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What Did TARP Accomplish? Simon Johnson In The NYT

nytimes.com | SIMON JOHNSON | Posted 11.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Did TARP Work?, What Did TARP Accomplish, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Tim Geithner, Financial Crisis, Aig, Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve, Simon Johnson, Business News

Here is my assessment. In late September 2008, Treasury Secretary Henry S. Paulson asked Congress for $700 billion to buy toxic assets from banks, ...

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Europe, the U.S. and breaking up the banks

Robert Teitelman | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE:RBS), Neelie Kroes', Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Lloyds Bank ( NYSE:LYG), Simon Johnson, Adair Turner, Glass-Steagall, Too Big to Fail, Business News
Robert Teitelman

Now it gets interesting. With the recovery at least beginning, European and now British regulators are clearly leaning toward a more competitive banki...

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Will Obama Save America From Capitalism?

David A. Love | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Capitalism: A Love Story, Wall Street Crisis, Capitalism, Michael Moore, Economic Stimulus Package, Economic Crisis, Business News, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Tarp, Elizabeth Warren, Joseph Stiglitz, Citibank, Paul Krugman, Simon Johnson, Plutonomy, Bill Moyers, Citigroup, Income Inequality, Larry Summers, Wealth, Consumer Protection, Banking Crisis, Banks, Bank Bailout, Foreclosure, Health Care, Mortgage Crisis, Politics News
David A. Love

American-style capitalism is the system that gives you pilots buying groceries with food stamps and sheriffs throwing families out of their homes. President Obama, it's time for a "new" New Deal.

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A Moment of Truth with Bill Moyers, Marcy Kaptur, and Simon Johnson

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Pbs, Wall Street, Marcy Kaptur, Economy, Economic Reform, Banks, Simon Johnson, Bill Moyers, Business News
Arianna Huffington

Bill Moyers Journal is always illuminating, but tonight's episode, featuring a conversation with Rep. Marcy Kaptur (so amazing in Michael Moore's new film) and economist Simon Johnson is one that no one should miss.

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Simon Johnson on Bank State Capture

Robert Teitelman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank, Robert Teitelman, Simon Johnson, Lehman Brothers, Finance, Economy, The Baseline Scenario, Business News
Robert Teitelman

As a sector, what is the optimal size for finance? And how far should we shrink it down to achieve the kind of real growth that will reduce unemployment and drive incomes across the board?

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The Next Financial Crisis: Simon Johnson At The New Republic

The New Republic | Simon Johnson | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Federal Reserve, Simon Johnson, Recession, Bernanke, Business News

We have seen this spectacle--the Fed saving us from one crisis only to instigate another--many times before. And, over the past few decades, the probl...

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Simon Johnson on the Evidence for Overmighty Finance

Robert Teitelman | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Data, Willem Buiter, Simon Johnson, Economics, Benjamin Friedman, Finance, The Baseline Scenario, John Plender, Investment Banks, Business News
Robert Teitelman

For all its influence, economics doesn't really have much to say about something as fundamental (and yes, complex) as the relationship between the size of the financial sector and growth in the real economy.

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Your Health Insurance Plan Is Worse Than You Think: Simon Johnson And James Kwak

washingtonpost.com | Simon Johnson and James Kwak | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Kaufman Center, James Kwak, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Simon Johnson, Consumer Reports, Business News

If we fail to reform our health care system this year, a major reason will be that a majority of Americans are satisfied with their health coverage an...

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Weekly Audit: Why the Rich Can't Afford to Get Richer

The Media Consortium | Posted 08.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Steven Benen, Truthdig, David Sirota, Washington Monthly, Naomi Klein, The Real News, The Progressive, Faisal Islam, Salon, John Talbott, Weekly Audit, The Media Consortium, Zach Carter, Tmc, Alternet, Simon Johnson, Home News
The Media Consortium

by Zach Carter, TMC MediaWire Blogger If we want our economy to be strong and stable, we have to start thinking about it as a product of community--n...

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Obama's Financial Reforms: 8 Reasons It May Not Work

baselinescenario.com | Simon Johnson | Posted 07.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Regulation, Barack Obama Financial Crisis, Financial Reform, Obama, Simon Johnson, Obama Financial Reform, Financial Regulation, Business News

What is the essence of the problem with our financial system -- what brought us into deep crisis, what scared us most in September/October of last yea...

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Arianna And Simon Johnson Discuss Stress Test Results On CNBC's Squawk Box

Huff TV | Posted 06.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Video, Squawk Box, Cnbc, Arianna Huffington, Bank Stress Tests, Simon Johnson, Business News
Huff TV

Arianna joined CNBC's Squawk Box team Thursday morning to discuss the much-anticipated results of the stress tests and the impact on the financial sec...

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Julie Satow

Economist: America Is Just Like An Emerging Market, Wall Street Oligarchs And All

HuffingtonPost.com | Julie Satow | Posted 05.24.2009 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Global Economy, Simon Johnson, Economy, Emerging Markets, The Economist, Huffington Post Simon Johnson, Simon Johnson Emerging Market, Business News

America may be more like an emerging market than we realize. That is the analysis by an increasingly vocal and influential professor at MIT, Simon Jo...

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Fast-Rising Protest Group Challenges Power of the Bankers

Kristina Rizga | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Monopoly, A New Way Forward, Youth, Simon Johnson, Bank Bailout, Online Organizing, Tiffiniy Cheng, Financial Crisis, Politics News
Kristina Rizga

In the first three weeks, 8,000 people of all ages signed up to participate in protests planned in over 55 cities. WireTap talked to Tiffiniy Cheng to find out why A New Way Forward thinks a different bailout plan is urgent.

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Tim Geithner, CNBC, and the Second Coming of Known Unknowns

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Erin Burnett, Jon Stewart, Cnbc, Jon Stewart Rick Santelli, Jon Stewart Cnbc, Paul Krugman, Timothy Geithner, Real Time With Bill Maher, Paul Krugman Economy, Simon Johnson, Erin Burnett Real Time With Bill Maher, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Economy, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Bailout Outrage, Business News
Arianna Huffington

AIG's CEO prefers not to say who has our money. Same with the Fed. Same with Bank of America's CEO who prefers to go to court instead of saying who got bonuses. It's time to call in all the knowable unknowns.

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