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US will strike Pakistan if needed
The Obama administration has inherited "a real mess" in Afghanistan and an increase in US casualties is likely as troops try to reclaim territory, Vice-President Joe Biden said on Sunday. He said if there... ...
The reversals of market wisdom
Reason by Jacob Sullum Remember when Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned us, back in September, that the economy was about to collapse unless Congress immediately authorized him to spend $700 billion... ...
Unless we are decisive Britain faces bankruptcy
Our financial institutions are fighting for their lives and the Treasury may not be able to bail them out. The government needs to get serious to avert meltdown. http://www.guar dian.co.uk/commentisfree/2 009/jan/18/recession-banki ng From... ...
The seduction of silence
Liberty For All by R. Lee Wrights 01/18/09 Whether we remain silent out of mere convenience or simply to avoid criticism from our peers, it almost always looks like we are trying to ‘get away with something.’... ...
Wall Street Robber Barons Ride Again
Robert Scheer, Truthdig: "Why rush to throw another $350 billion of taxpayer money at the Wall Street bandits and their political cronies who created the biggest financial mess since the Great Depression?... ...
US deficit soars to $485.2 billion for quarter
CNN 01/13/09 The federal budget deficit expanded by $83.6 billion in December, the Treasury Department reported Tuesday, bringing the total deficit for the first three months of the 2009 fiscal year... ...
Tools for a New Economy
Robert Pollin, The Boston Review: "The collapse of the housing bubble and the speculative market for subprime mortgages demonstrates, yet again, the simple point that financial markets need tight regulation.... ...
Stimulus Time: The Fierce Urgency of Now
Mark Weisbrot, The Center for Economic and Policy Research: "Nobody needs to be told that our economy is going down the tubes at a rate unseen for decades. Every week brings new numbers that are setting... ...
Treasury Has Pledged More Rescue Funds Than Authorized
Michael Crittenden, The Wall Street Journal: "The Treasury Department has committed nearly $10 billion more than the $350 billion Congress has authorized to date for the financial-sector rescue package,... ...
Congress to Crack Down on Bailout Recipients
The Associated Press: "Lawmakers are turning up the heat on banks that have received money from the Treasury Department's $700 billion rescue fund after the Associated Press reported that they wouldn't... ...