On AlterNet: nationalization

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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.

Too Big to Fail? Take it Over.

Mark Brenner, Labor Notes. April 8, 2009.

Bankers have driven our economy off a cliff. Why hand them the keys again?

The Only Way to Avoid Wasting Many Billions More: Take Over the Banks

Joseph Stiglitz, The Nation. March 7, 2009.

American banks have polluted the economy; it's a matter of equity and efficiency that they now be forced to clean it up.

Nationalization Is Not Scary, It's as 'American as Apple Pie'

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. February 26, 2009.

Nationalization is everywhere in America and has been for a long time.

Sen. Schumer: Failed 'Zombie' Banks Should Be Nationalized

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.

Nationalizing the Banks Seems Inevitable: How Bad Does It Have to Get First?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 16, 2009.

Failure to act decisively over the collapse of our banking system could mire the US in a protracted slump, like Japan's "lost decade" in the '90s.

Obama Financial Team to Taxpayers: You’ll Get Nothing, and Like It

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 2, 2009.

We're paying to nationalize the banks all right, we just can't talk about it -- nor can we profit from it.

Is the Entire Bailout Strategy Flawed? Let's Rethink This Before It's Too Late

Joseph Stiglitz, CNN. February 2, 2009.

We gave the banks hundreds of billions to start lending again, and instead they're just hoarding the cash, waiting until things settle down.

Dr. Paulson's Magic Potion Is Pure Poison for Us

William Greider, The Nation. October 17, 2008.

The Treasury Secretary's infusion of cash is a tonic for the bad boys of Wall Street. For a cure, we'll have to wait for a new president.

Wall Street Bailout Takes Us Back to the U.S.S.R

David Sirota, AlterNet. September 26, 2008.

Lawmakers are pushing kleptocratic socialism -- a system where the objective is theft.