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The Stakes Are Huge: There's Another Bank Crash Looming, and We Must Prevent Another Bailout

Posted on Jan 14, 2011, Source: Open Left

The housing bubble plus the worst recession since the Great Depression has created a foreclosure crisis of gargantuan proportions.

Obama's Treasury Officials Are Stabbing Progressives in the Back, Trying to Smear Elizabeth Warren

Posted on Oct 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Not everyone in the Obama administration is on the same team. Geithner's staff is showing their opposition to financial reform.

Foreclosure Fraud: Wall Street Cheats the Middle Class Again

Posted on Oct 17, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Once again the big Wall Street banks are wreaking havoc with our economy in order to come away with outlandish profits at the expense of poor and middle-class people.

Why Are So Many Christians Conservative?

Posted on May 19, 2010, Source: AlterNet

How can people who claim to be followers of Jesus be political conservatives?

Reid and Pelosi Have Delivered on the Public Option -- Now Let's Get This Done

Posted on Oct 27, 2009, Source: Open Left

In the coming weeks we will have an all-out public war with the insurance industry. It will decide whether we pass comprehensive reform or once again fall short at the bitter end.

Progressive Revolution: We Can't Afford to Play Small-Ball and Tip-Toe Around Right-Wingers Anymore

Posted on Jan 19, 2009, Source: Wiley Press

Lux's new book, "The Progressive Revolution," argues that it's time to stop playing into conservative fearmongering.

The Roller-Coaster Campaign Ride Of Your Life

Posted on Feb 2, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Each campaign has certain predictable phases; we're currently in the worst phase for the challenging party, where candidates rip each other to shreds while the incumbent looks presidential.
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