financial crisis
Proposed Social Security cuts: seniors hit, millionaires glide
November 16, 2010Proposals for major cuts in Social Security floated by the deficit commission co-chairs are an attempt to "bully" seniors "while Wall Street millionaires just skate on through scot-free."
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Cutbacks force destitute to line up for food
November 11, 2010Hundreds of desperate Romanians left destitute by the country's austerity drive lined up for food aid Wednesday in the Black Sea port of Constanta.
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Wall Street doesn’t hurt when Main Street bleeds
November 9, 2010The main sections of capital, like right-wing extremism that does its bidding, are comfortable with a slow-growth economy - but they can be beat.
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Quick action on financial reform urged
July 5, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI)--Union allies, led by the Americans for Financial Reform, urged lawmakers to quickly approve the comprehensive Wall Street reform bill that congressional negotiators produced in late June.
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Japan’s new prime minister vows strong economy – but for whom?
June 22, 2010Prime Minister Kan Naoto in his first policy speech said he will pursue a "third way" on the economy, but it doesn't look like it.
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