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On AlterNet: tarp

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

If You Thought the Last Bailout of Wall Street Was Disastrous, Here Comes TARP on Steroids

If You Thought the Last Bailout of Wall Street Was Disastrous, Here Comes TARP on Steroids

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. October 29, 2009.
The "Financial Stability Improvement Act" would let Geithner spend as much as he wants for as long as he wants, with no specific oversight.

Bailouts Revisited: Who Got Rescued and Who Got Screwed?

Bailouts Revisited: Who Got Rescued and Who Got Screwed?

Marty Wolfson, Dollars and Sense. September 16, 2009.
And who was deemed too big to fail ... and why?

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.

TARP Watchdog Growls at Treasury over Lack of Transparency

ProPublica July 21, 2009.
"TARP has become a program in which taxpayers are not being told what most of the TARP recipients are doing with their money."

10 Sleazy Ways That Goldman Sachs Distracted Us While Pocketing Billions from the Treasury

10 Sleazy Ways That Goldman Sachs Distracted Us While Pocketing Billions from the Treasury

Nomi Prins, AlterNet. May 28, 2009.
How Goldman deftly diverted attention away from the tens of billions it has taken from the public.

Michael Moore: Madoff Is a Convenient Distraction for a Bunch of Crooks Who Aren't in Jail

Michael Moore: Madoff Is a Convenient Distraction for a Bunch of Crooks Who Aren't in Jail

Michael Moore, Time Magazine. May 2, 2009.
Had Madoff just followed the example of his fellow tycoons, he could have legally multiplied his wealth many times over, legally.

TARP Watchdog Elizabeth Warren Explains Treasury's Strategy, and Why It May Not Be Enough

TARP Watchdog Elizabeth Warren Explains Treasury's Strategy, and Why It May Not Be Enough

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. April 24, 2009.
Warrens work is very important, she is doing us all a great service and should be listened to.

Goldman Sachs Shook Tens of Billions Out of Tax-Payers -- Now They're Whining All the Way to the Bank

Goldman Sachs Shook Tens of Billions Out of Tax-Payers -- Now They're Whining All the Way to the Bank

Dean Baker, AlterNet. April 21, 2009.
The Wall Street crew relied on its political power to ensure that the rules remained rigged, even though their crooked deck wrecked the economy.

Road to Ruin: Burned by Brokers

Road to Ruin: Burned by Brokers

Lagan Sebert, American News Project AlterNet: Video. April 17, 2009.
Will bailout money reach average homeowners dealing with toxic assets?

Getting Real About the Banks' 'Toxic Assets': People Live in Them

Getting Real About the Banks' 'Toxic Assets': People Live in Them

Lagan Sebert, David Murdock, American News Project. April 16, 2009.
"Toxic assets" are actually mortgages and, by extension, houses and the people who are struggling to live in them.

Jon Stewart Gets Comforted By TARP Watchdog Who Calls for 'Smart Regulation'

Jon Stewart Gets Comforted By TARP Watchdog Who Calls for 'Smart Regulation'

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Video. April 16, 2009.
Elizabeth Warren makes Jon Stewart feel better "for the first time in six months."

Obama's Bad Bank Plan Could Destroy His Promising Presidency -- How Do We Push Him in the Right Direction?

Obama's Bad Bank Plan Could Destroy His Promising Presidency -- How Do We Push Him in the Right Direction?

Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post. April 14, 2009.
It ain't easy to play the role of loyal opposition to a progressive president who seems determined at times to be captured by Wall Street.

Is Geithner's Game Up? Damning Report Calls BS on His Smoke-and-Mirrors Bank Rescue Plan

Is Geithner's Game Up? Damning Report Calls BS on His Smoke-and-Mirrors Bank Rescue Plan

Mike Whitney, CounterPunch. April 13, 2009.
Six months and $1 trillion later, and Congress still can't figure out what Geithner is up to. It's a wonder the Treasury chief hasn't been fired yet.

Top Obama Bank Watchdog to Call for CEO Heads to Roll, Attacks Geithner-Summers Plan

Top Obama Bank Watchdog to Call for CEO Heads to Roll, Attacks Geithner-Summers Plan

James Doran, The Observer UK AlterNet: PEEK. April 7, 2009.
Elizabeth Warren says infusing money "into a financially troubled entity without demanding changes in management is preposterous."

Merrill Lynch Bonuses Were 22 Times the Size Of AIG's

Merrill Lynch Bonuses Were 22 Times the Size Of AIG's

Megan Slack, Huffington Post. March 31, 2009.
Merrill Lynch's bonuses to execs totaled $3.6 billion, one-third of the money they received from the feds' TARP bailout.

Brain-Dead Economic Reporting: If Wall Street Approves of Obama's Plan, It Must Be a Winner!

Brain-Dead Economic Reporting: If Wall Street Approves of Obama's Plan, It Must Be a Winner!

Brad Reed, AlterNet. March 25, 2009.
The corporate media's coverage of the administration's bank rescue plan comforts the comfortable.

Geithner’s Bank Plan Made Simple: Probably a Rip-Off

Geithner’s Bank Plan Made Simple: Probably a Rip-Off

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 23, 2009.
Let’s break this down in simple terms.

The Voters' Uprising: President Obama What Are You Thinking?

The Voters' Uprising: President Obama What Are You Thinking?

Don Hazen, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.
Just about everything is riding on how we navigate this unprecedented moment in history; Obama needs to show he's on the right side.

Banks: Time for Permanent Nationalization?

Banks: Time for Permanent Nationalization?

Fred Moseley, Dollars and Sense. March 3, 2009.
If the big banks are "too big to fail", they should be public.

Facing Foreclosure? Don't Leave. Squat.

Facing Foreclosure? Don't Leave. Squat.

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 6, 2009.
In a recent interview, Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur told Americans: 'Be squatters in your own homes. Don't you leave.'

TARP Recipients Spent $114 Million in 2008 on Congress and Political Campaigns

TARP Recipients Spent $114 Million in 2008 on Congress and Political Campaigns

Ben Armbruster, Think Progress AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 5, 2009.
The companies' political activities in 2008 "have, in part, yielded them $295.2 billion from the federal government."

The Bailout: TARP Failing, Next Step Unclear

The Bailout: TARP Failing, Next Step Unclear

Paul Kiel, ProPublica AlterNet: PEEK. January 22, 2009.
The TARP hasn't saved the nation's major banks. So what's next?

The Bailout: TARP Failing, Next Step Unclear

The Bailout: TARP Failing, Next Step Unclear

Paul Kiel, ProPublica. January 21, 2009.
The TARP hasn't saved the nation's major banks. So what's next?

Was the 'Credit Crunch' a Myth Used to Sell a Trillion-Dollar Scam?

Was the 'Credit Crunch' a Myth Used to Sell a Trillion-Dollar Scam?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 29, 2008.
Even as the media continue to repeat the claim that credit has frozen up, evidence has emerged suggesting the entire story is wrong.

Republicans On Why They Hate Unions

Republicans On Why They Hate Unions

Emptywheel, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. December 20, 2008.
As if you needed any more proof that the Republican attempt to break the UAW a week ago Thursday was really just a political stunt.