National
OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 1
September 28, 2008In a vote that was heard around the world, reactionary Republicans along with some progressive Democrats in the House torpedoed a bill to stabilize financial markets. The compromise deal was better than what was initially proposed...
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Californias budget: 85 days late & billions of dollars short
September 27, 2008After an unprecedented nearly three-month delay, California finally has a budget. The $103 billion-plus spending plan — born of a year-long struggle between legislative majority Democrats trying to minimize cuts to social services, minority Republicans rejecting...
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Obama lays out vision for 21st century schools
September 27, 2008Barack Obama laid out the changes he would bring to the nation’s educational system as president in a forum last month in Dayton, Ohio. He asked why countries like China, India, South Korea and Japan have...
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Save Main Street not Wall Street!
September 26, 2008The Bush administration has proposed a massive bailout plan of at least $700 billion (maybe as much as $1.7 trillion) to stabilize the financial system amid the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression. Treasury Secretary...
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EDITORIAL: Shock and awe revisited
September 26, 2008The Bush administration developed expertise in the use of “shock and awe” in its Iraq war for oil. Now it is using those tactics in economic warfare against the American people. Having sent over 4,100 Americans...
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