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Which Bank Is the Worst for America? 5 Behemoths That Hold Our Political System Hostage

Sarah Jaffe, Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 19, 2011.

We've ranked the banks based on how shamelessly they game the political process through lobbying, revolving door politics and campaign donations.

Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley Could Be Headed Toward Collapse -- Will Obama Have the Guts to Do the Right Thing This Time?

Robert Kuttner, AlterNet. October 10, 2011.

If events turn critical again and we face a repeat risk of the seizing up of financial markets as in the fall of 2008, the president will need to make a fateful decision.

Drumbeat to Boot Geithner Gets Louder, on Eve of Hearings on Disastrous Economic Crash

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. January 12, 2010.

The Treasury Secretary's pro-Wall Street policies, along with those of adviser Larry Summers, are failing.

Why This Economic "Recovery" Will Be the Worst of Your Lifetime

Ian Welsh, Open Left. October 13, 2009.

All the Obama administration has done is put the economy on life support then wander away.

Obama's Squandered Honeymoon: How Botched Bailouts Hamper Healthcare Reform

Rob Johnson, NewDeal 2.0. August 31, 2009.

By refusing to stand up to the finance oligarchs, the Obama Admistration fed the cynics and dissipated the opportunity for real change.

Was the Economic Meltdown a Crisis of Masculinity Run Amuck? It's Time for Women to Step In

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. June 27, 2009.

If it had been Lehman Brothers and Sisters, would the financial meltdown have shaken out in the same way?

Obama's False Financial Reform Is Nothing But Smooth Talk and Some Fuzzy Plans

William Greider, The Nation. June 25, 2009.

Missing in the Obama plan are hard rules -- the classic quality of laws that command behavior by prescribing "thou shalt" or 'thou shalt not."

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?

Have Geithner and Summers Seen the Error of Their Ways and What Does it Mean For Our Future?

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. June 18, 2009.

Summers and Geitner finally condemned the Wall Street shenanigans they once abetted. But will this mean any real change in Obama's policy?

Why Goldman Sachs Is the Greediest and Most Dastardly of the Wall Street Pigs

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. May 22, 2009.

Goldman holds billions in taxpayer cash, plans for billions in exec bonuses this year, and has powerful friends in Obama's govt. up the wazoo.

Hightower: Democrats Give Wall Street a Big, Wet Kiss

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. May 11, 2009.

Yet more evidence that the banks own Washington.

Geithner and Summers Want More Debt Bubbles: The Result Could Be Catastrophic

Thom Hartmann, Smirking Chimp. April 16, 2009.

The Geithner/Summers plan seems to hinge on reinflating the debt bubble. The outcome will be inflation, a more serious crash, or both.

The Geithner-Summers Plan: Even Worse Than We Thought

Jeffrey Sachs, Huffington Post. April 8, 2009.

Insiders can easily game the system created by Geithner and Summers, costing taxpayers up to a trillion dollars or more.

Obama Won on a Populist Surge -- So Where's the Populist Policy?

Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate. February 19, 2009.

In no time at all the treasury secretary has reduced Obama's populist bark to a puppy whimper. What are we going to do about it?

Why Is the Government Hell-Bent on Rewarding Greed, Incompetence and Narcissism?

Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate. February 5, 2009.

Washington shouldn't reward Wall Street's culture of excess. Instead, it should insist that those who wrecked the economy be fired.

What Obama Left out of His Economic Recovery Plan: Higher Wages and Debt Relief

Mike Whitney, Dissident Voice. January 28, 2009.

This is not a normal recession where the mismatch between supply and demand will work itself out over time.

Obama Deputy Steve Hildebrand: Liberals Need To STFU

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. December 8, 2008.

After the past eight years, it's a bit much to stomach someone saying "just shut up and trust me, because I know better."

Summers and Gibbs Both Get Jobs From Obama

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. November 23, 2008.

Obama has selected Summers to lead National Economic Council, Gibbs as press secretary.

Larry Summers Out as Obama's Treasury Pick?

Matt Stoller, Open Left. November 14, 2008.

Victoria McGrane and Lisa Lerer from the Politico are reporting that Larry Summers is on the outs with Obama's transition team.