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On AlterNet: larry summers

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "larry summers"

No Matter Who Loses, Goldman Sachs Wins

No Matter Who Loses, Goldman Sachs Wins

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. 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

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

Bankrupt GM Begins Slashing Jobs

Harry Hanbury, American News Project AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. 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?

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

What the?! Larry Summers Falls Asleep During Obama Meeting

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. 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?

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

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

Activists Jump On Stage During Larry Summers Speech

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. 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.

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

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

Obama's Economic Team: Reactions Roundup

Staff, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. 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

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

Why Larry Summers Is a Bad Choice for an Obama Administration

Veronica Arreola, The Women's Media Center. November 9, 2008.
A person who scoffs at discrimination does not represent the type of change we need in the next administration.