Recession 2008

Where the Devil is Dr. Dean?

Pia Sawhney | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

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Pia Sawhney

After learning more about Daschle's decision to pull out, I posted an OpEd, published weeks earlier in The Nation, to my Facebook page. It was titled, "Missing Howard Dean."

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My Ode to 2008

Eric Kuhn | Posted 01.31.2009 | Style

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Eric Kuhn

2008 offered quite the election, with both parties fighting to set our nation's direction. It took forever for Hillary Clinton's concession, and Reverend Wright was not a good connection.

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Free Fall: December 2008.

Giles Slade | Posted 01.22.2009 | Business

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Giles Slade

Here, at the end of the Bush years, the bottom has suddenly dropped out of the world and Americans are in mid-fall, struggling to stay upright and wondering when it will end.

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Bailouts, Bubbles, Boils, and Trouble

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.11.2008 | Business

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Steve Clemons

Economic recovery cannot mean re-enabling the gluttony of manic consumption without pumping up "production" and getting a more balanced portfolio between what we produce at home and ship in from others.

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