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Obama Hits Up Wall Street 'Fat Cats' For Reelection Funds, But What About Jobs?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. June 13, 2011.

As Barack Obama gears up for his reelection fight, Wall Street donors are leery of handing over the cash--and former advisers warn about jobs.

The Plutocrats Are Living It up: Larry Summers' Gilded Path to Money and Power

Matthew Skomarovsky, LittleSis Blog. January 13, 2011.

Larry Summers’ shuffling from Harvard to the White House is symptomatic of a new American plutocracy that keeps the gears of corruption greased.

The Great American Stickup: How the Political Class Mugged America and Handed the Money Over to Wall St.

Amy Goodman, Robert Scheer, Democracy Now!. September 7, 2010.

With so much opportunity, why has Obama presided over such an economic disaster?

Unless You're a Shill for Banks and Big Business, The Washington Elites Will Call You Controversial

David Sirota, AlterNet. July 21, 2010.

Tim Geithner and Chris Dodd's opposition to Elizabeth Warren stems from the fact that she wasn't a puppet for big banks.

America's Ten Most Corrupt Capitalists

Zach Carter, AlterNet. May 13, 2010.

Wall Street's captains of industry and top policymakers in Washington are often the same people. A lot of them get rich by playing for both teams.

GeithnerGate: Obama's Treasury Sec. Should Get the Boot and Let's Take Our Money Back Too

Les Leopold, Dylan Ratigan, AlterNet. January 12, 2010.

By all means, let's fire Geithner -- and let's also target Wall Street as a whole. Also: MSNBC Host Dylan Ratigan's case against Geithner.

How an Article on Larry Summers Caused Huge Riots in India

Jan Frel, AlterNet. January 8, 2010.

A blog entry on Summer's Indian billionaire sponsor became a major TV sensation in the southern India, sparking mass riots against the oligarch's business interests.

No Matter Who Loses, Goldman Sachs Wins

Digby, Hullabaloo. October 6, 2009.

Goldman stands to receive a payment of $1 billion -- while U.S. taxpayers would lose $2.3 billion -- if embattled commercial lender CIT files bankruptcy.

Meet Larry Summers’s Ex-Boss, a Billionaire with a Blood Feud

Mark Ames, eXiled Online. August 25, 2009.

If you judge a person by the company they keep, then Obama's top economic advisor has some serious splainin' to do.

Bankrupt GM Begins Slashing Jobs

Harry Hanbury, American News Project. June 24, 2009.

Despite the government's efforts to keep GM afloat, the company is hemorrhaging jobs.

Is Larry Summers Taking Kickbacks From the Banks He's Bailing Out?

Mark Ames, AlterNet. May 29, 2009.

Why did Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley steer millions to a company Larry Summers directed while he administered "stress tests" on them?

What the?! Larry Summers Falls Asleep During Obama Meeting

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. April 23, 2009.

Summers seemed less than interested in Obama's meeting with credit card executives.

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.

Obama's Top Economic Adviser Is Greedy and Highly Compromised

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant. April 10, 2009.

Among the payoffs Larry Summers received: $45K from Merrill Lynch days before he joined Obama's team. And it gets worse.

Activists Jump On Stage During Larry Summers Speech

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. April 9, 2009.

"Larry Summers is part of the problem," screamed one of the activists. "He is a toxic mess."

Facing Foreclosure? Don't Leave. Squat.

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 6, 2009.

In a recent interview, Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur told Americans: 'Be squatters in your own homes. Don't you leave.'

Obama's Treasury Pick Has All the Wrong Ideas

William Greider, TheNation.com. November 25, 2008.

Timothy Geithner is an architect, and now an enabler, of the unfolding crisis.

Obama's Economic Team: Reactions Roundup

Staff, Huffington Post. November 24, 2008.

Barack Obama officially announced the key players in his economic team. Some reactions are excited, others doubtful.

Keep Larry Summers as Far as Possible from the U.S. Treasury

Mark Ames, TheNation.com. November 12, 2008.

In light of all of the corruption and cronyism that have marked the career of Lawrence Summers, why is Obama considering him for treasury secretary?

Why Larry Summers Is a Bad Choice for an Obama Administration

Veronica Arreola, DELETED. November 9, 2008.

A person who scoffs at discrimination does not represent the type of change we need in the next administration.

Obama Has One Last Chance to Redeem Himself -- Will He Sell Out to Big Oil?

Bill McKibben, December 31, 1969.