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How to Reframe the Poverty Debate

Margy Waller, The Mobility Agenda. December 2, 2008.
The policy discussions we're currently having about poverty will not lead to much progress.

From the blogs

The $70-an-Hour Autoworker Myth: A Zombie That Just Won't Die?

by Art Levine, Huffington Post

The $70-an-hour autoworker lie is alive and well, roaming the media landscape.

Bush Takes a Last-Minute Swipe at Workers' Rights

by Satyam Khanna, Think Progress

The proposal is "one of about 20 highly contentious rules the Bush administration is planning to issue in its final weeks."

Republicans Just Can't Stop Picking Partisan Fights

by Digby, Hullabaloo

Just in case anyone thinks the spirit of bipartisanship has overtaken Congress in light of the severe financial crisis, think again.

Conservatives Say Low Wages Will Solve the Economic Crisis, But the Opposite Is True

by Stirling Newberry, Firedoglake

FDR knew that high wages are good… and we should too.

Obama's Wall Street Woes

by Robert L. Borosage, Huffington Post

Is this the change we need? The depth of the crisis we face renders the old arguments irrelevant.

Just in Time for the Holidays: Obama's Shopping Advice for Nervous Consumers

by Steve Benen, Washington Monthly

The president-elect doesn't want to discourage people from spending money right now. He also doesn't want to look like Bush.

Obama Addresses Worries That There Isn't Enough 'Change' in His Cabinet Picks

by Steve Benen, Washington Monthly

"Understand where the vision for change comes from first and foremost: it comes from me."

Here are Some Sickening Figures to Help Put the Bailout in Perspective

by Staff, AlterNet

Barry Ritholtz puts the current bailout figures in a historical perspective ... and it ain't pretty folks.

Obama Should Not Ignore Immigration Policy While Focusing on the Economy

by Cristina Jimenez, DMI Blog

Immigrant entrepreneurs are an essential source of job creation.

Obama Announces Budget Team, Vows to Cut Wasteful Spending

by Steve Benen, Washington Monthly

If an ambitious, progressive policy agenda just happens to look like commonsense, smart, non-ideological government, so be it.

What Does Barack Know About Peak Oil?

James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com. December 2, 2008.
The economy may go back up, but the decline in oil production can't be stopped. Does the president-elect know this?

Going to College & Grad School Looks Like a Disaster

Nan Mooney, AlterNet. December 2, 2008.
Thinking about going back to school in a weak jobs market? Students face a plague of loan problems, less aid and higher tuition and fees.

How to Save Motor City

Marissa Colon-Margolies, The Nation. December 1, 2008.
Letting Detroit fail: catastrophic. Transforming it into a lean green machine-maker: visionary.

Health Care: It's Time for a Major Overhaul

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. December 1, 2008.
A huge coalition of progressive and union forces is gearing up for political battle on the health care front.

Obama Takes Charge -- Will He Bail Out America?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 29, 2008.
While we deliberate major economic transformation, there are good ideas waiting on the shelf right now the new president can green light.

Economic Downturn Hits Women the Hardest

Brittany Schell, One World. November 28, 2008.
Women are being disproportionately affected by the U.S. mortgage crisis and economic plunge.

Obama’s Budget Head Would Cut Social Security

Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive. November 28, 2008.
Peter Orszag, Barack Obama’s choice to head the budget office, is on record favoring a reduction in Social Security benefits.

Radical Solutions for a Crazy Economy

Nouriel Roubini, Forbes. November 28, 2008.
The fight against a deadly combination of stagnation/recession and deflation has to be unorthodox.

Chomsky: Is There Truth in Obama's Advertising?

Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now!. November 28, 2008.
In a fascinating speech, Chomsky warns, "Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below."

While Some of Us Are Hoping for Change, Others Are Literally Starving for It

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. November 27, 2008.
The swelling numbers waiting outside homeless shelters and food pantries around the country have grown by at least 30 percent since the summer.

America Out of Work

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. November 27, 2008.
Unemployment is soaring and it may be March before we feel the first dollar of an Obama recovery plan.

Don't Worry, the Ultra-Rich Are Doing All Right

Rob Larson, AlterNet. November 26, 2008.
The obscenely wealthy still have enough money to buy massive super-yachts and overpriced art.

As Crisis Mounts, Ecuador Declares Foreign Debt Illegitimate and Illegal

Daniel Denvir, AlterNet. November 26, 2008.
A special debt audit commission released a report charging that much of Ecuador's foreign debt was illegitimate or illegal.

Watch out for Obama's Team Selling Conservative Policies as Progressive Politics

David Sirota, Open Left. November 26, 2008.
Obama's early list of names for his staff doesn't bode well for all the progressive policy promises Obama made during the campaign.

All the Talk of a Depression Is ... Depressing

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. November 26, 2008.
The Democrats have always sung "happy days are here again," but it doesn't seem to be the right song for these hard times.

The Pentagon Represents Astounding Excess in Spending and Firepower: Can Obama Take it on?

Frida Berrigan, Tomdispatch.com. November 26, 2008.
Tackling the Pentagon, with its mega-budget and its mega-power, may be the hardest task Obama faces.

Bailouts Dwarf Spending on Climate and Poverty Crises

Sarah Anderson, John Cavanagh, Foreign Policy in Focus. November 25, 2008.
Neglecting aid to the developing world, and fixating on the financial mess, will negatively affect Western nations.

Activists Confront the Military Industrial Complex

Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet. November 25, 2008.
The diverse group of activists rallied in support of building a peace economy and movement beyond election day.

Zombie Economics: Don't Bail out the System that Gave Us SUVs and Strip Malls

James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com. November 25, 2008.
Why squander our remaining resources on a lifestyle that doesn't have a future?

Obama to the Economic Rescue: Is He Picking the Best Team?

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. November 25, 2008.
Obama has picked too many failures who are in the process of recalibrating everything they've ever believed.

Obama's Treasury Pick Has All the Wrong Ideas

William Greider, TheNation.com. November 25, 2008.
Timothy Geithner is an architect, and now an enabler, of the unfolding crisis.

Will the Financial Crisis Put an End to Reckless, Planet-Destroying Consumption?

Orion Kriegman, Richard Rosen, AlterNet. November 24, 2008.
The spiraling economy has forced the American consumer to halt and take stock. And that's a good thing.

Smart Ways to a Bailout -- Step 1: Stop Demonizing the UAW

Art Levine, Huffington Post. November 24, 2008.
Confronting the big lie about the autoworkers, swallowed whole by union-bashing pundits even in The New York Times.

The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008

Robert Weissman, Multinational Monitor. November 24, 2008.
The financial meltdown and economic crisis illustrated that corporations will destroy even themselves in search of profit.

Bank Eat Bank: Bailout Encourages Mergers, and Paulson Decides who Lives and Who Dies

Danielle Ivory, Lagan Sebert, American News Project. November 24, 2008.
With newfound bailout money in their wallets, big banks have been rushing to gobble up smaller ones.

The Dirty Secret of the Financial Crisis: Our Banking System's Broken

William Greider, The Nation. November 22, 2008.
No more free money from Washington. No more masters of the universe. No more business as usual. Time for a banking holiday.

I'm an American Worker and I'm Tired of Getting Screwed

Rick Kepler, TruthOut.org. November 22, 2008.
The American worker doesn't want a handout. Never did. We do want a hand up from our government.

China Scrambles to Stave Off Economic Meltdown

Antoaneta Bezlova, IPS News. November 21, 2008.
China’s wish for a world financial order less dominated by the United States and its dollar is giving way to a more urgent recession at home.

Bailout or Bust: How to Save the Big Three From Themselves

Titus Levi, Truthdig. November 21, 2008.
Letting Detroit's ailing auto makers fall makes economic sense, but can we afford the social costs?

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