Robert Reich
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Stimulus Plan: The Need and the Size
Jan 6, 2009 · 0 Comments
The core problem we face is not access to capital. The Treasury has already flooded Wall Street and the banking system with money, committing nearly $350 billion;... >>>
Stimulate the Economy by Mending Our Safety Nets
Jan 5, 2009 · 0 Comments
Lots of talk this week about the proposed stimulus. One high priority ought to be the most vulnerable members of our society. The safety net created in the 1930s... >>>
Thoughts on the End of a Hell of a Year
Dec 31, 2008 · 0 Comments
The biggest thing to happen to me this year was the birth of my first grandchild, a little girl named Ella. I know this kind of thing happens all the time and frankly... >>>
Holiday Thoughts about Three Especially Vulnerable Groups
Dec 28, 2008 · 0 Comments
I try to be optimistic — especially this time of year when the days are short and cold, when almost everybody things everyone else is having a better time... >>>
The Debate to Come over Wall Street, Autos, and Everything Else: Cyclical or Structural?
Dec 24, 2008 · 0 Comments
First prediction for 2009: A widening gap between the public’s view of the bailouts of Wall Street and Detroit, and the views of the direct beneficiaries.... >>>
The Housing Bubble Continues to Burst
Dec 23, 2008 · 0 Comments
The National Association of Realtors said today that home prices have now dropped to the point where they’ve wiped out all the gainsin housing prices since... >>>
George Bush’s Final Christmas Present
Dec 19, 2008 · 0 Comments
The President’s lifeline to the auto industry includes the provision Senate Republicans were insisting on last week, which scuttled the deal — cuts... >>>
Greenspan and Democracy
Dec 18, 2008 · 0 Comments
Alan Greenspan, writing in the current issue of the Economist, argues that in the future banks will need more of a capital cushion than they needed before the crisis... >>>
The Big Three and TARP: What Happened to Democracy?
Dec 17, 2008 · 0 Comments
What’s happened to democracy? GM and Chrysler say they desperately need money to avoid bankruptcy in the next few weeks. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson now... >>>
And Now Deflation
Dec 16, 2008 · 0 Comments
Consumer prices fell by 1.7 percent last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s the steepest drop in 61 years. Why? Because producers... >>>




