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10 Reasons We'd Be Better off Without Ben Bernanke

Nomi Prins, AlterNet. December 1, 2010.

The Federal Reserve chief has recklessly bailed out our financial system -- we shouldn't wait the 10 years before his term expires to toss him overboard.

Bernanke Is a Drag on the Economy and on Democrats

John Nichols, The Nation. January 27, 2010.

Ben Bernanke missed an $8 trillion housing bubble and is still fighting against sensible bank regulations. Time for him to go.

Obama and Volcker Must Go After the Big Banks

Nomi Prins, AlterNet. January 27, 2010.

Volcker has the right idea, but Obama must take it much further if he wants to protect our economy from Wall Street excess.

Hightower: Bernanke Wants Even More God-Like Powers for the Federal Reserve

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. January 22, 2010.

Our financial rulers were so intoxicated with the fumes of their own omnipotence that they failed abjectly as regulators, as public servants and, most certainly, as gods.

Bye-Bye Bernanke: Let's Get Bush's Banker Out of the Federal Reserve

Robert Kuttner, AlterNet. January 11, 2010.

Bernanke's defeat would be a repudiation of President Obama's close alliance with Wall Street -- but it would be extremely salutary for him and for the public.

TIME Names Bernanke (Wall Street's) Person of the Year

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. December 16, 2009.

The Fed chairman is Wall Street's Government Official of the Year! OK, OK -- one of many.

Re-Appointed Fed Chief Ben Bernanke Didn't Get Us Out of the Economic Crisis, He Helped Cause It

William Greider, The Nation. August 27, 2009.

Ben Bernanke doesn't serve the public. He doesn't even see its existence.

Why You Should Be Watching Cable TV Comedies and Drama to Understand the Economy

Alan Farago, CounterPunch. August 3, 2009.

Cable TV is better in tune with the zeitgeist than government, showing viewers the real world: cratered housing market and horrible jobs market.

Ben Bernanke's Bad Teachers

Gerald Friedman, Dollars and Sense. July 29, 2009.

Bernanke has conducted an economic policy as cruel as it has been ineffective. But the blame here lies squarely on the economics profession.

Is Timothy Geithner an Idiot, or Just Lying Through His Teeth?

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 19, 2009.

Elijah Cummings knew about $1 billion in bonuses for "months" ... why didn't Timothy Geithner?