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10 Years Ago Today, Congress Allowed For "Too Big To Fail"

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business

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On the 10th anniversary of Congress voting to repeal the law that had long separated Main Street commercial banking from Wall Street investment bankin...

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Going Rouge Skewers Palin

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 11.07.2009 | Books

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Geoffrey Dunn

One thing is certain: You will read far more about the real Sarah Palin in Going Rouge than you ever will in her own memoirs, being published by (who else?) Rupert Murdoch.

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Breaking Up the Big Banks, and Why Congress Won't Do It

Robert Reich | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business

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Robert Reich

Two ideas are floating around Washington regarding how to handle 'too big to fail' banks, but only one is supported by the Treasury and the White House. Unfortunately, it's the wrong one.

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Why Wall Street Reform is Stuck in Reverse

Robert Reich | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

Congress is struggling to produce even the tiniest shards of regulation that would at least give the appearance of doing something to rein in the Street.

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Lessons From Letterman in Health Reform

Robert Reich | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

If Obama doesn't weigh in forcefully and say "no" to the hush money arranged in January for Big Pharma, big insurance, and the AMA, America's middle class will get walloped. And so will he in 2012.

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The Audacity of Greed

Robert Reich | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

Health insurers have just made the best argument yet about why a public insurance option is necessary.

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Going To Copenhagen Empty-Handed

Robert Reich | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green

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Robert Reich

There's no way between now and Copenhagen that Obama can get a strong climate bill through Congress. So here's my suggestion.

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Why Obama Should Not Have Received the Peace Prize -- Yet

Robert Reich | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

Giving the Peace Prize to the President before any of his goals have been attained only underscores the paradox of Obama at this early stage of his presidency.

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Hiring Tax Credit: Support Builds For Proposal Rewarding Employers For Hiring, More Hours

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/business/07tax.html | Catherine Rampell | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

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The idea of a tax credit for companies that create new jobs, something the federal government has not tried since the 1970s, is gaining support among ...

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Brazil Beats America And Wins Olympic Gold; Republicans Dance In The Streets

Jackson Williams | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

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Jackson Williams

You know we're in trouble when a major political party openly roots for its own country to lose, as Republicans did for President Obama's bid to win the 2016 Olympics for Chicago.

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The Public Option Lives On

Robert Reich | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

The public option lives on. It's still in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension bill. It still headlines the House bills, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's still committed to it.

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Why the Dow is Hitting 10,000 While Everyone Else is Cutting Back

Robert Reich | Posted 09.22.2009 | Business

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Robert Reich

Regardless of what you call it -- Keynesianism, socialism, or just pragmatism -- government's expansion is doing wonders for business, especially big business and Wall Street.

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Why Olympia Snowe Should Vote Against the Baucus Plan

Robert Reich | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

Here's what's likely to happen if Snowe signs on to the Baucus bill, and if she doesn't. The next few weeks are crucial.

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Robert Reich, Pat Buchanan Agree: We Should Have Let Some Big Banks Fail (VIDEO)

Posted 09.14.2009 | Business

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Professor Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary in the Clinton administration, and Pat Buchanan had a rare moment of agreement this morning when they w...

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Boulder/Denver New Tech Meetup Helps Entrepreneurial Community

Brett Greene | Posted 09.16.2009 | Denver

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Brett Greene

Have you ever been to a networking event? Then you've had that cringing feeling in your stomach after entering a room full of strangers.

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The Final Sprint for Health Care Has Now Begun

Robert Reich | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

The real political race for health care has just begun. Obama's speech should be seen as the starting gate of a two-month sprint between two competitors -- and they're not Democrats and Republicans.

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Jason Linkins

Robert Reich Explains The Public Option In 70 Seconds

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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Tonight, President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress and urge lawmakers to pass health care reform. Naturally, it will also be an ...

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A Short Guide to the Public Option Fight, and the 75-Year Battle Over Universal Health Care

Robert Reich | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

With Congress returning from recess to consider health care legislation and the President set to deliver a major address on the subject to both houses of Congress tomorrow, a bit of history may be in order.

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The Real News About Jobs and Wages -- An Ode to Labor Day

Robert Reich | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

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Robert Reich

I keep hearing that the economic meltdown has taken a huge toll on the stock portfolios of the rich. That's true. But the rich haven't lost nearly as much of their assets, proportionately, as everyone else.

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What Obama Must Demand from Congress on Health Care

Robert Reich | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

Addressing Congress is a good idea, but Obama can't rely solely on his exceptional rhetorical skills. He'll need to twist arms, cajole, force recalcitrant members to join him, and threaten retribution if they don't come along.

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The Guns of August: How the Republican Right Fired on Health Care

Robert Reich | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

The most important difference between America's Democratic left and Republican right is that the left has ideas and the right has discipline.

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Ted Kennedy's Passing: An Inestimable Loss

Robert Reich | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich

Most Americans will never know how many things Ted Kennedy did to make their lives better, how many things he prevented that would have hurt them, and how tenaciously he fought on their behalf.

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Grandparents Day Hijacked by the Health-Care Debate? Awesome!

Gary Drevitch | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

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Gary Drevitch

There are more grandparents than ever, and more of them are directly caring for their grandchildren than at any time in our recent history. And yet -- no parades, no telethons, not even a zero-down, interest-free auto sale.

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Paul Krugman: We Are In Economic "Purgatory" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 09.23.2009 | Business

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Despite Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's upbeat comments Friday that the U.S. economy is on the cusp of recovery, economists Paul Krugman and R...

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Robert Reich Calls For 'March on Washington' in Support of Public Option

Politico | Fred Barbash | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

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Robert Reich, the former Labor secretary, scholar and commentator, called Tuesday for a "march on Washington" on Sept. 13 --"Grandparents Day" -- in s...

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