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Robert Kuttner
Posted inAmerica and the World
Summers’ Colleague Criticizes Kim
Lant Pritchett says that nominating the Dartmouth president “is like picking the shortstop for the New York Yankees out of the scrub leagues.”
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Jobs versus JOBS: Obama’s Mixed Message
The administration capitulates to Wall Street yet again.
Posted inAmerica and the World
A Surprise World Bank Pick
For Larry Summers, Obama’s nomination of Jim Yong Kim ends a winning streak of falling upwards.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Single-Payer and the Supreme Court
Surprisingly, several groups seek to challenge the Affordable Care Act from the left.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Preventing Wall Street’s Latest Sucker-Punch
Jumpstart Our Business Startups has nothing to do with jobs.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Pick Me! Pick Me!
After being ousted from Harvard and leaving the Obama economic team, Larry Summers has now decided he wants to be president of the World Bank.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
With Santorum’s Goofy Views, Why’s Obama Down in the Polls?
Democrats may be fretting about the president’s latest approval numbers, but it’s the economy that will determine whether he gets a second term.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Geithner’s Latest Alibi
Regulators had all the power they needed to effectively deal with the financial crisis.
Posted inArticle
Bankers’ Bonanza
Today, the European Central (ECB) bank opened its loan windows to Europe’s commercial banks, lending some 800 banks nearly 530 billion euros at just one percent interest. It’s the second such rescue operation since Mario Draghi became ECB chief in December, when Europe’s central bank pumped out over 489 billion Euros. This policy is an […]
