economy
The TARP and the deficit hawks
June 11, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI)--When politicians demand the public do something because of the dictates of financial markets, it is best to hold on to your wallet.
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DOL official: Economy ‘not normal,’ recovery way too long
June 11, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI) -- The current economy is "not normal," unemployment affects different groups of people than it did before, and the recovery - in terms of the joblessness numbers - will take longer than it did...
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Rally at Treasury: Goldman Sachs owes us $13 billion
June 10, 2010"Young Turks" talk show host Cenk Uygur led protesters at the Treasury Department chanting: "Hey-hey, ho-ho, $13 billion's a lot of dough!" and "Goldman Sachs, we want it back!"
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Official admits oil gusher exceeds all prior estimates
June 10, 2010A second “containment” vessel will increase the amount of oil being captured to as much as 28,000 barrels of oil per day.
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An idea whose time has come
June 10, 2010A new political and economic model, a new New Deal, is urgently needed, but the tycoons of finance are not about to yield their power - it will take a series of struggles.
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