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Obama's Economic Reforms Should Re-structure the System -- Not Just Reform It

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. June 22, 2009.
We're dealing with a political elite that is more Clintonesque than Rooseveltesque. Will meaningful change be possible?

Geithner and Summers Want More Debt Bubbles: The Result Could Be Catastrophic

Thom Hartmann, Smirking Chimp. April 16, 2009.
The Geithner/Summers plan seems to hinge on reinflating the debt bubble. The outcome will be inflation, a more serious crash, or both.

Who Should Resist, and Who Will Become Serfs?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. April 7, 2009.
If we don't stop the rapacious looting of the public treasury, we'll be left with trillions in debts and a robust police state.

Is This the Moment for a True Populist Movement?

Nick Penniman, Harry Hanbury, American News Project AlterNet: Video. March 31, 2009.
Everyone agrees: The populist fires are burning. But what's next?

What Would the Man Who Got Us Out of the Last Depression Do About Wall Street's Greed?

Chuck Collins, Sam Pizzigati, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.
What would FDR do if he were around to see AIG's bonus bozos spit in the face of the American taxpayer?

Unemployment Benefit Claims Hit Highest Level Since 1982

Ryan Powers, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. February 26, 2009.
667,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week.

Econopocalypse: We're Already Worse Off Than the Great Depression

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. February 23, 2009.
This is not good.

How Far Down the Economic Hole Are We Headed?

Frank Rich, The New York Times. February 23, 2009.
No one knows, of course, but a bigger question may be whether we really want to know.

Krugman: Who Will Stop the Economic Pain?

Paul Krugman, The New York Times. February 21, 2009.
We're in the midst of a crisis that bears an eerie resemblance to the onset of the Depression. How and when will it all end?

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

Stirling Newberry, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. February 20, 2009.
If Bernanke were a hip hop artist, he'd be called 2Little2L8.

Army Suicides in January Outnumbered Combat Deaths

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. February 11, 2009.
The NIMH is spending $50 million on research to figure out why. Doesn't common sense tell us enough?

To End This Financial Crisis, Americans Are Going to Have to Get Angry

Steve Fraser, Tomdispatch.com. February 11, 2009.
FDR alone didn't pull America out of the Great Depression. The passion of ordinary citizens did. Can we do it again?

The $800 Billion Gamble: Economists Say Stimulus Cuts Could Be 'Disastrous'

Thomas B. Edsall, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 9, 2009.
There is no guarantee that the stimulus legislation will pull the country -- or the global economy -- out of its downward spiral.

People Must Stop Believing in the Free Market Fairies

Heroesall, Unstuffed AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 8, 2009.
Even now, with the world economy swirling down the S-bend, we hear some hardy souls claiming that 'the free market will fix it.'

Terrifying Numbers: A Look at the Econopocalypse

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. February 8, 2009.
The current recession that the United States economy finds itself in is, by far, dramatically worse than the recessions of 1990-91 and 2001.

Suicides Surge as Financial Crisis Worsens

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. February 6, 2009.
Our readers respond to a recent story about the increase in suicides as more Americans face economic desperation.

Economic PTSD: The Psychological Effects of the Recession

Michael Bader, AlterNet. January 14, 2009.
We feel responsible for things we didn't do and helpless in the face of things we couldn't do.

This Looks Like the Start of a Second Great Depression

Paul Krugman, The New York Times. January 7, 2009.
Will we act swiftly and boldly enough to stop it from happening?

How Obama Can Leverage the Chicago Factory Sit-In to Help American Workers

Peter Dreier, Huffington Post. December 9, 2008.
Grassroots activism helped Obama win the presidency. It could also help him fix the economy.

All the Talk of a Depression Is ... Depressing

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. November 26, 2008.
The Democrats have always sung "happy days are here again," but it doesn't seem to be the right song for these hard times.

America in Free Fall

Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future. November 21, 2008.
Congress might adjourn without acting on the deepening economic crisis, leaving Obama to inherit the catastrophe.

The Coming Econ-ocalypse: Job Markets Tank

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. November 20, 2008.
I don't want to alarm anyone, but the job market appears to be in pretty horrendous shape.

My Depression -- or Ours?

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. October 14, 2008.
The Bush administration managed to turn that misplaced fear we had after 9/11 into something like prophecy and bring down the house.

The Spiral Continues: Panic in the Markets

Stirling Newberry, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. October 10, 2008.
For those of you who slept well last night, here is what happened.

John McCain: Economic Disaster

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films AlterNet: Election 2008. September 30, 2008.
McCain can't fix the economic crisis he helped cause.

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