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Did Republicans Rally the Stock Market? | CNBC

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 -0500

What Ails the Senate

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:05:00 -0500

In 1994, after Democrats lost control of the Senate, Senator Joe Lieberman called a press conference with his colleague Tom Harkin to announce their plan to reform the filibuster. "[People] are fed up--frustrated and fed up and angry about the way in which our government does not work," Lieberman said. "And I think the filibuster has become not only in reality an obstacle to accomplishment here, but it is also a symbol of a lot that ails Washington today." Lieberman and Harkin's proposal to weaken the filibuster came to a floor vote and was

Meet the Hazzards

Erin Drankoski — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:46:00 -0400

As we mark the end of the first year of the financial bailout, the public seems to regard the government's actions with a toxic combination of rage and confusion. People are pissed off but too bewildered to know what to do with that anger. The confusion isn't an accident. The government hasn't exactly been forthcoming about how it's made buckets of money available to the banking sector. When it does disclose some information--such as in July's SIGTARP report from the Treasury or the Federal Reserve's weekly balance sheet--it's in the form of intimidating

ACORN and Accountability

Erin Drankoski — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:40:00 -0400

With the notable exception of handing over $700 billion to Wall Street last year, the United States Congress is not known for quick, decisive action. But recently, in a resounding bipartisan vote, members of both houses voted to deny federal dollars to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Over the past fifteen years, ACORN and its affiliates have received on average about $3.5 million a year from the government, or approximately one-millionth of this year's budget.

Tuesdays With Rahm

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:29:00 -0400

If you've spent time in progressive circles these last nine months, you've certainly heard the "make me do it" story. The details bounce around, even the name of the president who allegedly said it (sometimes it's Johnson, most often it's Roosevelt), but the basic tale is this: the president is meeting in the Oval Office with an activist, a union president or a civil rights leader pushing a progressive cause. At the end of the meeting the president says, "OK, you've convinced me. Now go out and make me do it." The moral is a good one: change comes only

Fed Could Ease Up on Easy Money | Marketplace

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:18:00 -0400

Baucus Bill | Countdown with Keith Olbermann (MSNBC)

Erin Drankoski — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:39:00 -0400

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Does The Health Care Bill Have A Chance? | NPR

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:13:00 -0400

Dealing with America's Debt Overhang

Stephanie Gunter — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:00:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/15/2009 - 8:30am

Second Bernard L. Schwartz Economic Symposium

The bursting of the housing and credit bubbles has left the United States with a huge debt overhang. As a result of the buildup of private sector debt and the economic crisis, households and firms are finding it difficult to service debt and lay a foundation for a sustainable recovery.

New America Foundation's Economic Growth Program hosted leading economists and public intellectuals to discuss the following questions:

Obama Pushes Healthcare Reform Plan | Aljazeera.net

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:14:00 -0400

Christopher Hayes, the Washington editor of the progressive magazine, The Nation, agreed that Obama had been "very clear" in laying out the basic structure ... and more »

Overcoming America's Debt Overhang: The Case for Inflation

Next Social Contract — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:18:00 -0400

It might be called the "World's Scariest Chart." It is a snapshot of the fragile foundations of the American economy and the epic boulder it now finds itself trapped beneath. The graph shows total debt outstanding in the United States, both secured and unsecured, as a percentage of GDP. In 1981 it was a manageable 168 percent, in 1996 253 percent, and by the first quarter of 2009 with the collapse of the housing and credit bubbles it had reached a staggering 373 percent of GDP.

The Secret Government

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:24:00 -0400

It is now clear that we are facing an implacable enemy whose avowed objective is world domination by whatever means and at whatever cost. There are no rules in such a game. Hitherto acceptable norms of human conduct do not apply. If the United States is to survive, long-standing American concepts of "fair play" must be reconsidered.
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Is Bipartisanship Bad for Healthcare? | Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:00:00 -0400

Christopher Hayes: With healthcare reform, the White House has transformed an intimate issue into a technical argument about long-term actuarial projections ...

Are Depressions Necessary?

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:21:00 -0400

Economists, particularly those of the ascendant Chicago school of free market enthusiasts, were in a triumphant mood at the beginning of this decade. Speaking at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association in 2003, Nobel Laureate Robert Lucas went so far as to say that macro-economics -- with its focus on the stable maintenance of national economies -- could safely be retired. "The central problem of depression prevention," he said, "has been solved for all practical purposes."

But if the technical challenge of depression prevention has rudely

National Review vs The Nation: Is Health Care a Right? | The Nation

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:26:00 -0400

In part one of a three-part series, The Nation's Washington editor Chris Hayes debates Reihan Salam of The National Review over healthcare. Is it a universal human right, as Hayes says, or a responsibility, as Salam says? What's the best system for implementing healthcare in the United States? Will it save money or cost money? Watch and decide. Link to video

The Compensation Hustle

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:49:00 -0400

Obama: Rebuild Auto Industry, Repair Muslim Relations | NPR

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:05:00 -0400

Glen Ford, of the Black Agenda Report, and Christopher Hayes, of The Nation magazine discuss an active week for president Obama, which included an important message to Muslims around the world.

Banker's Paradise

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:21:00 -0400

No matter how discredited and despised Wall Street executives may be across the country, their clout remains unrivaled on Capitol Hill. Judging from how much traction the American Bankers Association gets with lawmakers, you'd think it was an organization devoted to the interests of puppies and adorable children.

Webb's Prison Crusade

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:38:00 -0400

After more than a year of hearings before the Joint Economic Committee, in March Virginia Senator Jim Webb introduced the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009. The legislation would create a blue-ribbon panel with the mandate to make recommendations for wholesale reform of criminal justice policy.

Obama's Ambition Stirs Critics from The Left | NPR

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:02:00 -0400

President Barack Obama continues to enjoy high approval ratings. But as he unveils plans to fix the nation's problems, both liberal and conservative critics are boldly voicing their concerns. Critics from the left -- Glen Ford, of the Black Agenda Report, and Christopher Hayes, of The Nation magazine -- discuss the issues behind their loyal opposition.