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On AlterNet: recession

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

TIME Names Bernanke (Wall Street's) Person of the Year

TIME Names Bernanke (Wall Street's) Person of the Year

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. December 16, 2009.
The Fed chairman is Wall Street's Government Official of the Year! OK, OK -- one of many.

10% of Americans Are Unemployed So Why Are Feds Getting Big Raises?

10% of Americans Are Unemployed So Why Are Feds Getting Big Raises?

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. December 11, 2009.
Despite the recession, more federal employees than ever are making six-figure salaries paid for by cash-strapped taxpayers.

Good News on Jobs Front but Still no Signs of a

Good News on Jobs Front but Still no Signs of a "Robust" Recovery

Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. December 4, 2009.
Employers are cutting jobs at a much slower rate.

Fed Up With Federalism

Fed Up With Federalism

Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect. December 3, 2009.
How America's commitment to states' rights is undermining our economic recovery.

The Recession Is Taking a Bite Out of Meat Consumption

The Recession Is Taking a Bite Out of Meat Consumption

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. December 2, 2009.
More than half of Americans have cut back on meat. Martha Stewart broadcasts a meatless Thanksgiving show. What gives?

This Is George Bush's Recession: Why Doesn't Anybody Talk About That?

This Is George Bush's Recession: Why Doesn't Anybody Talk About That?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 30, 2009.
If the partisan tables were turned, the GOP would waste no time laying the blame on Democrats. We need to do the same to build political capital for key fights ahead.

Obama's Strongest Supporters Suffering the Most in Recession, While Elites Thrive

Obama's Strongest Supporters Suffering the Most in Recession, While Elites Thrive

Bob Herbert, The New York Times. November 16, 2009.
The young, the black and the poor are among those who are being hammered unmercifully in this long and cruel economic downturn that the financial elites are telling us is over.

Bill Moyers and James Galbraith: Our Free Market Makes Economic Collapse Inevitable

Bill Moyers and James Galbraith: Our Free Market Makes Economic Collapse Inevitable

Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. November 2, 2009.
Until we realize that our system itself is untenable, we'll be doomed to economic meltdowns.

The Dow and the Down and Out

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. October 16, 2009.
The top 1 percent owns more wealth then the bottom 90 percent. CEOs of large corporations earn 400 times what their workers make. That is not what America is supposed to be about.

Turning Lead Into Gold: How CEOs'

Turning Lead Into Gold: How CEOs' "Performance Incentives" Are Screwing Everybody

Sam Pizzigati, Sarah Anderson, AlterNet. October 6, 2009.
A new Institute for Policy Studies Report shows how big-business bubbles are keeping CEOs in the black -- and robbing the little guy.

Why Have Mainstream Media Neglected the Recession's Human Costs?

Why Have Mainstream Media Neglected the Recession's Human Costs?

Katrina Vanden Heuvel, The Nation AlterNet: Politics. October 6, 2009.
According to a new Pew study, little attention has been paid to the way America's financial crisis has affected its citizens.

Where's the Progressive Agenda for the Great Recession?

Where's the Progressive Agenda for the Great Recession?

Les Leopold, AlterNet AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. September 25, 2009.
It's been AWOL thus far.

It's Still a Recession, Stupid!

It's Still a Recession, Stupid!

Sen. Bernie Sanders, September 18, 2009.
Just the other day, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said "it is very likely that the recession has ended."

Young Workers in Free Fall: 1/3 Under 35 Live with Parents

Young Workers in Free Fall: 1/3 Under 35 Live with Parents

Art Levine, AlterNet. September 3, 2009.
So much for the economic independence that's supposed to come with young adulthood.

Taibbi: TARP Bailout Reports Are B.S.

Taibbi: TARP Bailout Reports Are B.S.

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. September 1, 2009.
The Fed's decision to brag publicly about a few loans that are actually performing stinks of intellectual desperation.

New Study Exposes 2007 as the Year of the Super-Rich

New Study Exposes 2007 as the Year of the Super-Rich

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. August 18, 2009.
In 2007, the year before the Great Recession began, America's super rich partied — as never before. The evidence? We look at the year's freshly crunched income numbers.

Ben Bernanke's Bad Teachers

Ben Bernanke's Bad Teachers

Gerald Friedman, Dollars and Sense. July 29, 2009.
Bernanke has conducted an economic policy as cruel as it has been ineffective. But the blame here lies squarely on the economics profession.

The Stimulus Delivers: Boston's Revitalization

The Stimulus Delivers: Boston's Revitalization

William Rivers Pitt, TruthOut.org. July 23, 2009.
Stimulus-funded infrastructure projects are patching together beantown's crumbling facade.

Sex, Dating and the Recession

Sex, Dating and the Recession

Mary Hall, Huffington Post. July 17, 2009.
The recession may help strengthen our relationships.

Our Economy Needs at Least $2 Trillion in Stimulus Spending Right Now -- Tens of Millions of Jobs Are at Stake

Our Economy Needs at Least $2 Trillion in Stimulus Spending Right Now -- Tens of Millions of Jobs Are at Stake

Dean Baker, The Guardian. July 16, 2009.
Politicians and pundits in Washington are either too ignorant, dishonest, or scared to talk about the expenditures that this economy needs.

Recession Leads to Disrepair for NYC Apartments

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and JENNIFER 8. LEE, The New York Times July 14, 2009.

When Will the Recovery Begin? Never

When Will the Recovery Begin? Never

Robert B. Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. July 10, 2009.
Are green shoots emerging? Not until people feel more secure economically.

What's Really Draining State Money?

What's Really Draining State Money?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. July 8, 2009.
To become less unstable, states are going to have to first become less unequal.

Unemployed and on the Verge of Losing Everything:

Unemployed and on the Verge of Losing Everything: "I Don't Know How I'll Make It"

Rachel Neumann, AlterNet. July 6, 2009.
Luz Guerra has already lost her job. Now she might lose her car, her home and her health insurance.

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?