Steven Pearlstein

Donald Trump Lays Out Big Vision For His New D.C. Landmark

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Trump International Hotel, Trump Old Post Office, General Services Administration, Video, DC Travel, Trump Organization, Old Post Office, Old Post Office Pavilion, Donald Trump, Steven Pearlstein, Trump Old Post Office Pavilion, Slidepollajax, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump is promising greatness for the Old Post Office building. In a Washington Post local opinion piece this weekend, Trump -...

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Selling the USA to the Highest Bidder and Paying Off the National Debt

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Privatization, Steven Pearlstein, Money in Politics, National Debt, Superpacs, Politics News

Auction off seats in the House of Representatives, starting with a floor of two billion per seat. Not cheap, but it comes with office space and a staff of a dozen or more young MBAs and Hill-lifers ready to serve the business of America.

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What's The Best Approach To Teacher Incentives In U.S. Education?

Posted 09.18.2011

Atlanta is in the middle of an educational crisis with allegations and reports of widespread cheating across the district's school teachers. Now the t...

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When You Close the Factory We Can't Make a Living

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manufacturing, Mercantilism, China, Trade, US China Relations, Sotu, Free Trade, Steven Pearlstein, China Economy, Business News

Next week, the President delivers his State of the Union speech. This is an opportunity to announce that we are going to do unto China as China is doing unto us. Enough!

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Get Ready To Hear The Words 'Job Killing' Over And Over Again, Forever

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steven Pearlstein, Darrel Issa, Quico Canseco, Job-Killers, House GOP, Eat the Press, Repetition, Politics News

If you're a Republican, it is now a violation of House rules to utter the word "taxes" or "tax increase" on the chamber floor without the "job-killing" prefix.

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Another Reason to Break up Big Wall Street Banks

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Economic Recovery, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Banks, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan Chase, General Motors, Corporate Finance, Steven Pearlstein, Wall Street Competition, Business News

Firms don't engage in price competition because they have a "gentlemen's agreement. If one of them starts undercutting the other they will drive down fees, and all of them see less money. The only way to end this is government action.

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Steven Pearlstein: Our Economic 'Day Of Reckoning'

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Developing Countries, Inflation, Economic Crisis, Steven Pearlstein, Economic Recovery, Job Growth, Stimulus, Financial Crisis, Business News

The controlling reality is that the global economic system is rebalancing itself after years in which the United States was not only allowed but encou...

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WaPo's Pearlstein On What's Wrong With Financial Coverage

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steven Pearlstein, Media Criticism, Economic Reporting, Eat the Press, Media News

Pearlstein gave a melodramatic, fist-pounding rant about how the press should concentrate on doing data-driven "dot connecting," rather than ground-level reporting on how the financial crisis affected Main Street types.

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Rep. Mike Doyle Shows Washington How To Stand Up For What's Right

Harold Feld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fcc, Americans for Prosperity, Steven Pearlstein, Obama Administration, Mike Doyle, Paul Krugman, Democrats, Net Neutrality, Politics News

Rep. Doyle's colleagues should learn from his example of how to respond when corporate interests dress up their agendas in populist clothing -- whether on net neutrality, financial reform, or any other issue.

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Too Big to Succeed: Dodd's Proposal Creates a Cumbersome Bureaucracy

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lehman, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Federal Reserve, Steven Pearlstein, Chris Dodd, Repo 105, Barack Obama, Consumer Financial Protection Board, Politics News

Once upon a time, it seemed as if our leaders understood that "too big to fail" meant "too big to exist." But in Sen. Dodd's financial reform bill, the big banks won't be dismantled -- they'll be watched ... by a committee.

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Dodd & Corker's Financial Deal: "Bipartisan"? Sure. "Creative"? Maybe. Effective? No.

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bob Corker, Steven Pearlstein, Chris Dodd, Too Big to Fail, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Cfpa, Financial Reform, Politics News

It's bad enough that consumers are likely to get the short end of the stick with the Dodd-Corker financial regulation deal. What may be even worse is that it's a recipe for bureaucratic gridlock and regulatory impotence.

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"Build, Baby, Build": How Dems Can Counter GOP Lies and Restore Political Debate

Bennet Kelley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Republican Tactics, Republican Lies, Health Care Debate, Anita Dunn, Radical Right, Steven Pearlstein, Fox News, Mao Zedong, 9/12 Tea Party March, Jim-Wright, Berlin Wall, Newt Gingrich, Sam Rayburn, Political Debate, Blog Talk Radio, Politics News

Democrats have to respond to "Gingrich speak" by calling it for what it truly is -- propaganda, lies, and an attempt to deliberately mislead the American people.

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SEC's Schapiro Depicted As An Easily-Influenced, Failed Wall Street Regulator - As Predicted

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform, Mary Schapiro, Regulatory Reform, Steven Pearlstein, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bernie Madoff, Barack Obama, Business News

Over at Bloomberg today, Jesse Westbrook unpacks at length on how Securities And Exchange Commission Chair Mary Schapiro is having a hard time bringin...

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After TARP Repayments, Banks Are Now 'Free To Fail Again': Steven Pearlstein

washingtonpost.com | Steven Pearlstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, Goldman Sachs, TARP Repayments, Jpmorgan, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Financial Reform, Too Big to Fail, Banks, Steven Pearlstein, Obama, Washington Post, Citigroup, Business News

As far as I can tell, top administration officials are fixated on voter rage over bank bailouts and the resulting hit to the president's poll ratings....

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Washington Post: "The Economic System No Longer Works For The Majority Of Americans"

washingtonpost.com | Steven Pearlstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steven Pearlstein, Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore, Economy, Recession, Business News

This week I attended the Washington premiere of Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story." It was my first trip ever down the red carpet, and I was a...

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Washington Post Columnist Steven Pearlstein Gets Climate Bill Wrong

David Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbon Tax, Waxman Markey Bill, Cap-and-Trade, Waxman-Markey, Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Complementary Policies, Green News

Pearlstein's hyperbole is par for the course these days. Lots of people have taken to exaggerating the complexity and opacity of the Waxman-Markey bill based primarily on its page length.

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Steven Pearlstein Rebuts Warren Buffett: Now Is The Time To Buy Newspapers

Washington Post | Steven Pearlstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steven Pearlstein, Newspaper Industry, Steven Pearlstein and Warren Buffett, Newspapers, Warren Buffett, Media News

I don't make a habit of corresponding with directors of The Washington Post Co. -- it's not normally a great career move. However, your recent comment...

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CNBC's Haines Fights Dem Rep. Sherman On AIG Bonuses (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cnbc, Video, Brad Sherman, Banking Crisis, Steven Pearlstein, Mark Haines, Washington Post, Bonus Outrage, Eat the Press, Politics News

Owning these CNBC hacks: it's not just for cable TV comedians anymore! Via the folks at TPM, here's video of CNBC's Mark Haines, who just cannot imag...

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WaPo's Pearlstein Rips Wall Street, Touts A Main Street Success

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Banking Crisis, Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post, Eat the Press, Media News

The headline running at the top of the Washington Post's website reads "Wall Street Executives Go On Image Offensive," neatly setting today's storylin...

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Mary Schapiro: WaPo's Pearlstein Takes On Obama SEC Pick

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steven Pearlstein, Leon Panetta, Barack Obama, Mary Schapiro, Eat the Press, Media News

Writing for Commentary, Jennifer Rubin calls President-elect Barack Obama's choice to place Leon Panetta at the top spot at the CIA, "his first comple...

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