Richard (RJ) Eskow: Millions of Jobless, Billions for Bankers: The Fed Must Act Now
In a nation wracked with unemployment and recession, Wall Street firms are still paying billions of dollars in bonuses - and they're hiring, too. The...
Categories: World Tags: bonus structure, bully pulpit, economy, Fed, Goldman Sachs, Lending, Reserve, rj eskow, term profits, way
Liberal blogs wistfully propose what Obama should do on Gulf oil leak
There’s been a spate of articles from liberal and progressive blogs lately saying what Obama should do on the spill. The tone is wistful, like they’re finally realizing that no, he isn’t going to do the right thing, that’s he’s not liberal but rather a corporatist, and a rather timid one at that. HuffPo Obama has appeared [...]
Categories: Politics Tags: bp ceo, bully pulpit, class, deliberate policy, executive authority, fateful choice, Gulf, isn, obama, pulpit