On AlterNet: econopocalypse
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "econopocalypse"
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. April 17, 2009.
John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, and the rest of what passes for leadership in the Republican Party these days are in trouble.
Leslie Casimir, New America Media. April 16, 2009.
Domestic workers are the first to be let go as professionals tighten their household budgets in this recession.
Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. April 3, 2009.
"Over the past 12 months, the number of unemployed persons has grown by about 5.3 million."
Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. April 2, 2009.
Republicans twisted themselves into pretzels opposing compensation limits to bank executives, despite the fact that 81% of Americans support it.
Alex Leo, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 27, 2009.
This makes about as much sense as anything, really.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. March 26, 2009.
Mr. Geithner, in his opening statement, called for "comprehensive reform. Not modest repairs at the margin, but new rules of the game."
Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 17, 2009.
At least in one county devastated by the econopocalypse.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 12, 2009.
Hey, it's always good to be prepared.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 10, 2009.
President Obama can chew gum while walking folks.
Staff, Brave New Films AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 7, 2009.
The Senate must quickly take up bankruptcy reform legislation and pass it.
Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest. March 6, 2009.
Despite the efforts of the feds, the bank whose motto is "the Citi never sleeps" may soon be sleeping with the fishes.
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 6, 2009.
As America's Misery Index soars, so must our Empathy Index.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 6, 2009.
It just keeps getting worse.
David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. March 5, 2009.
Any institution that is allowed to become so foundational to the whole economy should be at least partially nationalized.
Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. March 4, 2009.
Conservatives claim Obama is responsible for all drops in the stock market. Clearly, the American people don’t agree.
Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. March 2, 2009.
This is one scary front page.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Video. February 28, 2009.
Obama has cast himself "a populist crusader willing to do battle with special interests to expand health care, curb pollution and improve education."
Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future. February 27, 2009.
It would almost be funny if their ideas about spending didn't lead us into the deepest financial catastrophe in nearly a century.
Ryan Powers, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. February 26, 2009.
667,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week.
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 25, 2009.
Hot on the heels of the banking crisis, the employment crisis, and the foreclosure crisis, the country is on the verge of a credit card crisis.
Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. February 23, 2009.
This is not good.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 22, 2009.
"The people elected him. And I'm willing to give him a good shot and try to help make this work."
Ryan Grim, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 21, 2009.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., believes that failed "zombie" banks, no matter what their size, should be taken over by the government.
Maura Moynihan, AlterNet AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 21, 2009.
Support local businesses and strike back against the commercial conglomeration of America.
Stirling Newberry, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. February 20, 2009.
If Bernanke were a hip hop artist, he'd be called 2Little2L8.
