On AlterNet: stimulus package

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For Obama, No Opportunity Is Too Big to Blow

Naomi Klein, TheNation.com. December 21, 2009.

No President since FDR has been handed as many opportunities to transform the U.S. into something that doesn't threaten the stability of life on this planet. Is he blowing it?

Testicular Politics: Obama Is Getting Punked By the Big Dogs of Banking, Does He Have the Balls to Do What's Right?

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?

9 Reasons Obama's Fiscal Plan Fails Both Markets and Taxpayers

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.

Why Dishing Out Cash to the Pentagon Is No Solution for the Unemployment Crisis

Frida Berrigan, TomDispatch.com. March 13, 2009.

We must ignore the defense contractors' claims that defense spending will stimulate the economy.

The Spectacular, Sudden Crash of the Global 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.

The GOP Fought the Stimulus, But Now It's Hungry for the Money

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post. February 19, 2009.

The unanimous Republican opposition is now struggling to bring stimulus money home.

That Was in Fact a Huge Win for Obama Last Week

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.

Wall Streeters Want Our Pity -- Gimme a Break

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.

Call Yourself a "Centrist" and Magically Get Away with Selling out the American People

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.

The $800 Billion Gamble: Economists Say Stimulus Cuts Could Be 'Disastrous'

Thomas B. Edsall, Huffington Post. February 9, 2009.

There is no guarantee that the stimulus legislation will pull the country -- or the global economy -- out of its downward spiral.

Charles Krauthammer and Reality: Still Not Friends

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 6, 2009.

Poor Chuck -- he's lost his way.

Republicans Throw Fit Over Family Planning Provisions in Stimulus Bill

Mary Jane Gallagher, Robin Summers, National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association. 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.

Rush Limbaugh 177, Barack Obama 0

Cenk Uygur, Huffington Post. January 30, 2009.

"People will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy."

Republicans' Bizarre Collective Response to Obama's Economic Recovery Plan: We're Out to Lunch

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.

Will the Economic Stimulus Be Too Compromised to Work?

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.

Obama Is Tinkering with Changes to the Banking System While Big Finance Collapses

Charlie Cray, AlterNet. January 14, 2009.

The absence of any serious debate over financial regulatory reform at this moment in time is frightening.

Note to Obama: Thinking Small Will Lead to Disaster

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.

Union Ramps Up Massive Campaign to Keep Obama's Feet to the Fire

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.

Republicans Fight Obama's Stimulus Plan, Fearing Its Success Will Mean Years of Political Oblivion

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.

Obama and Senate Dems Prepping for Quick, Massive Stimulus Package

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. 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."

The Economic Recovery Plan America Needs

Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect. February 15, 2008.

A "stimulus" package only works for ordinary, business-cycle downturns. But this is no ordinary recession.

Proposed Stimulus Package Not Enough

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.

The Boom Was a Bust for Ordinary People

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.

The Stimulus Swindle

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.

Want to Stimulate the Economy? Tax the Wealthy

Chuck Collins, AlterNet. January 24, 2008.

Underlying our economic crisis is a polarization of income and wealth.