January

Analysis: Economic Crisis and the Struggle for Relief

What will be impact of the Wall Street bankruptcies, bailouts and blunders on working people in this country and worldwide? What's the solution to the crisis?

A Mighty Wind: Create Jobs and Stop Global Warming

Most people think wind energy, or generating electricity through wind mill turbines, will play only a small role in the emerging renewable energy resources sector in the US. Not so, reports Doug Moss, editor of E – The Environmental Magazine.

Obama Pledges Transparency of Economic Recovery Package

In a meeting with his top economic advisors, Jan. 6th, President-elect Barack Obama pledged to ban earmarks from his economic recovery package and to establish an oversight group to ensure the money would be spent wisely.

Response: TARP, Full Employment and Other Sticky Details

In an otherwise excellent article debunking Bush as a phony socialist [as he is being dubbed on right-wing talk radio], Joel Wendland writes the following theses that I think deserve 'a deeper look.'

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Obama Reiterates Economic Stimulus Plan in Weekly Address

In his weekend video address to the nation, President-elect Barack Obama called on Congress for fast action on a plan to stimulate the US economy. Obama re-stated his plan to invest in rebuilding infrastructure, including roads, bridges and schools in order to quickly create about three million jobs.

Recession Expected to Hit Bottom in Mid-2009

The US economy is already in recession for a year and is expected to hit bottom in mid-2009, which would make it the longest recession since World War II, Standard & Poor's chief economist David Wyss said in a recent interview.

Economic Forecast 2009 – Sunshine or Hurricane

The economic outcomes of 2009 for working people, one year from now, is in the hands of the acutest political struggle which is emerging over how exactly government should intervene in the US economy to avert a depression?

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