Blogs about: 2008 Economic Crisis

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No automakers bailout.5 comments

Jeremy wrote 4 days ago: It doesn’t look like there will be a GM bailout. I’ve been increasingly hesitant to supp … more →

Tags: Economics

Should we rescue GM?

Jeremy wrote 5 days ago: So now we’re talking about bailing out GM. I haven’t yet formed a firm opinion on this b … more →

Who Owns Responsibility In An Ownership Society?1 comment

contrapuntist wrote 2 weeks ago: FYI: I wrote the following in a meager attempt to try get something published on The Huffington Post … more →

Tags: Non-Music Topic, Government, Politics, united states, Business, american dream, Wall Street, united states economy, Economy

In the News 10/21/08

weatherdem wrote 3 weeks ago: Newsweek did a piece investigating our health “care” system’s emergency rooms.  I … more →

Tags: Science, media, Energy, Politics, Global Warming, Business, Economy, Health Care, iraq

Harpers: Americans Unwilling to Face Reality1 comment

djsilverfish wrote 1 month ago: Although the title of the article is by John MacArthur of Harper’s is concerned with the rude … more →

Tags: Politics, Ralph Nader, 2008 US presidential election, third parties, Minor parties, Bob Barr, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Henry Paulson

News Items 10/13/08

weatherdem wrote 1 month ago: The Treasury has come up with some solution details.  First: purchasing troubled mortgage-back secu … more →

Tags: Science, Energy, Politics, Global Warming, Economy, climate change, Fiscal Responsibility, oil drilling, Gas drilling

Pablo Fransisco: Chilean-American Showing His Worth in the Comedy Scene

amandabryant wrote 1 month ago: Numerous comedy acts…and plenty of comedy cats… Pablo Fransisco, Arizona native is the … more →

Tags: Comedy, Pablo Fransisco, !!! STAND UP !!!, Comedic, chilean american

Forget the Dow. Here are the numbers you should be watching.7 comments

Jeremy wrote 1 month ago: NPR’s Planet Money had a great podcast explaining what numbers we should be panicking over. Th … more →

News & Discussion Items 10/9/08

weatherdem wrote 1 month ago: The electoral map for this year’s Presidential election looks better and better for Obama.  F … more →

Tags: Meta, Science, media, Energy, Politics, Global Warming, Business, Economy, Barack Obama

Economic News: Bad and Worse1 comment

weatherdem wrote 1 month ago: Wall St. continues its free fall, with the Dow falling over 500 points today after falling 370 point … more →

Tags: Politics, Business, Economy, Foreclosures, Unemployment, Inflation, federal reserve, 2008 Presidential Race, Bush Bailout

Economic Solutions & Discussions

weatherdem wrote 1 month ago: It’s taken a while, but some alternative solutions to the corporate welfare the Senate just ap … more →

Tags: Politics, Economy, Bush Bailout

Reject the Senate Bailout Bill1 comment

weatherdem wrote 1 month ago: I asked yesterday where the leadership was to lead the country out of the economic troubles it … more →

Tags: Politics, Economy, Bush Bailout, House Bailout, senate bailout

Panic of 1873 Revisted: the Real Great Depression

djsilverfish wrote 1 month ago: The Real Great Depression: The depression of 1929 is the wrong model for the current economic crisis … more →

Tags: History, Political Economy, Wall Street, Scott Reynolds Nelson, Great Depression, panic of 1873, Jay Cooke, interbank lendin rate, Panic

Where Is The Leadership?4 comments

weatherdem wrote 1 month ago: Do we have a President?  Or do we have someone who is drawing a paycheck but isn’t running th … more →

Tags: Politics, Framing, Economy, leadership, Economic Policies, Bush Bailout, banking system

I'm with Dreher.

Jeremy wrote 1 month ago: I keep going back on forth on whether or not I support the proposed bailout. But I’m thinking … more →

Democrats defend Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 20042 comments

alphaheretic wrote 1 month ago: The Republicans were trying to reign Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in.  Saying it was out of cont … more →

Tags: Politics, Democrats, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Maxine Waters, franklin raines, 2008 Meltdown, Barney Frank

The war within.5 comments

Jeremy wrote 1 month ago: I’m conflicted. For quite some time now there have been two factions warring in my members. (Y … more →

Tags: Politics

First Bailout Bill Fails in House and the Fallout

weatherdem wrote 1 month ago: Last week, the Bush administration wrote up a 3-page Bailout they wanted Congress to rubber-stamp.  … more →

Tags: Politics, Economy, Bush Bailout

News Pieces 9/27/08

weatherdem wrote 1 month ago: In a move toward improving the transparency of bills in Congress, PublicMarkup.org has put the origi … more →

Tags: Energy, Politics, Global Warming, NASA, Economy, climate change, Atlantis, Endeavour, International Space Station


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