http://dir.salon.com/topics/economic_stimulus/?source=rss&aim=economic_stimulus en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Angela Glover Blackwell Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/15/recession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/15/recession/index.html?source=rss President Obama and Congress, focus your economic recovery efforts on the communities being hit the hardest By Vincent Rossmeier, Mark Schone and Gabriel Winant Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/29/100_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/29/100_days/index.html?source=rss Bloggers, activists, economists and writers grade the president's performance so far. Featuring Sen. Russ Feingold, Dan Savage, Markos, Michael Pollan, Gloria Feldt and many others. By Mike Madden Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/14/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/14/obama/index.html?source=rss The president summarizes and defends his economic efforts to date. And shows off his new dog. By Robert Reich Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/14/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/14/reich/index.html?source=rss To jump-start the economy, we need to spur consumer demand. We can't do that without additional stimulus. By Robert Reich Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/10/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/10/reich/index.html?source=rss As the economy shrinks, states need to avoid tax increases and cuts in services. By Robert Reich Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/03/depression/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/03/depression/index.html?source=rss With unemployment booming and anxiety rising, the government needs to stop worrying about Wall Street and start creating jobs. By Spiegel staff Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/03/stiglitz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/03/stiglitz/index.html?source=rss In an interview, the Nobel Prize-winner and former chief economist at the World Bank talks about the Great Depression, Obama's stimulus package and today's financial crisis. By Mike Madden Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/25/obama_press_conference/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/25/obama_press_conference/index.html?source=rss With a sharp retort about AIG, the president was on his game with the press, weaving through questions and driving home his economic plan. By David Sirota Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/21/sirota/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/21/sirota/index.html?source=rss The AIG scandal has made it apparent that we are ruled by a government of men, not laws. By Robert Reich Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/20/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/20/reich/index.html?source=rss Before it can clean up Wall Street or do much of anything else, the administration has to clean up the way it's been trying to clean up Wall Street. By Robert Reich Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/16/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/16/reich/index.html?source=rss If you look only at the small print, the president's economic program looks modest. If you look at the big picture, it's radical. By Cary Tennis Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/16/family_and_politics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/16/family_and_politics/index.html?source=rss We've got Republicans, we've got liberals, and it's getting ugly. By Mike Madden Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/12/earmarks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/12/earmarks/index.html?source=rss President Obama urges pork reform and signs a bill with earmarks in it on the same day. Republicans make an unconvincing show of outrage. By Joan Walsh Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/03/10/obama_socialism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/03/10/obama_socialism/index.html?source=rss Sort of. And I still don't understand the media's sudden, silly fixation with Obama and that lost ideology. By Joan Walsh Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/03/05/stewart_cnbc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/03/05/stewart_cnbc/index.html?source=rss Watch this greatest hits compilation of the network's rah-rah fronting for the Bush economy and "losers" like Bear Stearns, Lehman and AIG. By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/03/quiet_revolt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/03/quiet_revolt/index.html?source=rss House Democrats from districts that McCain won in 2008 are starting to put the brakes on Obama's agenda. By Joan Walsh Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/03/02/class_warfare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/03/02/class_warfare/index.html?source=rss Obama tells plutocrats ready to fight over his plans: "So am I." Plus: Will Maureen Dowd ever let Obama be a man? By Angela Glover Blackwell Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/02/stimulus_oversight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/02/stimulus_oversight/index.html?source=rss It's not just conservatives who want to ensure money isn't wasted. Taxpayers on the ground need to be involved in picking projects that get the most bang for every buck. By Michael Klare Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/26/klare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/26/klare/index.html?source=rss Violent protests and riots are breaking out everywhere as economies collapse and governments fail. War is bound to follow. By Mark Schone Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/26/state_budgets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/26/state_budgets/index.html?source=rss There's fiscal chaos in capitals coast to coast and the stimulus didn't stop it. A tour of the mayhem, from the nearly bankrupt, like California, to the flush. By Robert Reich Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/24/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/24/reich/index.html?source=rss Don't make FDR's mistake and spend too little -- because we're probably going to need a second stimulus no matter what. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/02/24/rick_santelli/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/02/24/rick_santelli/index.html?source=rss The GOP is whipping up resentment of Obama and "loafers" who defaulted on home loans. But it crashed the biggest welfare Cadillac in history. By Joan Walsh Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/02/24/obama_poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/02/24/obama_poll/index.html?source=rss It's not John McCain or Eric Cantor, it's the American public, watching the GOP make trouble as the president makes nice. By Mike Madden Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/23/governors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/23/governors/index.html?source=rss The White House throws a dinner for governors -- even the Republicans who still say they don't want Obama's stimulus money.