Steven Pearlstein

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

washingtonpost.com | Steven Pearlstein | Posted 12.16.2009 | Business

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

Bennet Kelley | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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
Bennet Kelley

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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Steven Pearlstein: "The Economic System No Longer Works For The Majority Of Americans"

washingtonpost.com | Steven Pearlstein | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business

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 06.26.2009 | Green

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
David Roberts

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 06.15.2009 | Media

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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Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cnbc, Video, Brad Sherman, Banking Crisis, Steven Pearlstein, Mark Haines, Washington Post, Bonus Outrage, 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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Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Banking Crisis, Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post, 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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Jason Linkins

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Steven Pearlstein, Leon Panetta, Barack Obama, Mary Schapiro, 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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