McCain decries middle class tax cuts as "socialism" because they "spread the wealth around." What are tax cuts for corporate America and the wealthy then? There indeed has been an increase in "socialism" in the U.S. but a smokescreen of conservative ideological rhetoric has hidden it for decades.

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Obama: McCain Has Had "An Election-Year Conversion" On Economy

Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama moved to claim the mantle of fiscal responsibility in a roiling economy, vowing o...

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Both Tax Plans Will Add to the Deficit -- And Our Problems

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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We've spent the last 8 years not making tough choices that need to be made. Now we have two presidential hopefuls who would continue that trend.

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Obamanomics: Obama Explains His Economic Ideology

NY Times | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

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As Barack Obama prepares to accept the Democratic nomination this week, it is clear that the economic policies of the next president are going to be h...

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Who's Your Economic Daddy?

Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D. | Posted 09.21.2008 | Business

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Virtually all policy makers involved in economic policy subscribe to a particular economic doctrine, even if they may not be aware of which "camp" they are in.

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

David Sirota | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

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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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