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Recovery Plan Needs Overwhelming Force
A new compelling argument for why the Obama administration, and progressives, should argue for a bold recovery program, and should not fear large deficits in the near term, was released this week in a paper by Center for American Progress senior fellow Scott Lilly....
Progressive Breakfast: Obama Rolls Out The TARP
Obama Rolls Out the TARP Time reports Congress will support Obama on releasing another $350B: "So what did Obama say to charm his former colleagues into blocking the resolution? He promised to write down, in a detailed manner, how his administration will dole out the...
Progressive Breakfast - 1/14/2009
Obama Rolls Out the TARP Time reports Congress will support Obama on releasing another $350B: "So what did Obama say to charm his former colleagues into blocking the resolution? He promised to write down, in a detailed manner, how his administration will dole out the...
Progressive Breakfast: World According To TARP
The World According To TARP NYT sees Congress acquiescing to Bush and Obama and permitting the next $350B to go to the TARP fund: "Republican and Democratic Senate leaders signaled on Monday that they would support the release of the second half of the Treasury’s $700...
Progressive Breakfast - 1/13/2009
The World According To TARP NYT sees Congress acquiescing to Bush and Obama and permitting the next $350B to go to the TARP fund: "Republican and Democratic Senate leaders signaled on Monday that they would support the release of the second half of the Treasury’s $700...
Progressive Breakfast: You Said You Wanted Ideas
Obama Responds to Senate Energy, Tax Cut Concerns Politico reports Obama moves toward Senate Dems during Sunday talks: The Obama team told about 35 Senate Democrats gathered at Sunday’s meeting that it would grow the size of an energy-tax incentive package and modify...
The New Surge in CEO Self-Sacrifice
Beware of CEOs who feel your pain. These days, that's not easy. They seem to be just about everywhere. With the economy in free-fall, CEOs all across the United States have begun waging a veritable empathy offensive. From Wall Street to America’s ultimate Main Street...
Progressive Breakfast - 1/12/2009
Obama Responds to Senate Energy, Tax Cut Concerns Politico reports Obama moves toward Senate Dems during Sunday talks: The Obama team told about 35 Senate Democrats gathered at Sunday’s meeting that it would grow the size of an energy-tax incentive package and modify...
Progressive Breakfast: Huge Job Loss Adds To Urgency
ALERT: Horrific Job Losses In December New job numbers released this AM by Bureau of Labor Statistics are horrifying. 524,000 jobs lost in December. 2.6M jobs lost in 2008, majority in past four months. Manufacturing losses near 800,000 since Dec. 2007. Unemployment...
Disorganized Dems? Or Democracy In Action?
Crossfire from his own party! Key Democrats blast Obama stimulus plan! Political wrangling bogs down economic stimulus plan! At odds! Doubts arise! Such is the traditional media interpretation of the policy deliberations going on between the incoming Obama...
