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

Obama's Squandered Honeymoon: How Botched Bailouts Hamper Healthcare Reform

Obama's Squandered Honeymoon: How Botched Bailouts Hamper Healthcare Reform

Rob Johnson, NewDeal 2.0. August 31, 2009.
By refusing to stand up to the finance oligarchs, the Obama Admistration fed the cynics and dissipated the opportunity for real change.

Abyss of Joblessness: The Economy Can't Improve Unless We Put People Back to Work

Abyss of Joblessness: The Economy Can't Improve Unless We Put People Back to Work

Bob Herbert, The New York Times. June 29, 2009.
How do you put together a consumer economy that works when the consumers are out of work?

Was the Economic Meltdown a Crisis of Masculinity Run Amuck?  It's Time for Women to Step In

Was the Economic Meltdown a Crisis of Masculinity Run Amuck? It's Time for Women to Step In

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. June 27, 2009.
If it had been Lehman Brothers and Sisters, would the financial meltdown have shaken out in the same way?

Obama's False Financial Reform Is Nothing But Smooth Talk and Some Fuzzy Plans

Obama's False Financial Reform Is Nothing But Smooth Talk and Some Fuzzy Plans

William Greider, The Nation. June 25, 2009.
Missing in the Obama plan are hard rules -- the classic quality of laws that command behavior by prescribing "thou shalt" or 'thou shalt not."

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

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?

House Approves $106B Bill to Fund Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan

Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post June 16, 2009.
House Democrats backed President Obama despite misgivings.

Why Goldman Sachs Is the Greediest and Most Dastardly of the Wall Street Pigs

Why Goldman Sachs Is the Greediest and Most Dastardly of the Wall Street Pigs

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. May 22, 2009.
Goldman holds billions in taxpayer cash, plans for billions in exec bonuses this year, and has powerful friends in Obama's govt. up the wazoo.

Hightower: Democrats Give Wall Street a Big, Wet Kiss

Hightower: Democrats Give Wall Street a Big, Wet Kiss

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. May 11, 2009.
Yet more evidence that the banks own Washington.

How Is He Doing? Obama's First 100 Days and His Next 900

How Is He Doing? Obama's First 100 Days and His Next 900

Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. April 23, 2009.
As we mark the first 100 days of his presidency, it is staggering to consider the enormous challenges President Obama inherited from his predecessor.

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

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.

Obama's Bad Bank Plan Could Destroy His Promising Presidency -- How Do We Push Him in the Right Direction?

Obama's Bad Bank Plan Could Destroy His Promising Presidency -- How Do We Push Him in the Right Direction?

Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post. April 14, 2009.
It ain't easy to play the role of loyal opposition to a progressive president who seems determined at times to be captured by Wall Street.

How the Toxic Asset Plan Will Magically Make Your Money Disappear

How the Toxic Asset Plan Will Magically Make Your Money Disappear

Cenk Uygur, Huffington Post. April 11, 2009.
Geithner's "plan" will pick your pocket to pay off some of the richest people in America.

The Geithner-Summers Plan: Even Worse Than We Thought

The Geithner-Summers Plan: Even Worse Than We Thought

Jeffrey Sachs, Huffington Post. April 8, 2009.
Insiders can easily game the system created by Geithner and Summers, costing taxpayers up to a trillion dollars or more.

'Too Big to Fail' Is Too Big -- Period

'Too Big to Fail' Is Too Big -- Period

Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate. April 4, 2009.
The "too big" claim forms the rationale for the diversion of regular people's money into rich people's pockets.

We're Still Getting Screwed: Geithner Plan Will Make the Rich Richer!

We're Still Getting Screwed: Geithner Plan Will Make the Rich Richer!

Dean Baker, AlterNet. April 1, 2009.
Some hedge and equity fund managers could make hundreds of millions or even billions off the Geithner plan.

Krugman: The Market Wizards Were Exposed as Frauds -- Too Bad Obama's Team Still Believes in Their Magic

Krugman: The Market Wizards Were Exposed as Frauds -- Too Bad Obama's Team Still Believes in Their Magic

Paul Krugman, The New York Times. March 27, 2009.
The Obama administration thinks a little regulatory tinkering will take Wall Street back to its glory days of fraudulent finance.

Geithner's Plan Is Like an Oil Spill

Geithner's Plan Is Like an Oil Spill

Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Environment. March 25, 2009.
Much ado about Exxon Valdez and Geithner's plan for toxic assets.

Will Anger at AIG and Geithner's New Bank Plan Help Unions?

Will Anger at AIG and Geithner's New Bank Plan Help Unions?

Art Levine, Huffington Post. March 25, 2009.
There's a chance that the fury over those AIG bonuses and bungled bailouts may be channeled into real economic, labor rights and health-care reform.

Time to Take the Steering Wheel out of Geithner's Hands

Time to Take the Steering Wheel out of Geithner's Hands

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. March 24, 2009.
The issue isn't whether Geithner's a nice guy; it's his ideas, which are as toxic as the assets that have hamstrung the economy.

Framing Alert: Geithner Avoids 'Toxic' Embraces 'Legacy'

Framing Alert: Geithner Avoids 'Toxic' Embraces 'Legacy'

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. March 23, 2009.
There's only so many ways to spin "toxic."

The President Needs to Hear Millions of Second Opinions on His Economic Plans

The President Needs to Hear Millions of Second Opinions on His Economic Plans

William Greider, The Washington Post. March 23, 2009.
Obama is trapped between the governing elites who decide things and the people who are governed. Which side is he on?

Geithner Admits Treasury Pushed for Bonus Loophole, Takes Full Responsibility

Geithner Admits Treasury Pushed for Bonus Loophole, Takes Full Responsibility

Nick Sabloff, Huffington Post AlterNet: Video. March 19, 2009.
Geithner confirmed that his department had pushed Dodd to add a loophole in the federal stimulus bill allowing bailout recipients to receive bonuses.

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

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?

Dodd: Treasury Officials Insisted On Weakening Bonus Provision

Dodd: Treasury Officials Insisted On Weakening Bonus Provision

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 18, 2009.
The disclosure should put to rest one aspect of the debate over how AIG was allowed to dole out $165 million in bonus payments.

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AIG's "Best and Brightest"? Try Dumb and Dumbest

Maura Kelly, Comment Is Free. March 18, 2009.
The top guys at AIG are trying to cheat honest taxpayers out of their money.