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It’s Not Going to Be OK (Chris Hedges)
Feb. 2, 2009 (TruthDig) -- The daily bleeding of thousands of jobs will soon turn our economic crisis into a political crisis.
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U.S. Economy: Manufacturing Shrinks Further, Spending Falls (Bob Willis)
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Manufacturing in the United States shrank again last month and consumer spending recorded an unprecedented sixth monthly decline in December, offering no sign the economy has ...
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Tax Solution to Wretched Greed (Joel S. Hirschhorn)
Enough already. Drastic action is needed to achieve some justice.
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Reflections On Action (Scherazade Daruvalla King)
We have forgotten that "to whom much is given, much is required."
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Road Trip (James Kunstler)
There are scores of places that are sitting out there waiting to be re-activated. We need to do this much more than we need to build new freeways to the beach. Suburbia is not going to be abandoned ...
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U.S. Consumer Spending Falls Sixth Straight Month (Timothy R. Homan)
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Consumer spending in the United States fell in December for a record sixth consecutive month, capping the worst year since 1961, a slump that is likely to persist as companies ...
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Davos Delegates in ‘Denial’ as $25 Trillion of Wealth Vanishes (A. Craig Copetas, Christine Harp
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Regret is cheap for some delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Redemption for their role in the worst economic wreck since the Great Depression comes at ...
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U.S. Economy Shrinks at 3.8% Pace, Most in 26 Years, as Spending Crumbles (Timothy R. Homan)
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy shrank the most since 1982 in the fourth quarter as consumer spending recorded the worst slide in the postwar era, a trajectory that’s likely to continue in ...
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No Innocent Bystanders: An interview with Mickey Z. (Gregory Elich)
Just out is the latest book by political activist Mickey Z, and like his other works this one is packed with incisive analysis and engaging wittiness. Never reluctant to take on sacred cows, Mickey ...
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Prospects For US Recovery Dim As Home Sales, Durable-Goods Orders Slump (Chandra & Willis)
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Prospects for an economic recovery this year dimmed after reports today showed new-home sales collapsed, durable-goods orders slumped and a record number of Americans ...
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For Palestinians, Obama’s Message is Crystal Clear (Ramzy Baroud)
Jan. 29, 2009 (World News Trust) -- When former President George W. Bush departed for his final trip home, that very moment represented an end of a long and unbearable nightmare, one that Bush ...
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