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Finances and the Current Crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out?

Finances and the Current Crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out?

If there were such a thing as a perfect economic storm, I would say we are close to it. The housing crisis continues and shows no sign of ending; credit...

September 28, 2008
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Ramming through the bailout

Ramming through the bailout

As the Bush administration attempts to ram a bailout package of nearly one trillion dollars through Congress, it begins to feel like Colonel Sanders asking the public to trust him...

September 24, 2008
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Barney Smith, not Smith Barney

Barney Smith, not Smith Barney

The shockwaves from the financial crisis have left working class families in every part of the country in a state of great worry and fear. Over $100 billion of public...

September 24, 2008
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Articles and Resources on the Economic Crisis

Articles and Resources on the Economic Crisis

The week of September 15, 2008 has been a dramatic and unprecedented period in the world of high finance. The economic crisis is not over despite what some pundits and...

September 20, 2008
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CPUSA Statement on the China Olympics

CPUSA Statement on the China Olympics

The Beijing Olympics represent a vision of the kind of future for which the Communist Party USA strives: a world where people from hundreds of countries come together peacefully to...

July 23, 2008
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