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Bernanke, Time, Senate Banking Committee
Well the New York Times website is reporting that the Senate Banking Committee just approved Ben Bernanke for a second
Howard Dean: Kill the Senate Health Care Bill
From a Vermont Public Radio broadcast from Tuesday: Hear the segment.
Who Really Saved The Global Economy?
According to this Observer article, it was the global drugs lords: their money laundering activities provided the required marginal capital
Stop Usury Now (William Greider)
From The Nation (but: do not take this as an endorsement of Martha Coakley—some of us voted against her
Left of Obama
Caught a broadcast today on a Boston NPR station of an Intelligence Squared–US debate over the proposition: “Obama’s
More Sit-Ins for Single-Payer, Thurs. Dec. 10th
The Mobilization for Health Care for All, about which we have blogged several times, is having another Day of Action
Copenhagen Climate Talks
The long-awaited talks start today, with progressives mostly pessimistic about the outcome. Bill McKibben makes a case for pessimism at
10% Unemployed: Change We Can Believe In?
Just about everyone was caught off guard by the November employment reports, which indicated that the US unemployment rate had
Mason Gaffney on the U.S. Economy
The first part of an interview with Mason Gaffney, who was interviewed by Kevin Press for SunLife Financial's
Bernanke's Re-Confirmation Testimony
With opposition from the left (from Bernie Sanders, who promised to put an "official hold" on a floor
The Numbers Behind the Troop Increase
From the indispensable National Priorities Project: President Barack Obama is making a major policy speech on Afghanistan tonight. According to
Arming Goldman With Pistols Against Public
From Bloomberg; hat-tip to Taki M. When did Bloomberg get so radical? Will they be joining us at the barricades