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Should Progressives Shun the Economic Recovery Package?

Bob Greenstein | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

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Bob Greenstein

Obama's recovery package gets far higher marks on this score by putting money in the hands of people who will spend it, thereby stimulating the economy.

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Who Will Watch Government When All The Journalists Are Laid Off?

Geri Spieler | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Politics, Unemployment, Watch Dog, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Weak Economy, Journalists Government, Economy, New York Times Magazine, Jobs, Newspaper, Death of Newspapers, Labor Unions, Newspaper Industry, Media News
Geri Spieler

Reducing an experienced editorial staff is not the way to go about cutting business costs. When quality suffers, the entire industry is tarnished.

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What Obama-nomics Means for Your Wallet

Manisha Thakor | Posted 06.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Budgeting, Weak Economy, Taxes, Saving, Economic Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Recession, Personal Finance, Financial Crisis, Economy, Obama Economy, Business News
Manisha Thakor

How will President Obama's short-term attempts to jumpstart the economy and his longer-term attempts to put our nation back on a path of secular growth affect your personal finances?

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Notes From a Yes Girl

Linda Kulman | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living

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Linda Kulman

Until my husband pointed it out, it hadn't occurred to me that it's not just worn-down parents who give in to "yes" too often, it's all of us. We live in a Yes! culture.

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Automated Data Feeds Make Smart Regulation Possible Now

W. David Stephenson | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Wall Street, Weak Economy, Economy, Banking, U. S. Economy, Regulation, Federal Reserve, Government Bailout, Financial Crisis, RSS Feed, Wall Street Crisis, XML Tags, Techonological Regulation, Patent Technology, E-Government, Obama, E-Gov, Kml, Business News
W. David Stephenson

What we need isn't more regulation of banking and business in general, but "smart" regulation.

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The Secret Shame of Going Broke

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 10.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Lisa Earle McLeod, Shame, Forget Perfect, Bankruptcy, Weak Economy, Economy, Suze Orman, Living News
Lisa Earle McLeod

There's nothing more embarrassing than money. Or rather, the lack of it. People are more willing to talk about their sex lives than they are their f...

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"Too Big to Fail" Vs. "Too Big to Be Responsible"

Ryan Mack | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business

Read More: US Economy, U.S. Economy, Corporate Responsibility, FInancial Markets, Corporate America, Corporations, Weak Economy, Financials, Economy, Financial Crisis, Corporate Greed, Bear Sterns, Bankruptcy, Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, Tax Breaks, James Cayne, Business Ethics, Bear Stearns Bailout, Bailout, FHA Loans, Financial Ethics, Pbgc, Business News
Ryan Mack

I believe in the free market economy, but once an entity becomes "too big to fail" it introduces the possibility that government intervention is a justifiable remedy.

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Let's Be Blue -- A Plea for Partisanship

Bill Folman | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

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Bill Folman

Yes, yes, I know we are all a bunch of enlightened, Obama-style post-partisans, and isn't that wonderful -- but we are missing an opportunity here.

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Unemployment climbs to 5-year high of 6.1 percent

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 10.06.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The nation's unemployment rate bolted above the psychologically important 6 percent level last month for the first time in five yea...

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Dell's Business Model Still Needs Work, Factories On The Block

Wall Street Journal | Justin Scheck | Posted 10.06.2008 | Business

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Dell Inc. is trying to sell its computer factories around the world, a move to sharply overhaul a production model that was long a hallmark of the PC ...

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Stocks plummet after retail, unemployment data

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 10.05.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — Dejected investors sent stocks plunging Thursday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 340 points after retailers and th...

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Send This to Your Republican In-laws!

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 10.04.2008 | Business

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Frances Moore Lappe

Over the last six decades, whether rich or poor, everyone has done better with Democrats in the White House.

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Layoffs Turn People Into Hermits

LiveScience.com | Jeanna Bryner | Posted 10.03.2008 | Business

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Layoffs can turn social butterflies into near hermits who shun such outlets as book clubs and even church groups, finds a new study. Workers who expe...

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Tech Spending Slows, Dell Protfits And Shares Drop

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business

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Slashing computer prices helped Dell Inc. boost sales in its fiscal second quarter, but the No. 2 PC maker's bottom line took a hit when efforts to cu...

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Zimbabwe Faces 50 Million Percent Inflation, Uses Gasoline Coupons For Currency

AP | ANGUS SHAW | Posted 09.06.2008 | Business

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Reeling from the highest inflation rate in the world, barred by the government from using U.S. dollars for purchases, Zimbabw...

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The Middle Class Has Become The Class of Pain

Grant Cardone | Posted 08.09.2008 | Business

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Grant Cardone

What is middle class anyway? Is it an income level and then you are in this club called the Middle Class? And what do you get from this club?

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Tax Rebate Checks Do Little For Consumer Confidence

The Los Angeles Times | Richard Fausset, P.J. Huffstutter and Stephen Braun | Posted 08.05.2008 | Business

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ATLANTA -- It is better than nothing. That has been the subdued mantra repeated by working Americans in recent weeks as they spend the Bush administr...

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Save Our Starbucks Campaigns Launched: Is Starbucks Brilliant?

Wall Street Journal | Janet Adamy and Anna Prior | Posted 07.27.2008 | Business

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Now that Starbucks Corp. has disclosed the 600 locations (see the full, searchable list) it wants to shutter, a phenomenon is taking hold: the Save Ou...

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Starbucks Closure List Revealed: Is Your Shop Toast?

AP, Starbucks, Clusterstock | Posted 07.26.2008 | Business

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**UPDATE** The full Starbucks closure list is available here in a searchable web page. *** **UPDATE** Is Starbucks brilliant? Cities and employees ar...

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Ask The Economy Magic 8-Ball

236.com | David Bourgeois | Posted 07.26.2008 | Home

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has testified before Congress for a second day Wednesday, and unshockingly, his economic outlook wasn't any more...

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Sorry, Canada, $7 Canadian Is Just $6.98 American!

Dave Burdick | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business

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Dave Burdick

"Hey, Canada! You thought that pipeline was worth seven billion dollars? Ha! Yeah, where we're from, that's a $6.98 billion pipeline!" And then I'd smugly shine an apple on my lapel.

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Oil Prices May Drop, But The Dollar Won't Go As Far Anyway

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 07.24.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The price of a quart of milk, a plane ticket and a host of other products rose in June at nearly the fastest pace in a generation, ...

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How To Get Uncle Sam To Pay Off Your Debt

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business

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With news that the U.S. Treasury is getting the go-ahead to use billions of federal dollars to guarantee the debts held by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae,...

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FDIC chair: Deposits in nation's banks are safe

AP | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The nation's banking system is "absolutely safe" and Americans' insured deposits in banks protected, the head of the Federal Deposi...

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Bernanke: Economy faces 'numerous difficulties'

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Tuesday the fragile economy is facing "numerous difficulties" despite the Fed's...

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