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Q&A with Housing Bubble Forecaster Dean Baker

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, Subprime Lending, Financial Transactions Tax, Fiscal Stimulus, Usw, National Bureau of Economic Research, United Steelworkers, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Conventional Wisdom, Recession, Unemployment, James K. Galbraith, Subprime Mortgages, Stock Bubble, Inflation, Deborah Salomon, New York Times, Stock Market, Liar Loans, Bubble Economy, Stimulus Package, Housing Bubble, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Baker: "For most economists, the idea that a market would take leave from its senses -- that it would be driven by speculation -- is almost inconceivable."

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Finally, a President Who Works for Workers

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Bush Recession, Made in America, Earmarks, Wall Street, Leonard Abess, Usw, United Steelworkers, Republicans, Bank Bonuses, Barack Obama, Joint Session of Congress, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Obama State of the Union, Obama Budget, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Obama is seeking leadership in a crucial area -- he wants factories and workers in the U.S. to make the parts -- not just import them.

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"Republicants" Deny the Sky is Falling

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 03.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Institute for America’s Future, Gop, Usw, Mortgage Delinquency, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Demos, Michael P. Brown, U.S. Senate, Unemployment, Credit Default Swap, American Conservative Union, Hurricane Katrina, Paul Krugman, Grover Norquist, Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, Congressman Jerry Lewis, Olympia Snowe, Carl Rove, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, United Steelworkers, Economic Policy Institute, Barack Obama, American Prospect, James Lee Witt, Susan Collins, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Wall Street, U.S. House, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, New York Times, Thinking Big Thinking Forward, Forclosure, Americans for Tax Reform, Stimulus Package, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

Republicans are terrified of the stimulus because if it works, then Americans will think good thoughts about government action and spending.

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Bailing Out Dan Quayle

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.14.2009 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Bail Out, Financial Bailout, Sherrod Brown, Aozora Bank, George W. Bush, Iraq, Colorado, Democratic Party, Wall Street Journal, Jared Polis, William Ford Sr, Aig, Auto Bailout, Mark Fields, Dan Quayle, Ohio, Real Estate, Republican Party, Gail Collins, Detroit, Steve Feinberg, Citigroup, John McCain, Florida, Gm, Alan Mulally, Private Equity, Ford, Condoleeza Rice, Congress, United Steelworkers, Cerberus, Japan, K2, Robert Rubin, Chrysler, Wall Street, Henry Ford, Michigan, Banking, IAP Worldwide Services, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Senate, Detroit Bailout, Business News
Paul Jenkins

The battle over the bailout of some segments of the US auto industry has become increasingly defined in terms of class, but this hides the fact that the same type of players will benefit from both bailouts.

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"Transplant" Automakers Get Over $3.6 Billion in Subsidies; More Unions, Ralph Nader Comment

Steve Parker | Posted 01.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Change to Win, Herbert Hoover, Chrysler, Decherd, Buffalo, Honda, Blue Springs, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Montgomery, Ford, Volkswagen, Senators, Nissan, Infrastructure, Princeton, Benedict Arnold, General Motors, Hyundai, Greensburg Indiana, Essential Action, Ralph Nader, Uaw, Lafayette, Toyota, Canton, Detroit Three, Ohio, San Antonio, United Steelworkers, Kia, Huntsville, Democrats, Foreign-Owned, Good Jobs First, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Bush Administration, Chattanooga, Detroit Three Loans, Bmw, Subaru, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Transplant, Tax Exempt, Smyrna, Unions, Japanese Transplants, Spartanburg, Republicans, Detroit Bailout, Auto Industry, Business News
Steve Parker

This post has the latest news on the billions in subsidies which off-shore transplant carmakers have received from state and local governments.

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Paulson Cuts Goldman Sachs a Sweetheart Deal

Marco Trbovich | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Treasury Secretary, Tax Dollars, Derivatives, Presidential Election, Usw, Credit Crisis, United Steelworkers, Next Tuesday, Leo W. Gerard, Goldman Sachs, Investing, Bailout, Dividend, Taxpayer Dollars, Securities, Stock, Warren Buffett, Henry Paulson, Politics News
Marco Trbovich

An analysis of the bailout deals Paulson has been cutting with taxpayer dollars reveals he's giving the culprits who created the nation's credit crisis what amount to sweetheart deals.

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In Working-Class Pennsylvania, Union Reps and Football Stars Make Strong Case for Obama -- and Against McCain

Carl Davidson | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Pa Obama, Working Class Obama, Pennsylvania, Labor Walks Pennsylvania, Steel Blitz for Barack, Edmond Nelson, Ibew Aflcio, Beaver County Obama, McCain 2008, Aflcio, Pennsylvania Obama, Leo Girard, Western Pennsylvania Obama, Obama Pennsylvania, Ibew Pennsylvania, Bob Schmetzer, Steelworkers for Obama, United Steelworkers International Obama, Obama 2008, Union Voters for Obama, Beaver County Elections, Mccain Pennsylvania, Kyra Ricci, Aflcio Pennsylvania, Labor Voter Turnout Obama, Afl-Cio, Obama Unions, United Steelworkers, Edmond Nelson Obama, Labor Votes Obama, Billy George, John Sweeny, Dan Rooney, Dennis Rousseau, Labor Obama, Labor Votes Obama 2008, Steelworkers Obama Pennsylvania, Vince Biancucci, Western Pennsylvania Mccain, Home News
Carl Davidson

Organized labor has set its sights on winning Western Pennsylvania for Barack Obama. AFL-CIO chief John Sweeny came to the IBEW Local 712 Hall in Va...

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Joe Six-Pack Demands Answers From Anti-Union McCain & Co.

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: John L. Lewis, John McCain, Wall Street, Joe Sixpack, Employee Free Choice Act, Todd Palin, Democrat, Health Care Tax, United Steelworkers, Tax Credit, Health Care, Economic Policy Institute, Sarah Palin, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Republican, Joe Si, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

Like many Republicans, McCain has made it clear that he feels about unions the way an Alaskan aerial hunter does about wolves -- best when dead.

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Seth Colter Walls

McCain Could Be Forced Out Of Pennsylvania Too, Union Chief Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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Democrats cheered on Wednesday when news broke that John McCain's campaign was abandoning Michigan, pulling down its ads and sending staffers to other...

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Sarah Palin, Explain Yourself, or Stop Using the USW as a Prop

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Alaska, John McCain, Social Security, Employee Free Choice Act, Free Trade, Usw, Democrat, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, United Steelworkers, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Republican, New York Times, Earmark, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

When presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain introduced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his intended vice presidential running mate, those ...

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America's Middle Class Needs Right to Bargain, Secure Contracts -- Like CEOs Have

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Smithfield Foods, United Food and Commercial Workers, Wal-Mart, Employee Freedom Action Committee, Economy, Human Rights Watch, Employee Free Choice Act, Rick Berman, Middle Class, Free Trade, Usw, Medicaid, United Steelworkers, Walton Family, National Labor Relations Board, Global Corporations, Wall Street Journal, U.S. Supreme Court, Tobacco Lobbyist, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Kosher, Minimum Wage, Union Busters, Lance Compa, Health Insurance, Meatpacking, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, Union, Undocumented, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

When uninsured Wal-Mart workers get sick, American taxpayers foot the bill. They pay for coverage through Medicaid, the health insurance plan for the poor. That's what the Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, banks on.

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China Trade Promises All Snake Oil -- Fair Trade Crucial

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 08.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Fair Trade, Economy, Labor Law, Free Trade, China, Economic Policy Institute, Kai Da Toy Factory, U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, Minimum Wage, World Trade Organization, Susan C. Schwab, Olympic Games, United Steelworkers, India, Aqua Dots, Heparin, National Labor Committee, Sesame Street’s Kid K’Nex Ernie, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

We need fair trade. And so do Chinese workers and families, who are being abused by this so-called free trade system that benefits only CEOs and major shareholders of global corporations.

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Deregulation Defrauds Americans

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Fair Labor Standards Act, Gregory D. Kutz, U.S. Labor Department, Ronald Reagan, Economy, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, Federal Reserve, Fannie Mae, United Steelworkers, Freddie Mac, Bush Administration, Washington Post Columnist E. J. Dionne Jr., Ben S. Bernanke, U.S. Congress, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Gao, Bear Stearns, U.S. Rep. George Miller, Indymac Bancorp, Government Accountability Office, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

For decades, conservatives have vilified the word regulation. This has brought us corporate slavery approved by the U.S. government and panic lines of depositors outside banks.

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Steelworkers "Begin Again" by Backing Democrat Barack Obama for a Better America

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Nominee, Guantanamo Bay, Employee Free Choice Act, Republican Opponent, United Steelworkers, President Bush, Long Walk Home, Barack Obama, Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Bruce Springsteen, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

When Obama speaks to a crowd, the audience feels his enthusiasm for working together to create a better America. They know he believes he was born in a beautiful place and is seeking help to make that place greater.

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The New Workers Uniting Union Means Global Solidarity

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Uk, Multinational Corporations, Titanium Metals Corp., Economy, Alcoa, Workers Uniting, International Paper, Amicus Section, China, Georgia Pacific, Dick Cheney, Kimberly Clark, Unite the Union, Don Imus, Derek Simpson, Ireland, Dubai, Corporate Globalization, Halliburton, United Steelworkers, Justice Department, Las Vegas, Kuwait, Ceo, Global Union, Securities and Exchange Commission, Alcan, Timet, Pilkington, Rexam, Kbr, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Global corporations have set up a situation in which they are herding workers in a stampede to the bottom. So we created the first global union to face off unregulated multinational corporations.

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Stop the Toxic Trade Profit Cycle Killing Americans

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Fair Trade, Lead, Red Lead Steel, Melamine Poisoned Dog Food, Toxic Avengers, U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, Goodyear Tyler Plant, Goodyear, Jarnell Brown, Free Trade, Usw, United Steelworkers, China, Heparin, Foreign Tire Sales, Toxic Trader, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd., Shandong Linglong Rubber Co. Ltd., Toxic Trade, Lead Poising, U.S. Sen. John McCain, Toxic Imports, Dalian, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

In the realm of free trade, what comes around goes around. American families lose their jobs when multinationals dismantle U.S. factories and lose a child when poisoned products are imported to the U.S.

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Steelworkers endorse Obama for president

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The United Steelworkers union endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president Thursday, giving the Illinois senator a powerful advocat...

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