On AlterNet: stimulus package
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "stimulus package"
William Greider, The Nation. April 24, 2009.
What we are witnessing is a high-stakes melodrama of glandular politics. Will Obama roll over or fight back?
Joseph Stiglitz, Project Syndicate. March 26, 2009.
The real failings in the Obama recovery program lie not in the stimulus package, but in its efforts to revive financial markets.
Frida Berrigan, Tomdispatch.com. March 13, 2009.
We must ignore the defense contractors' claims that defense spending will stimulate the economy.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 24, 2009.
In a short period of months, the entire system of global capitalism has screeched to a halt. No one knows what happens next.
Ryan Grim, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 19, 2009.
The unanimous Republican opposition is now struggling to bring stimulus money home.
Frank Rich, The New York Times. February 16, 2009.
Obama mowed down the GOP with a stimulus bill victory last week. The biggest mistake he can make now is to be too timid.
Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate. February 13, 2009.
Those poor, unappreciated Wall Street execs keep whining about the prospect of pay caps. Someone pass a hankie.
Paul Krugman, The New York Times. February 10, 2009.
What do you call someone who deprives millions of decent health care, but offers a $15k bonus to affluent people who flip their houses? Centrist.
Thomas B. Edsall, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 9, 2009.
There is no guarantee that the stimulus legislation will pull the country -- or the global economy -- out of its downward spiral.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. February 6, 2009.
Poor Chuck -- he's lost his way.
Mary Jane Gallagher, Robin Summers, National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. January 31, 2009.
Let's take a moment to clear up some of the myths the GOP perpetuated this week about the provision it lobbied so hard to destroy.
Cenk Uygur, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. January 30, 2009.
"People will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy."
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 30, 2009.
The economy is in freefall and the House GOP just stood back, making ridiculous ideological speeches about socialism.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. January 16, 2009.
The Obama administration has to get this measure right. There won't be a second chance down the road.
Charlie Cray, AlterNet. January 14, 2009.
The absence of any serious debate over financial regulatory reform at this moment in time is frightening.
Robert Kuttner, AlterNet. January 12, 2009.
As he crafts an economic recovery plan, Obama faces the danger of being too "post-partisan" and doing too little too late.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. January 9, 2009.
The SEIU says it's making a big push and committing huge resources to work for the passage of key progressive measures to aid working families.
Dean Baker, AlterNet. January 6, 2009.
For Republicans, one lesson of the New Deal is that it left the Democrats firmly in power for more than 20 years.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. November 24, 2008.
"I want to see [a stimulus package] enacted right away. It is going to be of a size and scope that is needed to get this economy back on track."
Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect. February 15, 2008.
A "stimulus" package only works for ordinary, business-cycle downturns. But this is no ordinary recession.
Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. February 6, 2008.
Given the magnitude of the economic pain that Americans are facing, it's imperative to demand measures that will soften the blow.
Barbara Ehrenreich, The Washington Post. February 5, 2008.
Our challenge isn't just to prop up stock prices but to rebuild an economy in which everyone shares the good times.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. January 25, 2008.
Leading figures of both parties seem eager to help limit the debate over "stimulus" and make the final package a corporate goodie bag.
Chuck Collins, AlterNet. January 24, 2008.
Underlying our economic crisis is a polarization of income and wealth.
Nomi Prins, The Wip. January 24, 2008.
There's a national economy, and then there's a "people's economy." Guess which one will see more "relief."
