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On AlterNet: crisis

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "crisis"

Senator Sanders Unfiltered: Environment + Economy = Harmony

Senator Sanders Unfiltered: Environment + Economy = Harmony

Sen. Bernie Sanders, October 30, 2009.
At http://sandersunfiltered.com you can get Senator Sanders weekly 5 minute show free in your inbox

Why This Economic

Why This Economic "Recovery" Will Be the Worst of Your Lifetime

Ian Welsh, Open Left AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. October 13, 2009.
All the Obama administration has done is put the economy on life support then wander away.

A Little Help From Your Friends: How Common Security Clubs Can Mend Our Social Fabric

A Little Help From Your Friends: How Common Security Clubs Can Mend Our Social Fabric

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. October 13, 2009.
As the activities of many are beginning to illustrate, conquering economic inequality means banding together.

Turning Lead Into Gold: How CEOs'

Turning Lead Into Gold: How CEOs' "Performance Incentives" Are Screwing Everybody

Sam Pizzigati, Sarah Anderson, AlterNet. October 6, 2009.
A new Institute for Policy Studies Report shows how big-business bubbles are keeping CEOs in the black -- and robbing the little guy.

It's Still a Recession, Stupid!

It's Still a Recession, Stupid!

Sen. Bernie Sanders, September 18, 2009.
Just the other day, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said "it is very likely that the recession has ended."

Chomsky: What America's 'Crisis' Means to the Rest of the World

Chomsky: What America's 'Crisis' Means to the Rest of the World

Noam Chomsky, Boston Review. September 10, 2009.
The way we perceive "crises" here in the U.S. is a profound symbol of how we don't understand them internationally.

How Bad Will the Economy Get? Really, Really Bad

How Bad Will the Economy Get? Really, Really Bad

Thomas Greco, Jr., AlterNet. July 14, 2009.
Historically, every financial and economic crisis has been used to further centralize power and concentrate wealth. This one is no different.

The Corporate Media State Has Deformed American Culture -- Time to Fight Back

The Corporate Media State Has Deformed American Culture -- Time to Fight Back

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 30, 2009.
Progressives must embrace emotion and passion to counter the force of corporate propaganda.

Happy Days Are Here Again (For the Masters of the Universe)

Happy Days Are Here Again (For the Masters of the Universe)

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. June 24, 2009.
Citigroup joins Morgan Stanley and UBS AG in boosting salaries for executives and employees.

Naomi Klein: The Financial Crisis Presents a Huge Opportunity for Change -- We Can't Let Obama Blow It

Naomi Klein: The Financial Crisis Presents a Huge Opportunity for Change -- We Can't Let Obama Blow It

Naomi Klein, AlterNet. June 13, 2009.
There is nothing undemocratic about pushing through a set of radical policies that will actually solve the crisis.

Holbrooke: Pakistani Refugees Are 'Major, Major Crisis'

Holbrooke: Pakistani Refugees Are 'Major, Major Crisis'

Agence France Presse June 10, 2009.
US envoy Richard Holbrooke called Wednesday for refugees from the combat zone in western Pakistan to be allowed to return home as soon as possible.

A Tsunami of Hunger Looms on the Horizon

A Tsunami of Hunger Looms on the Horizon

Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. April 30, 2009.
The new working poor, as well as more families with young children, are threatening to overwhelm New York City's last hunger safety net.

Obama Gets Tough: 'Wall Street, I Think, Is Hoping for an Easy Out ... There Is No Easy Out'

Obama Gets Tough: 'Wall Street, I Think, Is Hoping for an Easy Out ... There Is No Easy Out'

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 11, 2009.
The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 380 points on Tuesday following Geithner's speech.

Start the Recovery: End Foreclosures!

Start the Recovery: End Foreclosures!

Bertha Lewis, Think Progress AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 11, 2009.
It is time to stand with families in crisis.

Reactions to Obama's Historic Moment From Around the Globe

Reactions to Obama's Historic Moment From Around the Globe

AlterNetJanuary 21, 2009.
A roundup of reactions to this historic changing of the guard from newspaper editorial pages around the world.

Leaving Las Vegas: Are Americans Ready to Put Cataclysmic Consumption and Hedonism Behind Them?

Leaving Las Vegas: Are Americans Ready to Put Cataclysmic Consumption and Hedonism Behind Them?

David Sirota, AlterNet. December 27, 2008.
Will we finally accept the public policy and lifestyle changes that the real world now requires? Or will "Viva Las Vegas" always be America's motto?

Financial Crisis: Deep Down, We All Knew This Was Coming

Financial Crisis: Deep Down, We All Knew This Was Coming

Robert Bryce, CounterPunch. October 10, 2008.
Given the countless warnings that came via Bush's decadent approach to government and regulation, there should be zero surprise we'd be robbed blind.

Lieberman on FOX: Pass the Bailout Because 'It Will Be Good for John McCain'

Lieberman on FOX: Pass the Bailout Because 'It Will Be Good for John McCain'

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. October 2, 2008.
Oh, and also because it'd be good for the country.

Bush Is the 'Picture of a Beaten Dog'

Bush Is the 'Picture of a Beaten Dog'

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. September 30, 2008.
"With due respect and sympathy for the man, that was the picture of a beaten dog. That was the picture of presidential impotence right there."

How Food Riots, Pricey Gas and Home Foreclosures Point to a Better Future

How Food Riots, Pricey Gas and Home Foreclosures Point to a Better Future

Marjorie Kelly, Paul Raskin, AlterNet. May 10, 2008.
We are beset today by a systemic global crisis that could open the way to hopeful transformation. It is up to us.

Wall Street's Economic Chaos Has Big Political Consequences

Wall Street's Economic Chaos Has Big Political Consequences

Nicholas von Hoffman, TheNation.com. March 17, 2008.
As the crisis continues on Wall Street, is it too much to ask McCain, Clinton and Obama to address economic reality?

From Apocalypse to Disaster, America Is Obsessed with the Prospect of Bad News

From Apocalypse to Disaster, America Is Obsessed with the Prospect of Bad News

Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. August 31, 2007.
Author of the new book The Culture of Calamity, Kevin Rozario explains why we are so fond of a good crisis.

Is the Deadly Crash of Our Civilization Inevitable?

Is the Deadly Crash of Our Civilization Inevitable?

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. February 13, 2007.
An interview with author Thomas Homer-Dixon about the social, political, economic and technological crises we face and how long we can sustain the lifestyle that brought them about.

Will Bush Provoke a Constitutional Crisis?

Will Bush Provoke a Constitutional Crisis?

Jeremy Brecher, Brendan Smith, AlterNet. January 7, 2007.
The new Democratic Congress will likely subpoena documents that the White House may refuse to hand over -- if that happens, we may witness a struggle that puts our democratic republic on the brink.