Category Archives: POLICY

WARREN BREAKS RANKS: Obama Adviser Says Mortgage Abuses May Not Have Been Investigated Properly

She’s the first senior administration official to publicly question the thoroughness of the investigations led by the Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Treasury Department, Federal Trade Commission, all 50 state attorneys general and more than … Continue reading

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While Millions of Families Are Suffering, JPMorgan Chase Profit Jumps

JP Morgan Chase Profit Jumps Despite Continued Mortgage Woes By Shahien Nasiripour HUFFINGTON POST NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase, the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, reported a 13 percent jump in profits, to $5.4 billion, as lending continued to slide, … Continue reading

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The President’s Jobs Plan (NOT)

By Robert Reich HUFFINGTON POST What did the president do in response to last week’s horrendous jobs report — unemployment rising to 9.2 percent in June, with only 18,000 new jobs (125,000 are needed each month just to keep up … Continue reading

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Carlos Montes and the Security State: A Cautionary Tale

By Chris Hedges TRUTHDIG On May 17 at 5 in the morning the Chicano activist Carlos Montes got a wake-up call at his home in California from Barack Obama’s security state. The Los Angeles County sheriff’s SWAT team, armed with … Continue reading

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Bill Maher: The Big American Lie

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Whhhhaaaaaaaa …. Bankers Complain of Regulatory Protections

REUTERS WASHINGTON (Dave Clarke) – Banks and other large financial companies that could be seized and liquidated by the government are balking at a proposed plan they argue gives regulators too much power to snatch back executives’ pay if their … Continue reading

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His Turn: Bill Clinton Is On His Knees and Blowing Wall Street …

Bill Clinton: Lower Corporate Tax Rate By Alexander Eichler HUFFINGTON POST As the deadline to strike a deal on the debt ceiling draws closer, former president Bill Clinton criticized the nation’s corporate tax rate over the weekend, saying it should … Continue reading

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GORE BLASTS OBAMA ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Bowing to political resistance from Republicans and some in his own party, Obama abandoned an effort and a campaign pledge to enact legislation that would put the first-ever limit on greenhouse gases. By Dina Capiello HUFFINGTON POST WASHINGTON — Former … Continue reading

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Man Robs Bank For Jail Health Care

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State Of The Ocean: ‘Shocking’ Report Warns Of Mass Extinction From Current Rate Of Marine Distress

By Travis Donovan HUFFINGTON POST If the current actions contributing to a multifaceted degradation of the world’s oceans aren’t curbed, a mass extinction unlike anything human history has ever seen is coming, an expert panel of scientists warns in an … Continue reading

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