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Obama Shows Us the Money on Medicare and Health Care

Posted on: Feb 26, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

Obama has signaled a willingness to work on the "details" of the plan, but has laid down how much he is willing to pay.

We're In a Depression, Not a Recession: Here's Why

Posted on: Feb 20, 2009, Source: Firedoglake

If Bernanke were a hip hop artist, he'd be called 2Little2L8.

Conservatives Say Low Wages Will Solve the Economic Crisis, But the Opposite Is True

Posted on: Nov 28, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

FDR knew that high wages are good… and we should too.

The Spiral Continues: Panic in the Markets

Posted on: Oct 10, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

For those of you who slept well last night, here is what happened.

The Crooked Deals That Made This Financial Meltdown Inevitable

Posted on: Sep 24, 2008, Source: Firedoglake

Here's what went wrong.