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Category - Economy
Elizabeth Warren on Maher
I was extraordinarily impressed with Elizabeth Warren, chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel...
Worst Person
Citigroup. Though not nearly the degree of dickishness we'll see from the insurance companies when...
The End of the Car Culture
Nate Silver suggests that the American love affair with the automobile is coming to an end. While I...
Stress Test
From Chris Walla via e-mail: I can't decide what to make of this. I mean, the answer is 'no'. But...
Taking on the Credit Cards
Senator Dodd's version of the credit card bill will be voted on this week. His measure is even...
Cramdown
I keep thinking about Senator Tester's hugely disappointing remarks against the bankruptcy bill and...
Ghouls
The ghoulish senators who sided with the filibuster of the bankruptcy legislation offer up their...
Bankers Win
Legislation that would have allowed bankruptcy judges to renegotiate mortgages for homeowners was...
Shhhhh…
Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Someone grab a Sharpie and write TAHSSA on his forehead...
Hope
Yglesias on a "good economy" versus a "promising economy": Reading Paul Krugman’s pushback against...
This Is 100 Percent Real
This is an actual workplace safety video from the early 1990s, and -- WARNING! -- it's over-the-top...
Deficits and the End of the World
Krugman on today's This Week: The tea baggers have been trying to say that government spending...
Applause for Secretary Gates
If you've read anything about the power of the military-industrial complex, or if you've watched...
WTF?
Geithner, Summers and the president have to immediately account for this: The Obama administration...
Tax Cuts Do Not Increase Revenue
Anonymous Liberal: We've lowered marginal tax rates multiple times, and it never produces more...
Taxing 'Poor People'
Contrary to what Republicans are saying, the cigarette tax is optional. If you don't want to pay...
$4 Trillion
That's approximately how much the Republican tax cut for the wealthiest tax bracket will cost...
Holy Hell
It turns out the Bushies succeeded in (or got away with) "privatizing" the federal Pension Benefit...
Enough!
As long as the workers and communities are protected, it's about time: WASHINGTON -- President...