Category Archives: POLICY

SOLUTIONS: Moody’s, S&P Could Be Charged With Fraud For Role In Crisis

Posted on Friday, June 17, 2011 by meganwilson

REUTERS U.S. regulators could file civil fraud charges against some credit-rating agencies for their role in developing mortgage-bond deals that helped bring about the financial crisis, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The Journal said … Continue reading →

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Greece: A Look At America’s Future

Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2011 by meganwilson
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SOLUTIONS: Progressives Demand Action From Senate Democrats

Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 by meganwilson

Will Democrats propose a major jobs investment bill, fight for it, rally the public around it, bring it to a vote, and dare Republicans to vote against it? Or will they pre-emptively capitulate before the fight even begins? Chuck Shumer … Continue reading →

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The Truth About The Economy

Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 by meganwilson

Robert Reich:

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Hillary Clinton Warns Africa Of ‘New Colonialism’ … Joining the Colonialism of Corporate America

Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011 by meganwilson

CIO!:  Clinton clearly needs to read the True Cost of Chevron:   Hillary Clinton Warns Africa Of ‘New Colonialism’ By Matthew Lee HUFFINGTON POST LUSAKA, Zambia — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday warned Africa of a … Continue reading →

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WE ARE BEING LIED TO

Posted on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 by meganwilson
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“We are not commodities in the hands of bankers and politicians”: Protests Grow in Greece Over Austerity Measures

Posted on Sunday, June 5, 2011 by meganwilson

“You got the disease, we got the solution — revolution,” read one banner. “We are not commodities in the hands of bankers and politicians.” By George Georgiopoulos REUTERS ATHENS, June 5 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands Greeks rallied in central … Continue reading →

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The Sky Really Is Falling

Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011 by meganwilson

By Chris Hedges truthdig I’d like people to go to climatedirectaction.org and sign up … We are going to be issuing calls for people to be involved in civil disobedience. I’d like people to join in this campaign against the … Continue reading →

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SOLUTIONS: Feds Target Top Execs For Health Fraud

Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 by meganwilson

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar HUFFINGTON POST By some estimates, health care fraud costs taxpayers $60 billion a year, galling when Medicare faces insolvency. … “When you look at the history of health care enforcement, we’ve seen a number of Fortune 500 … Continue reading →

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10 Countries With The Worst Income Inequality: OECD

Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 by meganwilson

HUFFINGTON POST Of all the effects of the economic crisis, perhaps one of the least visible, but most consequential has been the rising rate of income inequality around the world. A recent report, released by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic … Continue reading →

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