Larry Summers

Obama's Cabinet Candidates: Harvard Rules and Wisdom Wanes

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

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Benjamin R. Barber

Because Obama is himself reflective, people conclude he can afford to surround himself with reckless brilliance. Not. He needs cabinet officers who are equally apt judges of people and policy.

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Obama, Please Don't Hire Any More Dunderhead Economists!

Rebekah and Stephen Hren | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business

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Rebekah and Stephen Hren

We must restructure the foundation of our economy from one of consumption and convenience to one of regeneration and maintenance.

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For Middle East Peace, Dennis Ross is Not the Change We Seek

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

A campaign by folks concerned about peace in the Middle East could help remove Dennis Ross from short lists for top positions supervising our diplomacy in the Middle East.

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Summers May Be Off Treasury Secretary Short List

Politico | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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Intense backlash from women's groups may have pushed former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers off the short-list to lead Treasury for President...

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Yes We Can... What?

Alan Schram | Posted 11.11.2008 | Business

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Alan Schram

Barack Obama is faced with very high expectations. There is only a small likelihood that any human being could actually deliver a performance commensurate with those expectations.

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What We Need Now: An Ungrateful President

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

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Alan Dershowitz

In selecting his team, Obama should look to future opportunities -- to how he can help solve the critical problems of the nation and the world -- and not to past obligations.

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Larry Summers -- My Experience

Wendy Kopp | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

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Wendy Kopp

I have seen Summers exert rare commitment both in supporting women and in addressing the issues facing economically disadvantaged communities.

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Summers at Treasury: What Would We Tell the Children?

Dean Baker | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Dean Baker

How can Summers still be considered for the top economic position in the Obama administration? This would be like appointing the arsonist who burned down the city as the new fire commissioner.

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Larry Summers' True Record on Women

Sheryl Sandberg | Posted 11.07.2008 | Business

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Sheryl Sandberg

Many people note that our nation has few economists with Larry Summers' intelligence. They should also know that we have few leaders, if any, in the financial world who have done more for women.

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Larry Summers: The Country Needs Him

Beth Dozoretz | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Beth Dozoretz

NOW is insisting that the mistake Summers made four years ago should disqualify him from Treasury Secretary. I strenuously disagree.

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Will Obama's First Term Really Just be a Hybrid of Clinton III and GW Bush III?

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

There is a strong chance that Lawrence Summers is going to be returned to the post of Secretary of the Treasury. Larry will have to prove to us that he is different and not the harbinger of Clinton Term III.

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Larry Summers: Why He Shouldn't Be Treasury Secretary

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Josh Marshall gives a few reasons why Larry Summers should not be Barack Obama's Treasury Secretary: Just at the level of optics, since the economy ...

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Seth Colter Walls

NOW President Questions Summers As Treasury Secretary

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Since Barack Obama has signaled that his transition team will move quickly, it shouldn't come as a surprise that advocacy organizations are acting jus...

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Obama's Treasury Secretary: Larry Summers?

Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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***Check Back For Updates! For More On President-Elect Obama's Possible Cabinet, Visit The Obama Cabinet Big News Page!*** ***Updated 11/6*** Fortu...

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Seth Colter Walls

Potential Obama Treasury Secretary: Income Inequality A Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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According to former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, the shift of income inequality over the last quarter century simply dwarfs the amount of...

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A Conversation with Larry Summers and Robert Rubin

Charlie Rose | Posted 09.11.2008 | Business

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Charlie Rose

2008-09-11-rosse0911.jpgI recently spoke to Summers and Rubin about today's economic crisis and what the next president's economic agenda should look like.

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Larry Summers Invests In "YouTube For Ideas"

New York Times | Tim Arango | Posted 01.07.2008 | Business

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In June 2006, Peter Hopkins, a civic-minded and idealistic 2004 Harvard graduate, trekked up to his alma mater from New York for a meeting with Lawren...

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Their Mullahs -- and Ours

James E. Groves, MD | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

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James E. Groves, MD

Mullahs everywhere tend to have a world view based on three core beliefs, about theocracy, infallibility, and patriarchy.

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Economic Blues: Bush Without a Clue and Democrats Out of Tune

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 12.18.2007 | Business

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Robert L. Borosage

If we are to avoid a deep recession, it's time for government to step up. So choose your poison: Tax cuts or government investment. The Republicans have no doubt.

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Larry Summers: Recession Likely

Reuters | Posted 11.26.2007 | Business

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The odds now point to a U.S. economic recession that slows global growth significantly even if necessary policy changes are implemented, former U.S. T...

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Call it the Bigfoot Stumble

Caryl Rivers | Posted 10.29.2007 | Media

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Caryl Rivers

There's a huge group of people out there who believe an apology is due to political correctness, shutting up someone who is delivering an uncomfortable truth.

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Is This How Mark Penn is Going to Sell Hillary Clinton to Single Women Voters?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.15.2007 | Politics

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Bella DePaulo

Penn sees his "microtrends" analysis as cutting edge. But his construal of single women could hardly be more retro.

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