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Forget Raj Too Big to Fail is Still Too Big to Jail
Some of the headlines about the conviction of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam are misleading or just plain wrong. The Rajaratnam guilty verdict won't "change the way Wall Street does business" - not where it matters most. Too Big to Fail banks will continue to...
Education Cuts That Hurt The Most
Any experienced first-grade teacher can tell you how to spot the new kids in class who've never been exposed to books. They often don't know where to start with a book, turning to the back page or holding it the wrong way. Sometimes they ignore books altogether and,...
To Learn the Game The Left Could Use a Weekend at Bernies
Bernie Sanders may represent Vermont and have a New York accent, but right now he looks a little like a Texas Ranger. The motto for those Lone Star State lawmen - "One Riot, One Ranger" - comes from their legendary ability to face down a hostile crowd single-handed....
Progressive Breakfast
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: Budget Talks: Who...
Progressive Breakfast - 5/12/2011
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: Budget Talks: Who...
Deconstructing the Paul Ryan Sound Bite
Real policy wonks bore people. The phony wonk from Wisconsin now driving Congress seduces, with a patter that leaves our wealthy almost completely disappeared. Rep. Paul Ryan from Wisconsin revels in his rep, inside the beltway, as America’s ultimate...
NYs On May 12 Actions
The On May 12 Coalition is holding actions in New York City tomorrow to hold big banks and corporations accountable for crashing our economy and asking them to pay their fair share to help get the country back on track. Mayor Bloomberg is asking for terrible budget...
Dont Ever Bet Against Americas Wealthy
Financial industry analysts are going ga-ga over the soaring cohorts of mega rich in China and India. But researchers at one influential global financial consulting group are calculating that the U.S. millionaire share of world millionaire wealth will actually...
The Only Real Solution For Budget Deficits Growth
People in Washington have incredibly bad memories. The last time that the United States balanced its budget was just a decade ago. Even though this is not distant history, almost no one in a policy-making position or in the media seems able to remember how the United...
Who Speaks For American Majority On China
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner appeared this week on Charlie Rose. Watch as he brilliantly explains why we have to let China continue along its current path. Watching this brings to mind how he so brilliantly advocated for Wall Street and the giant banks. But who...
