Obama's Crisis Presidency
As the presidency of George Bush was defined by the 9/11 crisis, Barack Obama's first term will be shaped by a battered economy. Bush launched his "...
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How To Tame Your "Inner Brat"
Alex Pattakos | Posted 12.03.2008 | Living
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Consider this: as consumers in a highly-technical society, we have come to expect efficiency and convenience, as well as instant gratification and quick turnarounds.
Living With Meaning: Look At Yourself From A Distance
Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.19.2008 | Living
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The ad in a London newspaper read, "Unemployed. Brilliant mind offers its services completely free; the survival of the body must be provided for by ...
America: Get Your Financial Act Together
Diane Francis | Posted 11.18.2008 | Business
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It would be as irrational to allow the Ayatollahs to build bombs as it would be to allow Wall Streeters to run amok again building their weapons of financial mass destruction.
Crisis = Disaster + Opportunity: Yin And Yang, And What China Knows About The Economy
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business
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This lack of balance is why we need more women involved in leading the world's economy. There is simply too much of a male-focused approach and it is not working!
The Bush Legacy: Haunted By Mistakes
Markus Ziener | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics
Bush's presidency may someday be seen in a milder light, because in the last two years of his administration, he was able to pull off an inconspicuous, but in many ways fundamental, change of course.
Can You Deal With Life's "Crises"?
Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.12.2008 | Living
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Faced with an economic crisis, a housing crisis, a healthcare crisis, a global warming crisis, and a "war on terror" that appears to have no end in si...
Our Cry For Meaning: Aggression, Addiction, Depression
Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.05.2008 | Living
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Some 50 years ago, the world-renown psychiatrist and Nazi concentration camp survivor, Dr. Viktor Frankl, called attention to three major societal ill...
Default Swaps and Denuded Swamps
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 10.29.2008 | Green
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After eight years of neglect, climate change requires immediate attention. Let us respond with urgency, with humility, and with an eye on Wall Street as a reminder of our errant ways.
The Old Order Falls
Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 10.27.2008 | Business
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Unquestioned faith in the old order produces shock and panic as one pillar after another crumbles and falls. So it is with cursedly interesting times.
Just Where/When Has McCain Led in Any Crisis? His Only 2 Speeds are Lame and Impetuous
Paul Abrams | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics
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I may have missed it, but I never read of John McCain's leading anything in that crisis. And, thankfully. With his impulsive leadership style, we might not be here writing about it.
The Nightmare Has Not Ended: Be Very Scared
Danny Schechter | Posted 10.14.2008 | Business
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Is anyone surprised that the markets would go up after billions of dollars were "injected" into ailing markets? Think of that as an injection of penic...
Obama Will Be One of The Greatest (and Most Loved) American Presidents
Frank Schaeffer | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics
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Obama is our last best chance. He's worth laying it all on the line for. I say this as a former life-long Republican. I say this as the proud father of a Marine.
Free Markets, Free Trade & Death
Dan Kovalik | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics
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While the effects of free trade in Peru are horrendous, the good news is that people there are fighting back.
Booby-trapping the Presidency
John Feffer | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics
Reposted from Foreign Policy In Focus An army in retreat often destroys the land so that it can't be used by the adversary. This scorched earth polic...
Republican "Workout" Is A Cop Out
Ron Grande | Posted 09.30.2008 | Home
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The House Republicans will be to blame for any calamities that may yet be in store for our economy. Their objection to the modified Paulson Plan was not ideological, it was political.
The Fed's Furtive Ease
Michael Pento | Posted 09.29.2008 | Business
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The recent moves by the Fed and the Administration will ensure that the most salient problem facing our country's future will be inflation.
Obama: McCain's Economic Crisis Response "Katrina-Like...Just Sorta Stood There"
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics
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Barack Obama rolls out a new line during a rally in Michigan on Sunday, saying John McCain's response to the financial meltdown was "Katrina-like": S...
McCain On His Debate Drama: "I Am A Betting Man"
HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics
If you got the sense that John McCain's personal debate drama reflected his love for gambling (his game of choice is craps)...well, you were right, at...
McCain: send your VP Palin to debate Obama
Diane Francis | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics
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If John McCain is too busy saving America to debate Obama tomorrow, why not send Sarah Palin to take him on? After all, he handpicked her and insists ...
My Conversation with Alan Blinder and Steven Pearlstein
Charlie Rose | Posted 09.24.2008 | Business
We discussed the crisis on Wall Street and the government's ongoing ongoing efforts to secure the strength of our economy.
The McCain Who Cried Wolf
Patrick Barry | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home
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McCain's tendency for hysterics is not just an issue of exaggeration: it's also about prioritization.
Bad Laws Pass Fast
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
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I will say one thing about the plan that is being floated by Bush and Congress right now -- laws that pass quickly almost always turn out to be bad ones. Think USA PATRIOT Act.
Dodd Bailout Bill More Aggressive Than Treasury Plan, Forgoes "Blank Check"
Politico | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics
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Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd is taking much more aggressive approach to the Treasury bailout plan, demanding foreclosure assistance, li...
The Crisis and "the Crisis"
Rick Ayers | Posted 09.22.2008 | Business
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The question that keeps coming back to me is: why are no capitalist big-shots jumping out of windows?
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