by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 3, 2011 | Blog
President Obama spent much of Wednesday huddled with a group of business executives, an effort The New York Times said afterward "went a long way to reset the tone of the relationship between Mr. Obama and corporate America" in the eyes of the corporate chieftains who...
by Mary Bottari | Jan 3, 2011 | Blog
With a $4.7 trillion bailout under their belts and no harm done to their billion-dollar bonuses, don't expect Wall Street bankers to be chastened by the 2008 financial crisis. Below we list eight things to watch out for in 2011 that threaten to rock the financial...
by David Shuster | Jan 2, 2011 | Blog
Coming soon!
by Sam Pizzigati | Jan 2, 2011 | Blog, Economy
A widely overlooked provision in last month's tax cut deal is going to speed even more wealth to America's Paris Hilton set. Brace yourselves, young people. In 2011, you figure to face a real stinker of a year. Those of you attending America's budget-strapped public...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 2, 2011 | Blog
Nicholas Kristof has important piece in NYT, entitled Equality, A True Soul Food He summarizes the striking work that shows how corrosive extreme inequality is not simply to society, but to the health of individuals themselves.Extreme Inequality, he writes, feeds a...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 1, 2011 | Blog
Happy New Year! We've created a morning-after slideshow at The Huffington Post: "Choose the Year's Most Absurd Comment From a "Financial Wizard." Head on over there and cast your vote. The competition's fierce. (link)
