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Economic Policy

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Scott Stringer's State of the Borough Address: Reclaim City For Middle and Working Class

    In the land of politics, it's that wonderful time of the year when we opine about the state of things. Last month, President Obama talked about the state of the country, Governor Cuomo discussed the state of New York state, and Mayor Bloomberg chatted about the state of the Big Apple. Last night, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Billionaire's March Occupies the Upper East Side

    ​Yesterday at noon, protesters gathered at 59th Street and 5th Avenue (just across the street from the Plaza Hotel) for the Billionaire's March, a picket of the homes of five of New York's richest men: Rupert Murdoch, David Koch, Howard Milstein, Jamie Dimon, and John Paulson. Separate from ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Thomas Wu, Bent Banker Indicted For Taking Bailout After Defrauding Investors

    ​In a case that should resonate with the protesters down in Zuccotti Park, three San Francisco bank officials have been charged with fraud after receiving nearly $300 million in federal bail out money during the Bush era financial crisis. United Commercial Bank CEO Thomas Wu, along with vice ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Rightbloggers: S&P Downgrade of U.S. Means We're On The Right Track

    Last week, hot on the heels of the Congressional debt-ceiling fiasco and the ensuing stock market drop, Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit rating of the United States of America from AAA to AA , and placed the ailing superpower on "CreditWatch with negative implications." The reactions of Ame ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    House Republicans Give Unemployed the Finger

    ​Almost 100,000 unemployed New Yorkers whose unemployment benefits are expiring will have a very not-so-merry Christmas this year now that House Republicans have killed a proposed $56 billion benefits extension, the Daily News says.

  • News

    June 8, 2010

    Andrew Cuomo's Biggest Rival Won't Be the G.O.P.

    It's Shelly Silver and the old-school Dems in his race to Governor

  • News

    October 27, 2009

    We've Bailed out the Banks. When Do We Go After the Crooks Behind our Financial Collapse?

    It's Shelly Silver and the old-school Dems in his race to Governor

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Number of Stimulus Jobs Produced: 30,383. Number of These in New York: 54

    While the nation was preoccupied with hot air, the White House released its first list of actual jobs created thus far from the federal stimulus. Tallying up to a paltry 30,383 jobs, they've got a long way to go to reach the 3.5 million they'd hoped to create by the end of the year. To be fair, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Obama's Inspector General Problem

    Hmmm, does the Obama administration have a problem with the watchdogs assigned to keep an eye on federal agencies? We ask because the Chicago Tribune is reporting that Obama's Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner [pictured] is embroiled in a dispute with an inspector general overseeing the government fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Paterson Requires Stimulus Jobs to Be Added to State Job Bank

    We like to be snide, but this actually seems like a good idea: Governor Paterson is requiring that every firm that gets federal stimulus money from the state to create those "shovel-ready" jobs we've been hearing about to post those jobs at the state Job Bank -- a resource to which unemployed citize ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Stress Tests: Banks Need to Raise $75 Billion to Stay Afloat

    The results of Obama's stress test on the banks, for which 150 government agencies examined TARP-funded U.S. financial institutions to determine their states of health, are in. The bad news first: 10 of the 19 banks examined will need to raise $75 billion in additional capital to be deemed sufficien ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Financial Aid Update: Mostly, More Money for Students

    The stimulus bill President Obama signed into law last month has many ambitious goals, such as putting millions of Americans to work and saving the economy. One thing Obama accomplished immediately, though, was to render swaths of a story (written by me) in the Voice's January 20 Education Supplemen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Rightbloggers Celebrate Obama's Defeat on the Stimulus

    The stimulus bill made it through both houses of Congress and awaits the President's signature. Its passage required nearly all available Democratic votes and a handful of Republican ones in the Senate. Considering how some of Bill Clinton's first encounters with Congress went, despite Clinton's m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Geithner Unveils Plan, Stocks Plummet

    This morning Treasury Secretary Geithner unveiled the new $2 trillion bank bailout plan, which as previously reported counts on private investors to buy up some "bad assets" of troubled banks in order to unclog their pipes and get them lending again. The New York Times helpfully puts a graph on its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Feds to Peddle Bad Bank Assets to Private Sources

    The Treasury Department has pushed from Monday to Tuesday its planned announcement of further bank bailout measures, and Obama economic advisor Larry Summers suggested Sunday that some of the banks' devalued assets -- referred to variously as "toxic," "bad," and (at the Times) "contaminating" -- mig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Obama Press Conf Keywords: Stimulus, Republican, Do Nothing

    In his first prime-time press conference President Obama pushed the stimulus again, using his recent time in Elkhart, Indiana, where he unemployment is 15.3 percent and "local TV stations have started running public service announcements to tell people where to find food banks," to stress the presen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    GOP Adds $18.5 Billion to Stimulus They Want to Block

    Democrats want 60 Senate votes to ensure trouble-free passage of Obama's stimulus package. Republicans have been vacillating between "block that kick" and, in the immortal words of Van Halen, "everybody wants some, I want some too." Yesterday the latter tendency prevailed as the Senate passed a Rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    The stadium-naming deal? Make Citigroup and the New York Mets bail the public out for a change.

    In what's obviously a P.R. move, Citigroup says it's looking into pulling out of a $400 million marketing deal with the New York Mets. Here's the current situation: Citigroup is supposedly on the hook to pay $400 million to the Mets for the naming rights to the unwarranted new stadium. Meanwhile, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Bloomberg Asks Gov for Money; Other Mayors Content with Taxes, Fines

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Real motherfuckers: AIG still hands out bonuses

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    At Press Conference, Obama Cites Problems, Refers Vaguely to Solutions

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Winner will have to take office RIGHT NOW!

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2008

    Daily Flog: Wall Street down the drain; White House plumber summoned

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Daily Flog: Banks. You're welcome.

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Passing the bucks

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2008

    We Save Wall Street!

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    Daily Flog: Wall Street's little piggies don't want to go mark-to-market; meanwhile, more huffing and puffing

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    The bailout's coalition of the unwilling

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    Daily Flog: White House on its knees, the rest of us on our backs, Wall Street zipping up

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    Anthony Weiner: GOP Got It "Off Their Chest," Will Deal on Bailout

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    Paterson Grilled at Breakfast on "Bloodsuckers," Obama, Apt., Etc.

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2008

    13th District Candidates Have "Conversations" on WABC

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Black Gold Vs. Corporate Gold

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2006

    Morning Report 1/13/06
    Your Bankruptcies, Their Bonuses Break Records

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2005

    Morning Report 11/16/05
    Bush Speaks the Truth!

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2005

    Morning Report 10/17/05
    GOP Gets Bolder. Prepare to Be Crushed

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2005

    Weiner & The Rating Game

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2005

    Morning Report 7/19/05
    'Stick to Principle. Stick to Principle.'

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2004

    Do They Take Us for Fools? Yes.

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2004

    Upon Further Review: The Cheney-Edwards Judges Fumbled

    After the "withdrawal" of Bloomberg ally Caroline Kennedy, and slightly in advance of leaks that Kirsten Gillibrand would go to the Senate instead, Governor Paterson caught some flak from Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg complained about the $646 million that the Paterson cut from state funds to the city, ... More >>

  • News

    September 28, 2004

    Drain the Treasury, Pour in the Votes

    Desperate Bush touts phony "middle-class" tax cut

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2004

    More Taxing News for Humans

    Desperate Bush touts phony "middle-class" tax cut

  • News

    January 6, 2004

    This Is Rich

    Inside a Bush Brainstorming Session

  • News

    April 29, 2003

    Pataki's Class Bias

    Guv Seeks Sacrifice From Average New Yorkers, Protects High-End Friends

  • News

    February 25, 2003

    Pataki's Prattle

    Job-Jingo Governor Proposes 'State-Killing' Budget

  • News

    January 14, 2003

    Read My Lips

    Pataki's No-Tax Vow Is Salt to City's Wounds

  • News

    January 7, 2003

    Nation

    Pataki's No-Tax Vow Is Salt to City's Wounds

  • News

    February 6, 2001

    Bush Pats Corporations, Pads Rich Pockets

    Oops, Says Prez. Let's Keep That AIDS Office

  • News

    January 25, 2000

    Nation

    Oops, Says Prez. Let's Keep That AIDS Office

  • News

    October 6, 1998

    Pataki's Pap

    The make-believe governor spins his boomtime fantasy

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