Obama to Urge Oversight of Insurers' Rate Increases
By David M. Herszenhorn and Robert Pear
February 22, 2010

The Bankruptcy Boys
By Paul Krugman
February 22, 2010

The Fat Lady Has Sung
By Thomas L. Friedman
February 21, 2010

States Have Not Yet Seen the Worst of Economic Times, Governors at Meeting Say
By Robert Pear
February 21, 2010

Millions of Unemployed Face Years Without Jobs
By Peter S. Goodman
February 21, 2010

Working Without a Standard Playbook, the Fed Plans Its Moves on Rates
By Sewell Chan
February 20, 2010

Falling Further Behind
By Bob Herbert
February 20, 2010

The Lesson of Anthem Blue Cross
Editorial
February 19, 2010

California Death Spiral
By Paul Krugman
February 19, 2010

Party Gridlock in Washington Feeds Fear of a Debt Crisis
By Jackie Calmes
February 17, 2010

Mass Transit a Foreclosure Fix?
By Jon Lansner
February 15, 2010

Excise Tax Loses Support Amid White House Push
By Robert Pear
February 16, 2010

U.S. Housing Aid Winds Down, and Cities Worry
By David Streitfeld
February 15, 2010

Republicans and Medicare
By Paul Krugman
February 12, 2010

Wall St. Helped to Mask Debt Fueling Europe's Crisis
By Louise Story, Landon Thomas, Jr and Nelson D. Schwartz
February 14, 2010

Credit Card Limits for Youth Can Be Opportunity for Parents
By Ron Lieber
February 13, 2010

China Sees Growth Engine in a Web of Fast Trains

By Keith Bradsher
February 13, 2010

Ground Workers at Continental Airlines Vote to Join Teamsters
By The Associated Press
February 13, 2010 

Is Greece's Debt Trashing the Euro?
By Landon Thomas, Jr.
February 7, 2010

Debt Problems Chip Away at Fortress Europe
By Landon Thomas, Jr.
February 6, 2010

Time Is Running Out
By Bob Herbert
February 6, 2010

America Is Not Yet Lost
By Paul Krugman
February 8, 2010

With Federal Stimulus Money Gone, Many Schools Face Budget Gaps
By Sam Dillon
February 8, 2010

Obama's Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies
By John Harwood
February 8, 2010

New York State Labor Chief is Confirmed to Federal Post
By Steven Greenhouse
February 5, 2010

Democrats Sketch Outline of Jobs Plan
By David M. Herszenhorn
February 5, 2010

No Help in Sight, More Homeowners Walk Away
By David Streitfeld
February 3, 2010

 Currency Dispute Likely to Further Fray U.S. - China Ties
By Mark Landler
February 4, 2010

Cloudy Future for Fannie and Freddie
By Charles Duhigg
February 2, 2010 

Bloomberg Unveils a Grim Budget
By David W. Chen
January 29, 2010

Health Bill Stalled, Obama Juggles an Altered Agenda
By Carl Hulse and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
January 29, 2010

Possible Teacher Layoffs Would Have Big Impact
By Jennifer Medina
January 29,2010

Real Estate Interests Help Cuomo Gain a Big Edge in Cash
By Christine Haughney
January 29, 2010 

UNIONS RALLY TO OPPOSE A TAX ON HEALTH INSURANCE
By Steven Greenhouse
January 9, 2010

 YRC and the Street's Appetite for Destruction
By Dennis K. Berman
January 5, 2010

New Slip in Housing Prices Undercuts Fragile Optimism
By David Streitfeld
December 30, 2009

U.S. Loan Effort is Seen as Adding to Housing Woes
By Peter S. Goodman
January 2, 2010

Fed Chief Edges Close to Using Rates to Pop Bubbles
Bernanke Sees Monetary Policy as Potential Antidote, but Blames Lax Regulation --
 Not Central Bank Policies -- for Housing Crisis
January 4, 2009

Pearcy E. Sutton, Political Trailblazer, Dies at 89 
By Douglas Martin
December 28, 2009

A Less than Honest Policy
By Bob Herbert
December 29, 2009

Expanding Health Coverage and Shoring
Up Medicare: Is It Double-Counting?
By Robert Pear
December 29, 2009

Health Lobby takes Fight to the States
By David Kirkpatrick
December 29, 2009

4 Big Mortgage Backers Swim in Ocean of Debt
By Mary Williams Walsh
December 17, 2009

A Read-Aloud in the Senate - Or Not
By David M. Herszenhorn
December 16, 2009

Lieberman Gets Ex-Party to Shift on Health Plan
By David M. Herszenhorn and David D. Kirkpatrick
December 15, 2009

Interest Rates are Low, but Banks Balk at Refinancing
By David Streitfeld
December 13, 2009

Senate Hits New Roadblocks on Health Care Bill
By Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn
December 12, 2009 

Lieberman Rules Out Voting for Health Bill
By Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn
December 14, 2009

 Senate Democrats See Hope on Health Bill
By David M. Herszenhorn and Robert Pear
December 10, 2009

Audit Finds TARP Program Effective
By Jackie Calmes
December 10, 2009

Debt Raters Avoid Overhaul After Crisis
By David Segal
December 8, 2009

Why Treasury Needs a Plan B for Mortgages
By Gretchen Morgenson
December 6, 2009

Home Care Patient Worry Over Possible Cuts
By Robert Pear
December 5, 2009

Jobs Report Is Strongest Since the
Start of the Recession
By Louis Uchitelle
December 5, 2009

U.S. Forecasts Smaller Loss From Bailout of Banks
By Jackie Calmes
December 7, 2009

Obama Turns to Job Creation,
but Warns of Limited Funds
By Jackie Calmes
December 4, 2009 

The Job Summit
Editorial
December 3, 2009

Democratic Governors Voice Concern Over
Health Care Bill
By Adam Nagourney
December 2, 2009

Elusive Goal of Greening U.S. Energy
By Steven Greenhouse
December 3, 2009

Geithner Expects Bailout Program to End Soon
By The Associated Press
Decmeber 3, 2009

 Job Cuts Loom as Stimulus Fades
By Gary Fields
December 2, 2009

A Study in Contrasts in Financial Overhaul
By Stephen Labaton
December 2, 2009

  Stacking the Deck Against Kids
By Bob Herbert
November 28, 2009

U.S. Will Push Mortgage Firms to Reduce More Loan Payments
By Peter S. Goodman
November 29, 2009

Food Stamp Use Soars,and Stigma Fades
By Jason DeParle and Robert Gebeloff
November 29, 2009

Debate on Creating Jobs, Without Raising Deficit
By Jackie Calmes
November 30, 2009

Get Ready for Half a Recovery
By Gretchen Morgenson
November 29, 2009

Commuters Beware
Editorial
By November 30, 2009

The Jobs Imperative
By Paul Krugman
November 30, 2009

New Push on Mortgage Relief
By Ruth Simon
November 30, 2009

Taxing the Speculators
By Paul Krugman
November 27, 2009

Obama Backs Senate on Health Bills' Disparities
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
November 26, 2009

Wave of Debt Payments Facing U.S. Government
By Edmund L. Andrews
November 23, 2009

Signs of Hope
By Bob Herbert
November 24, 2009

The Phantom Menance
By Paul Krugman
November 23, 2009

One in Four Borrowers Is Underwater
By Ruth Simon and James R. Hagerty
November 24, 2009

As Sewers Fill, Waste Poisons Waterways
By Charles Duhigg
November 23, 2009

Jobless Rate Up in 29 States, Hitting Records in 4 of Them
By Bloomberg News
November 21, 2009

Nebraska Senator Will Vote to Start Health Debate
By Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn
November 21, 2009

An American Catastrope
By Bob Herbert
November 21, 2009

Ohio Sues Rating Firms for Losses in Funds
By David Segal
November 21, 2009

Obamas's First Year: No Crystal Staircase
By Robert Borosage

A Crown Jewel of Eduction Struggles With Cuts
By Tamar Lewin
November 20, 2009

The Days May Be Grim, but Here's a Good
Wood to Put in Your Pocket
By Michael M. Grynbaum
November 20, 2009

Watchdog Urges Caution on Claims of 640,000 Stimulus Jobs
By Michael Cooper
November 20, 2009

Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First Vote
By Robert Pear
November 20, 2009

Senate Passes Health Care Overhaul on Party-Line Vote
By Robert Pear
December 25, 2009

Health Care Changes Wouldn't Have Big Effect for Many
By Reed Abelson
December 25, 2009

States with Expanded Health Coverage Fight Bill
By Kate Zernike
December 27, 2009

Efforts Lag at Making Highway Work Zones Safer
By Mike McIntire
December 22, 2009

Democrats Face Challenge in Merging Health Bills
By Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn
December 22, 2009

A Dangerous Dysfunction
By Paul Krugman
December 21, 2009

 Negotiating to 60 Votes, Compromise by Compromise
By Robert Pear
December 20, 2009

Senate Debate on Health Care Exacerbates Partisanship
By Carl Hulse and David M. Herszenhorn
December 21, 2009

Health Bill Passes Key Test in the
Senate With 60 Votes
By David M. Herszenhorn and Robert Pear

Labor Data Show Surge in Hiring of Temp Workers
By Louis Uchitelle
December 21, 2009

Work-Related Injuries Underreported
By Steven Greenhouse
November 17, 2009

Continuing Unemployment Is Predicted by Fed Chief
By Edmund L. Andrews
November 17, 2009

Paterson Prepares Wage Bill for Construction Sites
By Danny Hakim
November 18, 2009

Audit Faults New York Fed in A.I.G. Bailout
By Mary Williams Walsh
November 17, 2009

Their Future is Ours
Editorial
November 17, 2009

What the Future May Hold
By Bob Herbert
November 17, 2009

Protesting Truckers Snarl Traffic on 710 Freeway
and in downtown L.A.
By Seema Mehta
November 14, 2009

The Passion of the Right
By Charles M. Blow
November 14, 2009

White House Plan on Immigration Includes Legal Status
By Julia Preston
November 14, 2009

After Bankruptcy, G.M. Struggles to Shed a Legendary Bureaucracy
By Bill Vlasic
November 13, 2009

Financial Decisions to Make as You Divorce
By Ron Lieber
November 14, 2009

Worried About Losing Tax Revenue,
Congress to Investigate AIrlines' Fees
By Micheline Maynard
November 14, 2009

Democrats Raise Alarms Over Costs of Health Bills
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
November 10, 2009

A Word, Mr. President
By Bob Herbert
November 10, 2009

CalPERS' image takes a hit
By Tom Petruno and Stuart Pfeifer
November 9, 2009

UNITE HERE, 
Workers United in heated dispute over members
By Patrick J. McDonnell
November 9, 2009

Paranoia Strikes Deep
By Paul Krugman
November 9, 2009

Broader Measure of U.S. Unemploymnet Stands at 17.5%
By David Leonhardt
November 7, 2009

Windfall Seen as Bank Bonuses Are Paid in Stock
By Louise Story
November 8, 2009

The Recession's Over, but Not the Layoffs
By Peter S. Goodman
November 8, 2009

Money Issues That Can Test Even a Rock-Solid Marriage
By Ron Lieber
November 7, 2009

Car Buyers Come Back, but Not in Droves
By Floyd Norris
November 7, 2009

REPORTS SHOW CONFLICTING NUMBER OF
JOBS ATTRIBUTED TO STIMULUS MONEY
By Michael Cooper and Ron Nixon
November 5, 2009

U.S. READIES JOBLESS AND HELP ON HOMES
By Jackie Calmes and David Scott
November 6, 2009

U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 10.2%, HIGHEST IN 26 YEARS
By Peter Goodman
November 7, 2009

OBAMA FACES HIS ANZIO
By Paul Krugman
November 6, 2009

House Bill Would Assure Workers Paid Sick Days
By Steven Greenhouse
November 4, 2009

Stocks Tumble on Consumer Weakness; Dow Down 2.5%
By Javier C. Hernandez
October 31, 2009

Can Citigroup Carry Its Own Weight?
By Andrew Martin and Gretchen Morgenson
November 1, 2009

California's Deficit of Common Sense
By Rebecca Solnit
November 1, 2009

California's Fiscal Health Continues to Deteriorate,
Despite Many Deep Cuts
By Jennifer Steinhauer
November 1, 2009

Philadelphia Transit Strike Averted for World Series
Associated Press
October 31, 2009

Cleaner-Trucks Mandate Will Create
Hardships at Port of Oakland
By Frances Dinkelspiel
October 30, 2009

ATA, Long Beach Settle Port Suit
By Eric Miller
October 26, 2009

NTSB Urges Tougher Measures to Fight Drivers' Sleep Apnea
By Eric Miller
October 26, 2009

UPS' Third Quarter Profit Declines 43%
but Company Says It Sees Signs of Recovery
By Rip Watson
October 26, 2009

CEO Davidson Will Retire from Arkansas Best Freight
By Frederick Kiel
October 26, 2009

Oakland Port OKs Plan to Ban Older Trucks;
Offers Funding for Retrofits, Replacements
By Michele Fuetsch
Transport Topics

Three More States Plan to Sue FedEx
Over Classification of Employees
Transport Topics

Daimler Says 2,000 Sterling Trucks Remain
Delays Payments to Dealers by Six Months
By Jonathan S. Reiskin
Transport Topics

FedEx Expands Facilities at French, Mexican Hubs
Transport Topics
October 26, 2009

IRS Boosts Per Diem For Drivers
October 26, 2009
Transport Topics

Ethics Inquires Into Lawmakers Surface via Security Breach
By Eric Lichtblau and Eric Lipton
October 30, 2009

The Defining Moment
By Paul Krugman
October 30, 2009

The House Health Reform Bill
Editorial
October 30, 2009

First Time Jobless Filings Decline
The Associated Press
October 30, 2009

Tables Turned, Former Hirers Can't Get Hired
By Michael Winerip
October 25, 2009

With Contract's Help, Carnegie Crew Draws Big Pay
By Daniel J. Wakin
October 28, 2009

Union Votes Go Against Cuts at Ford
By Nick Bunkley
October 28, 2009

Pelosi Backs Off Set Rates for Public Option
By Robert Pear
October 29, 2009

Early Reports:Job Gains Signal Stimulus Impacy
By Brad Heath and Matt Kelley
October 2009

Right Battles G.O.P. in a Pivotal Race in New York
By Jeremy W. Peters
October 27, 2009

For Delphi Pensioners, the Union Label Helps
By Mary Williams Walsh
October 27, 2009

Ex-A.I.G. Chief is Back,
Luring Talent From Rescued Firm
By Mary Williams Walsh
October 27, 2009

Union Votes Go Against Cuts at Ford
By Nick Bunkley
October 28, 2009

 Why It's Time To Retire the 401(k)
By Stephen Gandel
TIME MAGAZINE

CSX Say Intermodal Opers Pinched by Trucking Sector Woes
By Bob Sechler, of Dow Jones Newswires
October 23, 2009

CalPERS reviewing tie with
Apollo Management After Steep Losses
By: Marc Lifsher
October 23, 2009

Wilmington Hauls Off and Hits Truck
Expressway Plan With Lawsuit
By:  Ronald D. White
October 23, 2009

Home Buyer Tax Credit Draws Scrutiny
By:  Tiffany Hsu
October 23, 2009

 Offer to Let States Opt Out of Health Plan Gains Support
By Greg Hitt and Janet Adamy
October 23, 2009

Stuyvesant Town Ruling Worries Tenants and Landlords Alike
By Christine Haughney and Charles V. Bagli
October 23, 2009

Comprimise Bill Could Block Statesd on Bank Rules
By Stephen labaton and David Stout
October 22, 2009

As the Dollar Sinks, Oil Skyrockets
By Clifford Krauss
October 22, 2009

Senate Leader Takes Risk Pushing Public Insurance Plan
By Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn
October 23, 2009

Strains for Democrats in Budget-Balancing Act
By Jackie Calmes
October 22, 2009

Paterson Administration Fears Cost of U.S. Health Care Overhaul
By Danny Hakim and David M. Hersaenhorn
October 22, 2009

Vote on Medicare Payment Cuts Divids Democrats
By Janet Adamy and Greg Hitt
October 22, 2009

Fight Over Medicare Cuts Plays Into Larger Debate
By Greg Hitt and Janet Adamy
October 21, 2009

Senate Rejects 'Doc Fix' Spending Bill, 
as Some Democrats Side With Republicans
By David M. Herszenhorn and Robert Pear
October 21,2009

Volker Fails to Sell a Bank Strategy
By Louis Uchitelle
October 21, 2009

$13 and Hour? 500 Sign Up, 1 Wins a Job
By Michael Luo
October 22, 2009

M.T.A. Weighs Lower Fares During Off-Peak Hours
By Michael M. Grybaum
October 22, 2009

Sharp Drop in Building Residences in the City
By Charles V. Bagli
October 22, 2009

A Little Light Reading From the 
Senate Legislative Counsel's Office
By David M. Herszenhorn
October 19, 2009
For Full Text on Senate Bill 1796 
go  to Library of Congress
then Search Bill Number S.1796

Merging the Senate Bills
By David M. Herszenhorn
October 19, 2009

Basic Medicare Premium to Rise 15% Next Year
By Robert Pear
October 20, 2009

No Easy Option for M.T.A. if Albany Cuts Its Revenue
By Michael M. Grybaum
October 19, 2009

Long Beach Port Caves to Trucking Industry Polluters at Expense of Community, Environment 
Reuters
October 20, 2009

State AGs Challenge FedEx
By Chad Bray
October 20, 2009

Safety Nets for the Rich
By Bob Herbert
October 20, 2009

PUBLIC OPTION GETS NEW LIFE IN SENATE
By Greg and Hitt and Janet Adamy
October 20, 2009

 One Year Into the Meltdown
By Robert Weissman
October 19, 2009

New York's Bloomberg Backs Employee Mandate for Port Drivers
By Bill Mongelluzzo
October 19, 2009

White House Presses on Health Care
By John D. McKinnon
October 18, 2009

The Banks Are Not All Right
By Paul Krugman
October 19, 2009

Foreclosures Force Ex-Homeowners to Turn to Shelters
By Peter S. Goodman
October 19, 2009

A Lifeline Not Made in the U.S.A.
By Micheline Maynard
October 18, 2009

Goldman Can Spare You a Dime
By Frank Rich
October 18, 2009

ATA LEADERS SET POLICIES ON HOS, ALTERNATIVE FUELS
By Sean McNally
October 12, 2009

'Unsettling, Challenging Times' In Trucking's Future, Graves Says
By Sean McNally
October 12, 2009

Carriers Must Treat Drivers' Sleep Apnea, Fatigue, Schneider's Safety Chief Warns
By Neil Abt
October 12, 2009

Job Losses in Trucking Slow During September
By Frederick Kiel
October 12, 2009

Ports' Clean Trucks Goals Will be Met by 2010, Los Angeles and Long Beach Officials Say
By Eric Miller
October 12, 2009

YRC Worldwide Gains More Time to Repay $10 Mil in Transaction Fees
By Rip Watson
October 12, 2009

STATES LAG IN RECOVERY, REPORT FINDS
By Michael Cooper
October 15, 2009

HO-HUM COMMUTE ON A UNION'S "DAY OF OUTRAGE"
By Michael Grynbaum
October 15, 2009

DEMOCRATS ADDRESS THEIR OWN RIFTS ON HEALTH CARE
By Robert Pear and David Herszenhorn
October 16, 2009



BILL SHIELDS MOST BANKS FROM REVIEW
By Stehphen Labaton
October 16, 2009

State-Run Health Plans Garner Suppost
By Greg Hitt and Janet Adamy
October 7, 2009

Jobless Rate is Key to Fate of Democrats in 2010
By Neil King, Jr.
October 7, 2009

Support Builds for Tax Credit to Help Hiring
By Catherine Rampell
October 7, 2009

4 Senators' Concerns Reflect Health Care Challenge
By Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn
October 7, 2009

Obama Adds Schwarzenegger to His Republican Chorus for Health Care
by David M. Herszenhorn
October 6, 2009

House OKs Highway Plan
By Sean McNally
September 29, 2009

TL Driver Turnover Rates Fall to Historic Lows, ATA Reports
By Rip Watson
September 29, 2009

FedEx Freight Pres. Duncan Resigns
By Rip Watson
September, 2009

Logistics Experts See Manufacturing Shift
By Daniel P. Bearth
September 29, 2009

Canadian Teamsters Launch Effort To Organize Workers at FedEx Corp,
By Rip Watson
September 29, 2009

Does Obama Get It?
By Bob Herbert
October 6, 2009

 Obama Aides Act to Fix Safety Net
By Jackie Calmes
October 6, 2009

Union Hopes to Organize Long Beach Hotel Workers
By Patrick J. McDonnell
October 5, 2009

Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.8% as Employers Cut
More Jobs than Expected
By Don Lee and Tiffany Hsu
October 3, 2009

Obama: Health Plan Will Boost Economy
By: Judith Burns
October 5, 2009

Housing Battle Reveals
Post-Katrina Tensions
By: Campbell Robertson
October 4, 2009

The Rabbit Ragu Democrats
By: Frank Rick
October 4, 2009

Health Overhaul Is Drawing
Close to Floor Debate
By: Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn
October 4, 2009

Nancy-Ann DeParle, a top health adviser, left, dropped in on
Senator Dianne Feinstein of California at home one Saturday.

TAKING HEALTH CARE COURTSHIP UP ANOTHER NOTCH
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
September 27, 2009

It's Easy Being Green
Paul Krugman
September 25, 2009

In Pool, Public Wary of Obama on
War and Health
Adam Nagourney and Dalia Sussman
September 25, 2009

New Leader of City Teachers Is Ready for His Test
Jennifer Medina
September 22, 2009 

Senator Tries to Alley Fears on Health Overhaul
Robert Pear
September 24, 2009

 The Bailout Bill Comes Due, Vexing Agencies
David Streitfeld
September 19, 2009

Recession Drives Women Back to the Work Force
Steven Greenhouse
September 19, 2009

Too Many 'No' Votes to be Ignored
Gretchen Morgenson
September 20, 2009

Mandate Minus Price Controls May
Increase Healthcare Costs
Noam N. Levey and James Oliphant
September 24, 2009 

Census Data Show
Recession-Driven Changes
Sam Roberts
September 22, 2009

With a Receptive White House,
Labor Begins to Line Up Battles
Steven Greenhouse
September 23, 2009

Baucus Proposes New Limits
on Insurance Premiums
David M. Herszenhorn
September 22, 2009

White House Takes Aggressive
Role in State Races
Jeff Zeleny and Adam Nagourney
September 22, 2009

G.A.O. Report Says A.I.G. Is Stablized
Mary Williams Walsh
September 22, 2009

Nationwide Warnings of Faulty Transit Sensor
Ian Urbina and Matthew L. Wald
September 23, 2009

REFORM OR BUST
By Paul Krugman
September 21, 2009

Environmentalists are using a Senate energy bill that is known for its emphasis on curbing global warming emissions. 
GREEN TRANSIT ADVOCATES SEEK ADVANTAGE
By ABBY PHILLIP | 9/14/09 5:09 AM EDT

 
First lady Michelle Obama, right, greets Dr. Dorothy Height after speaking Friday at the 
White House about the impact of a health overhaul on families. 
TAX ON 'CADILLAC' PLANS DRAWS FLAK
By JANET ADAMY and GREG HITT
September 19

 
Louis Equipment employee Jack McLaren, a part-time dockworker, arranges life preservers in the Wilmington company's yard. McLaren feels lucky to 
have another job because work at the docks has dried up. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times / September 15, 2009)

WILMINGTON STRUGGLING WITH SLOWDOWN AT PORTS
By Ronald D. White 
September 19, 2009

On the Lookout for Stimulus Fraud
Michael Cooper - NYTimes
September 18, 2009

Health Reform's Missing Ingredient
Ron Wyden - NYTimes
September 17, 2009

Baucus and the Threshold
Paul Krugman - NYTimes 
September 18, 2009

 OBAMA, APPEALING TO A CORE ALLY, RALLIES LABOR TO HIS POLICIES

President Obama Makes His Case
(slide show)

By Jeff Zeleny
September 16, 2009 

Lesson Learned at Goldman
Interview by Adam Bryant
New York Times - September 13, 2009

Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, says he has learned a lot about
motivating people. "I need my bosses' goodwill, but I nee the goodwill of my subordinates even more."

 Wall Street's Math Wizards Forgot a Few Variables
Steve Lohr - NYTtimes
September 13, 2009

A Year  After a Cataclysm,
Little Change on Wall Street
Alex Berenson - NYTimes
September 12, 2009

Financial Crisis One Year Later
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U.S. Poverty Rate Hit 11-Year High in 2008
Don Lee and Lisa Girion - LATimes
September 11, 2009

Kraft Chief has History of Success
William Neuman - NYTimes
September 9, 2009

Dodd Decision Raises Odds for Overhaul
of Financial Rules
Michael R. Crittenden - WSJournal
September 10, 2009 

Bristling at Health Plan to Cover Early Retirees
Steven Greenhouse - NYTimes
September 9, 2009

Aim of Obama Health Speech: 
Reigniting a Presidency
Adam Nagourney
September 10, 2009

Despite Fears, Health Care Overhaul is Moving Ahead
Sheryl Gay Stolberg
September 9, 2009

OBAMA TO ENDORSE PUBLIC PLAN IN SPEECH
September 9, 2009
Wall Street

Audience members express their disapproval of Democratic health-overhaul plans at a town meeting in 
Waldorf, Md., led by House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland on Sept. 1.  

DATA FUEL REGIONAL FIGHT ON MEDICARE SPENDING

September 8, 2009

By Robert Pear 

Melanie Gomez-Murphy, a nurse at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, working with a patient in the emergency room.

Comparing Cost and Quality of Health Care Across the Country
Researchers at Dartmouth Medical School have found huge geographic variations in Medicare spending per beneficiary, but areas that spend the 
most do not always produce better quality of care. Some point to the disparity as evidence of inefficiency; others say higher spending often reflects higher cost of living and sicker population. 

  SCHOOLS AIDED BY STIMULUS MONEY STILL FACING CUTS
September 8, 2009
By Sam Dillion
 
Lori Smallwood, 25, a third-grade teacher in Flowery Branch, Ga., was rehired after being laid off from her job this year. 

HEALTH CARE DEBATE REVIVES IMMIGRATION BATTLE

September 6, 2009

By Julia Preston

STATES CUT BACK AND LAYOFFS HIT EVEN RECIPIENTS OF STIMULUS AID
September 5, 2009
Michael Cooper

Recalling the vice president’s visit to the New Flyer factory in St. Cloud, Minn., Mayor David Kleis said ruefully, 
“The expectations were just very high here after that town hall meeting.”

UNION HEAD WOULD BACK BILL WITHOUT CARD CHECK
September 5, 2009
By Steven Greenhouse

John J. Sweeney, president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., said he would accept fast elections instead of card check in a stalled pro-union bill.

Job Losses Moderate, but Unemployment
Rate Hits 9.7%
Sudeep Reddy - WSJournal - September 4, 2009

A Reluctance to Retire Means Fewer Openings
Catherine Rampell - NYTimes - September 3, 2009

Workers in America, Cheated
Editorial - NYTimes - September 3, 2009

For Commercial Real Estate, Hard Times
Have Just Began
Terry Pristin - NYTimes - September 2, 2009

Manufacturing Grows After 18 Weak Months
Jack Healy - NYTimes - September 2, 2009

Changing Health Care by Steps
David Leonhardt - NYTimes - September 2, 2009

Norway Fund Moves Toward Green Investments
Andrew Ross Sorkin - NYTimes - September 1, 2009

Supreme Court Watch on Justice Stevens
Kate Phillips - NYTimes - September 2, 2009

 Freedom Communications Files for Bankruptcy
Legal - NYTimes - September 1, 2009

Pension Advisors for G.M. Are Part
of Pay Czar's Review
Geraldine Fabrikant - NYTimes - September 1, 2009

Firefighters Died in Effort to Escape
Scott Gold and Ari B. Bloomekatz - LATimes - September 1, 2009

Could Boycotts Help Restore Some Civil
Discourse on Political Issues?
Michael Hiltzik - latimes.com - August 31, 2009

SAG Members Look to End Dissension in Election For President
Richard Verrier - latimes.com - August 31, 2009

Missing Richard Nixon
Paul Krugman - NYTimes - August 31, 2009

OCTA Urged to Keep Bus Service in
County's Central Core
Serena Maria Daniels - OCRegister - August 30, 2009

UFCW Squares Off Against Whole Foods
In These Times.com - August 31, 2009

As Big Banks Repay Bailout Money, U.S. Sees A Profit
Zachery Kouwe - NYTimes - August 31, 2009

It's Time to Admit That Money Funds Involve Rish
Joe Nocera - NYTimes - August 29, 2009

How Retirees Can Spend Enough, but Not Too Much
Ron Lieber - NYTimes - August 29, 2009

After a Bumpy Ride, Back at Square One
Floyd Norris - August 29, 2009 - NYTimes - August 29,2009

Decision to Close Plant Casts Toyota in Unfamiliar Role
Nick Bunkley - NYTimes - August 29, 2009

Majority Rule on Health Care Reform
Editorial - NYTimes - August 30, 2009

Reluctance to Spend May Be Legacy of Recession
Peter S. Goodman - NYTimes - August 29, 2009 - August 29, 2009

Till Debt Does Its Part
Paul Krugman - NYTimes - August 28, 2009

An Overhaul or a Tweak for Pensions
Mary Williams Walsh - NYTimes - August 27, 2009

Dennis Rivera Leads Labor Charge for Health Reform
Steven Greenhouse - NYTimes - August 27, 2009

All the President's Zombies
Paul Krugman - NYTimes - August 24, 2009

Senate Democrats Consider Tactic to
Push Through Government Health Plan
Robert Pear - NYTimes - August 24, 2009

World Bankers Suggest Rebound May Have Begun
Edmund L. Andrews - NYTimes - August 22, 2009

 Delays Are Hurting Highway Safety, DO Says

U.S. Still Wants Trucking Deal, Obama Tells Mexico's President
Sean McNally
 Transport Topics - August 17, 2009

This is Reform?
Bob Herbert - NYTimes - August 18, 2009

The Swiss Menace
Paul Krugman - NYTimes - August 17, 2009

Alternate Plan as Health Option Muddies Debate
Robert Pear and Gardiner Harris - NYTimes - August 18, 2009

U.S. Extends Effort to Ease Tight Credit Into 2010
Edmund L. Andrews - NYTimes - August 18, 2009

Pessimism Still Grips Wall Street
Gerry Shih - NYTimes - August 18, 2009

Housing Starts and Producer Prices Drop
Jack Healy - NYTimes - August 19, 2009

Labor Department to Tighten Scrutiny
Melanie Trottman - WSJournal - August 19, 2009

Democrats Seem Set to Go It Alone on a Health Bill
Carl Hulse and Jeff Zeleny - NYTimes - August 19, 2009

Some Saw the Housing Bubble and Sold; Trick now is spotting the Bottom
Peter Y. Hong  - LATimes - August 17, 2009

MTA Adding Turnstiles to Thwart Subway Fare Cheaters
Dan Weikel - LATimes - August 17, 2009

Workers Bracing to Say Goodbye to Toyota Auto Plant
Ken Bensinger - LATimes - August 17, 2009

BART Train Operators Back Monday Strike
Ryan Knutson and Bobby White - WSJ - August 15, 2009

At Sinclair Community College, Focus Is Jobs
Steven Greenhouse - NYTimes - August 15, 2009

Dockworkers See Shoe on Other Foot After a Scandal
N.R. Kleinfield NYTimes - August 14, 2009

"Public Option" in Health Plan May Be Dropped
Sheryl Gay Stolberg - NYTimes - August 17, 2009 

Obama Proposal to Create Medicare Panel Meets with Resistance
Robert Pear - NYTimes - August 14, 2009

Senators Investigate Hospital Purchasing
Mary Williams Walsh - NYTimes - August 14,  2009

Europe's Surge Signals Hope for Economic Reocvery
Carter Dougherty - NYTimes - August 14, 2009

 False "Death Panel" Rumor Has Some Familiar Roots
Jim Rutenberg and Jackie Calmes - NYTimes - August 14, 2009

Thousands Line Up for Promise of Free Health Care
Jennifer Steinhauer - NYTimes - August 13, 2009

Fed Views Recession as Near and End
Edmund L. Andrews - NYTimes - August 13, 2009

3 Indicted Leaders of Carpenters' Union Are Fired
William K. Rashbaum - NYTimes - August 13, 2009

Biggest Union is Said to Back Bloomberg Rival
Michael Barbaro - NYTimes - August 13, 2009

Tips by 2 Port Agency Officers Uncovered a Corruption Scandal
Ralph Blumenthal - NYTimes - August 13,2 009

Dementia Studies Find Diet, Exercise Matter
Carrie Porter - WSJournal - August 12, 2009 

OCTA's New Chief Emphasizes Transit Options
by Andrew Galvin and Serena Maria Daniels - OC Register - August 10, 2009

Job Losses Slow, Signaling Momemtum for a Recovery
Louis Uchiteele and Jack Healty - NYTime - August 8, 2009

As Economy Turns, Washington Looks Better
David Leonhardt - NYTimes - August 8, 2009

Job Growth Lacking in the Private Sector
Floyd Norris - NYTimes - August 8, 2009

Paulson's Calls to Goldman Tested Ethics
Gretchen Morgenson and Don Van Natta, Jr. - NYTimes - August 9, 2009

Is Obama Punking Us?
Frank Rich - NYTimes - August 9, 2009

Effort to Rein in Wall Street Pay Hits New Hurdle
Eric Dash - NYTimes - August 10, 2009

Averting the Worst
Paul Krugman - NYTimes - August 10, 2009

A Primer on the Details of Health Care Reform
Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn - NYTimes - August 10, 2009

 YRC Posts $255 Million 2Q Loss
Rip Watson - Transport Topics - August 3, 2009

Teamsters Approve YRC Pay, Pension Cuts
Transport Topics - August 7, 2009

The Town Hall Mob
Paul Krugman - NYTimes - August 7, 2009

Job Losses Slow in July, Signaling Shift in the Economy
Jack Healy and Louis Uchitelle - NYTimes - August 8, 2009

Dems vs. Dems
Wall Street Journal - August 5, 2009 

Obama Aides see Signs of Recovery but Say It Will Be Slow
by EDMUND L. ANDREWS - NYT - August 3, 2009

Two Sides Take Health Care Debate Outside Washington
 SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and DAIVD M. HERSZENHORN - NYT - August 3, 2009

America's Not-So-Fast Train
Editorial - NYT - August 1, 2009

Z MAGAZINE
GREEN SHOOTS OR STINKWEEKDS? 
WHY ECONOMIC RECOVERY HAS NOT BEGUN
BY Jack Rasmus
July 2009

Z MAGAZINE
OBAMA'S HEALTH PLAN
FAR SHORT OF "TRANSFORMATIONAL"
By Roger Bybee
July 2009

Representative Henry A. Waxman of California, second from right, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reached agreement on Wednesday 
with four of seven conservative Democrats on how to lower costs of the health care bill

.HOUSE DEMOCRATS END IMPASSE ON HEALTH BILL
BY Robert Pear and David Herszenhorn
July 30, 2009

HEALTH POLICY IS CARVED OUT AT A TABLE OF 6
BY Robert Pear and David Herszenhorn
July 28, 2009

In these videotape stills, a truck driver texts while at the wheel, top left, with other angles seen. 

IN STUDY, TEXTING LIFTS CRASH RISK BY LARGE MARGIN
By MATT RICHTEL
July 28, 2009

 In Tennessee Corner, Stimulus Meets New Deal
by Michael Cooper - NYT - July 28, 2009

 
Treasury secretary Timothy F. Geithner speaks during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill.

REGULATORS SPAR FOR TURF IN FINANCIAL OVERHAUL
by Stephen Labaton
Published: July 24, 2009 

 CONSUMER-DEBT PICTURE SHOWS ONE SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT
by RUTH SIMON and CONSTANCE MITCHELL FORD
July 25, 2009 

Toyota Considers Halt to Operations at California's Last Car Plant
Martin Zimmerman - LA Times - July 23, 2009

Relief Efforts are Criticized
by Jim Puzzanghera - LA Times - July 23, 2009

Commercial Brokers are Swimming in Empty Space
by Roger Vincent - LA Times - July 19, 2009

Rift Among House Democrats Slows Health Bill
Robert Pear - NYT - July 25, 2009

Costs and Compassion
by Paul Krugman - NYT - July 24, 2009

California Pension Fund Hopes Riskier Bets Will Restore Its Health
Leslie Wayne - NYT - July 24, 2009

Jobless Checks for Millions Delayed as States Struggle
Jason DeParle - NYT - July 24, 2009

Obama Moves to Reclaim the Debate on Health Care
Sheryl Gay Stolberg - NYT - July 23, 2009

Leading Indicators Are Signaling the Recession's End
by Floyd Norris - NYT - July 25, 2009

OBAMA BACKS HEALTH SURTAX
BY Laura Meckler, Greg Hitt and Jonathan Weisman
July 23, 2009

PINCH OF REALITY THREATENS THE CALIFORNIA DREM
BY Jennifer Steinhauer
July 22, 2009

CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS PUSH TO PASS STACK OF BUDGET BILLS
BY JENNIFER STEINHAUER
July 23, 2009

UPS PROFIT SLIDES ON ECONOMIC WEAKNESS
BY Bob Sechler
July 23, 2009

Bernanke Heads to Congress Battling Calls to Tame the Fed
by Jon Hilsenrath and Sudeep Reddy - WSJ - July 21, 2009

Obama Refuses to Rule Out Health-Care Surtx
WSJ - July 21, 2009 

Another tricky budget devised for California
by Dan Walters - Sacramento Bee - July 21, 2009

Pay of Top Earners Erodes Social Security
by Ellen E. Schultz - WSJ - July 21, 2009

 Port 'casuals' have sinking feeling amid cargo woes
by Louis Sahagun- LA Times - July 20,2009

Highway spending isn't the stimulus it was envisioned to be
by Don Lee - LA Times - July 20, 2099

STATE TAX REVENUES AT RECORD LOW, ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTE FINDS
BY Michael Cooper
July 18, 2009

FEDEX AND UPS CLASH OVER LEGISLATION
BY Alex Roth
July 20, 2009

 Democrats Drop Key Part of Bill to Assist Unions
by Steven Greenhouse - NYT - July 17, 2009 

The Joy of Sachs
by Paul Krugman - NYT - July 17, 2009

Part-Time Workers Mask Unemployment Woes
by David Leonhardt - NYT - July 15, 2009

Click here to see map of broad unemployment across the U.S.

Fresh&Easy Suppliers' workers expected to cast Union Vote
by Jack Katzanek - Press-Enterprise - July 15, 2009

With Big Profit, Goldman Sees Big Payday Ahead
by Graham Bowley - NYT - July 15, 2009

Calpers Sues Over Ratings of Securities
by Leslie Wayne - NYT - July 15, 2009

Derivatives Are Focus of Antitrust Investigators
by Eric Dash - NYT - July 15, 2009

To Shrink a U.S. Car, Chrysler Goes to Poland
by Nelson Schwartz - NYT - July 15, 2009 

HOUSE HEALTH PLAN OUTLINES HIGHER TAXES ON RICH
By ROBERT PEAR And DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
July 15, 2009

OP-ED COLUMNIST
CHUTZPAH ON STEROIDS
By Bob Herbert 
July 14, 2009

Cities Lose Out on Road Funds From Federal Stimulus
Michael Cooper and Griff Palmer - July 9, 2009 - NYT

Buses May Aid Climate Battle in Poor Cities
Elisabeth Rosenthal - July 10, 2009 - NYT

Leaders in House Seek to Tax Rich for Health Plan
David Herszenhorn - July 11, 2009 - NYT

The Human Equation
Bob Herbert - July 11, 2009 - NYT

A Homespun Safety Net
Barbara Ehrenreich - July 12, 2009 - NYT

Job Losses Show Wider Racial Gap in New York
Patrick McGeehan - July 13, 2009 - NYT

 INFIGHTING DISTRACTS UNIONS AT CRUCIAL TIME

By Steven Greenhouse

July 9, 2009

CITIES LOSE OUT ON ROAD FUNDS FROM FEDERAL STIMULUS
By MICHAEL COOPER and GRIFF PALMER 
July 9, 2009

Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis at the Hunter College commencement in Manhattan in May. 

AS LABOR SECRETARY, FINDING INFLUENCE IN 
HER PAST SIGN IN TO RECOMMEND 
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
July 5, 2009 

 HEALTH DEALS COULD HARBOR HIDDEN COSTS
By David M. Herszenhorn and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
July 8, 2009

A proton therapy center under construction outside Chicago. 
The treatment’s proton accelerator can be as big as a football field. 

ECONOMIC SCENEIN HEALTH REFORM, A CANCER OFFERS AN ACID TEST
By David Leonhardt
July 8, 2009

A SIGN OF FRANKEN? IN ONE WAY.
By Mark Leibovich
July 6, 2009

 A GLOBAL RECOVERY  FOR A GLOBAL RECESSION
By Joseph E. Stiglitz
June 24, 2009 - The Nation

OUR JOBLESS RECOVERY
By leo Hindery Jr. and Leo W. Gerard
June 24, 2009 - The Nation

SO MANY FORECLOSURES, SO LITTLE LOGIC 
By Gretchen Morgenson
July 5, 2009

JOBLESSNESS HITS 9.5%, DEFLATING RECOVERY HOPES
By PETER S. GOODMAN
July 2, 2009 

RETIRED FROM G.M. AT 54. PENSIONLESS AT 74?
By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
July 1, 2009

3 MEN DIE IN TOXIC WELL IN QUEENS
By Robert D. McFadden
June 30, 2009

OBAMA STEERS HEALTH DEBATE OUT OF CAPITAL
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
June 29, 2009

GM TO STOP MAKING CARS IN CALIFORNIA
Ken Bensinger - LATimes - June 30, 2009 

G.M., DETROIT AND THE FALL OF THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS
By Jonathon Mahler
June 28, 2009

OBAMA AND CONGRESS CLASH ON HOW TO
PAY FOR H EALTH CARE
Jackie Calmes - NYT -  June 26, 2009

OBAMA, HOUSE PANEL SPAR OVER HIGHWAY PLAN
LaHood Seeks to Postpone Reauthorization
By Michele Fuetsch, Staff Reporter

YRC ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH PENSION FUND
By Rip Watson 

 FEDEX LOSES $876 MILLION, BUT SEES BETTER ECONOMY
By Rip Watson, Senior Reporter

THE MOST IMPORTANT FINANCIAL JOURNALIST OF HER GENERATION
By Dean Starkman
June 17, 2009 

LITTLE PROGRESS IN COLORADO GROCERY TALKS
Denver Business Journal - by Ed Sealover 
June 25, 2009

SENATE DEMOCRATS SAY COST OF HEALTH-CARE BILL CAN BE TRIMMED
By ROBERT PEAR
June 25, 2009

SENATORS WORRY THAT HEALTH OVERHAUL 
COULD ERODE EMPLOYER INSURANCE PLANS
By ROBERT PEAR and JEFF ZELENY
June 24, 2009

 Senator Max Baucus, the chairman of the Finance Committee, at a news conference after health care meetings on Wednesday.

 CRASH PUTS FOCUS ON AGING RAIL FLEETS
By Michael Cooper
June 25, 2009

3 FORMER RALPHS MANAGERS ACQUITTED
They were accused of conspiring to secretly rehire locked-out workers during 2003-2004 labor dispute.
By FRED SHUSTER
City News Service
June 22, 2009

ACME AND ITS UNION ARE NEARING A SHOWDOWN
By Maria Panaritis
Inquirer Staff Writer
June 24, 2009

DESPITE RECESSION, HIGH DEMAND FOR SKILLED LABOR
By LOUIS UCHITELLE
June 24, 2009 

With 10 years of welding experience, Keelan Prados was able to pass an employer’s test and quickly begin a new job. 

RECESSION NO TIME TO RETREAT, SAYS L.A. LABOR LEADER
Maria Elena Durazo makes no apologies for continuing to push her cause: fighting for union workers.
By Patrick J. McDonnell 
June 24, 2009


“We have to make sure that as many of our decent-paying jobs are protected as possible,” 
says Maria Elena Durazo, chief of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, shown at a 2008 rally.

LABOR'S LAST STAND
The corporate campaign to kill the Employee Free Choic Act
By Ken Silverstein

BARACK HOOVER OBAMA
The best and the brightest blow it again
By Kevin Baker

 Health Care Showdown
Paul Krugman - NYT - June 22, 2009

Obama's Make or Break Summer
Frank Rich - NYT - June 22, 2009 

Kroger feasts amid a Supermarket Famine
Jerry Hirsh - Los Angeles Times - June 22, 2009

RISING DIESEL COSTS CRIMP TRUCKERS, MANUFACTURERS
By Ana Campoy
June 18, 2009

Gordon Wade advertised the closing of Gottschalks, an apparel chain liquidating six months after opening an outlet in Bend, Ore.

SLUMP DASHES OREGON DREAMS OF CALIFORNIANS
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
June 17, 2009

              
Stimulus Scholarship Application Orientation class was taught at WorkSource Oregon in Bend.

SOME TRANSIT AID MAY BE FREED UP FOR OPERATING COSTS
by Michael Cooper - NYT - June 17, 2009

 TEAMSTERS CONSIDERING REOPENING LABOR DEAL WITH YRC TO HELP CARRIER CONSERVE CASH 
Rip Watson - Transport Topics - June 15, 2009

STIMULUS FUNDS MOVE UNEVENLY
Rip Watson - Transport Topics - June 15, 2009

 YRC WON'T SEEK TARP FUNDS
Alex Roth - WSJ - June 13, 2009

TRANSIT ADVOCATES URGE FOR USING STIMULUS DOLLARS
FOR OPERATING COSTS
by Colby Itkowitz, CQ Staff - June 5, 2009

  




PROMISED HELP IS ELUSIVE FOR SOME HOMEOWNERS
By PETER S. GOODMAN
June 3, 2009


Eileen Ulery in her condo in Mesa, Ariz. Last year, she lost her job as an executive assistant at Arizona State University.

THE 31-YEAR-OLD IN CHARGE OF DISMANTLING G.M.

By DAVID E. SANGER

June 1, 2009


Brian Deese, who interrupted his law school career, is the little-seen force behind the revamping of the American auto industry.

 OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR 

BAD BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
By ELLIOT G. SANDER
June 1, 2009

THE SAFETY NET
SLUMPING ECONOMY TESTS AID SYSTEM TIED TO JOBS
By Jason Deparle
May 31, 2009

 After Many Stumbles, the Fall of a Giant
by Micheline Maynard - NYT - June 1, 2009

 SUNNIER DAYS The 1941 Oldsmobile four-door sedan from G.M., a car that, among other G.M. models, 
embodied the spacious and expanding quality of American life at the time. 

Reagan Did It
by Paul Krugman - NYT - May 31, 2009

Once a Key to Recovery, Detroit Adds to Pain
by Louis Uchitelle - NYT -June 1, 2009

 HARTMARX CAUGHT BETWEEN ITS BIDDER AND ITS BANK
June 1, 2009
Steven Greenhouse

THE BIG INFLATION
June 1, 2009
Paul Krugman

EVEN IN CRISIS, BANKS READY TO FIGHT REGULATION
June 1, 2009

ONCE A KEY TO RECOVERY, DETROIT ADDS TO PAIN
By LOUIS UCHITELLE
June 1, 2009 

GM COLLAPSES INTO GOVERNMENT'S ARMS
Second-Largest Industrial Bankruptcy in History; Obama Defends Intervention as CEO Asks Public for 'Another Chance'
By NEIL KING JR. and SHARON TERLEP
JUNE 2, 2009

 
Strong Products, a machine shop in Mason, Mich., made airplane wing struts to offset losses in its auto business. 


DETROIT’S WOES WOUND AN ARMY OF SUPPLIERS
By LOUIS UCHITELLE
June 3, 2009 


Alex Karnick, a worker at the Whitlam Label Company, in Centerline, Mich. The company made a variety of 
labels for vehicles but had to diversify into food and beverage packaging. 


Strong Products, a machine shop in Mason, Mich., made airplane wing struts to offset losses in its auto business. 

YRC's Performance Improving as Firm Cuts Costs, Zollars Says
by Rip Watson - Transport Topics - May 25, 2009

Firms May Turn to Congress for Pension Funding Help
by Rip Watson - Transport Topics - May 25, 2009

Obama's GM Plan Looks Like A Raw Deal
by Ralph Nader and Robert Weissman - Wall Street Journal - May 29, 2009

Housing Picture Brightens in California
by Jim Carlton - WSJ - May 29, 2009

GM-UNION DEAL RAISES U.S. STAKE
May 27, 2009








EUROPE FEELS THE STRAIN OF PROTECTING WORKERS AND PLANTS
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ 
May 26, 2009 








BANKRUPTCY FOR G.M. WOULD TAX THE EXPERTS
BY MICHELINE MAYNARD AND MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
May 25, 2009 









U.S. EXPECTED TO OWN 70% OF RESTRUCTURED G.M. 
By MICHELINE MAYNARD and DAVID E. SANGER 
May 27, 2009 

G.M. in Deal With Union as Deadline Approaches
by BILL VLASIC - New York Times - May  22, 2009

As Political Winds Shift, Detroit Charts New Course
by JOHN M. BRODER and MICHELINE MAYNARD - New York Times - May 20, 2009

The Last holdouts Cast Their Lot With G.M.
by BILL VLASIC and NICK BUNKLEY - New York Times - May 21, 2009

Study Says Antiunion Tactics Are Becoming More Common
by STEVEN GREENHOUSE - New York Times - May 20, 2009

SODAS A TEMPTING TAX TARGET
by DAVID LEONHARDT - New York Times - May 20, 2009

IN U.S., STEPS TOWARD INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN AUTOS
by STEVE LOHR  - New York Times - May 20, 2009

OBAMA TO TOUGHEN RULES 
ON EMISSIONS AND MILEAGE
by John M. Broder - New York Times - May 19, 2009

Trucking Begins to See Gains frm Start of Stimulus Funds
by RIP WATSON - Transport Topics - May 18, 2009

AN AFFORDABLE SALVATION
By: PAUL KRUGMAN- New York Times - May 1, 2009

CHRYSLER PARTNERS HAVE MANY GOALS
By: DAVID E. SANGER - New York Times - May 1, 2009

 HOME PRICES SINK AGAIN, BUT PACE IS A BIT SLOWER
Drop of 18.6% for February Is Widespread, With Half of Markets 
Posting Steeper Declines Than in the Previous Month

HOME PRICES STILL DROPPING
INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS
By SUDEEP REDDY
APRIL 29, 2009

UNEASE BREWING AT ANHEUSER AS NEW OWNERS SLASH COSTS

  

By DAVID KESMODEL and SUZANNE VRANICA
April 29, 2009

WHY CONGRESS WON'T INVESTIGATE WALL STREET
Republicans and Democrats would find themselves in the hot seat
April 29, 2009

The union’s Local 7 hall in Detroit, where voting on a Chrysler deal was taking place Wednesday. 
The United Automobile Workers represents nearly all workers at Detroit automakers. 

 

AS DETOIT IS REMADE, THE U.A.W. STANDS TO GAIN
Restructuring could mean the union will gain significant shares of General Motors and Chrysler, giving it a voice in the companies' futures. 



Members of U.A.W. Local 1264 in Sterling Heights, Mich., voted Wednesday at their union hall on a deal with Chrysler.

By MICHELINE MAYNARD and NICK BUNKLEY 
April 30, 2009
 

CHRYSLER BANKRUPTCY LOOMS AS DEAL ON DEBT FALTERS
Barring an agreement that looked increasingly difficult, Chrysler was expected to seek Chapter 11 protection on Thursday.
By ZACHERY KOUWE and MICHELINE MAYNARD
April 30, 2009

ECONOMIC DECLINE IN QUARTER 
EXCEEDS FORECAST

The government reported gross domestic product shrank at a 6.1 percent yearly rate, 
but the numbers suggested that the worst of the recession may be easing. 

By LOUIS UCHITELLE and EDMUND L. ANDREWS
 April 30, 2009

GEITHNER, MEMBER AND OVERSEER OF FINANCE CLUB
BY Jo Becker and Gritchen Morgenson
April 27, 2009

WHAT SPECTER'S DEFECTION MEANS
BY Fred Barnes
April 29, 2009

UAW to Get 55% Stake in Chrysler for Concessions
By: Alex P. Kellogg and Kris Maher - Wall Street Journal - April 28, 2009

G.M.’s Latest Plan Envisions a Much Smaller Automaker
By: Bill Vlasic and Nick Bunkley - New York Times - April 28, 2009

SPECTER TO SWITCH PARTIES
By: Carl Huse - New York Times - April 28, 2009 
 

CHRYSLER STRIKES DEALS WITH UNIONS
By: Ken Bensinger and Peter Pae - Los Angeles Times – April 27, 2009

After Off Year, Wall Street Pay is Bouncing Back
By: Louise Story - New York Times - April 26, 2009 






A Family Divided by 2 Words, Legal and Illegal
By: David Gonzalez - New York Times - April 26, 2009 

Trucking Sector Prices Pressured Despite Signs of Bottom
By: Bob Sechler - Wall Street Journal - April 24, 2009

Plight of Carmakers Could Upset All Pension Plans
By: Mary Williams Walsh - New York Times - April 24, 2009 

For Housing Crisis, the End Probably Isn’t Near
By: David Leonhardt - New York Times - April 22, 2009

U.S. in Standoff With Banks Over Chrysler
By: Bill Vlasic and David E. Sanger - April 22, 2009

Banks Sway Bills to Aid Consumers
By: Stephen Labaton and Eric Dash - April 22, 2009

Drivers May Not Join Union at FedEx Home, Court Rules
By: Steven Greenhouse - April 23, 2009

U.A.W. Grapples With Fate
By: Bill Vlasic - New York Times - April 23, 2009

Bank Profits Appear Out of Thin Air
by: Andrew Ross Sorkin  - New York Times  - April 21, 2009

Bank Aid Programs Are Seen as Open to Fraud
by: Edmund L. Andrews  -  New York Times  - April 21, 2009

Profit Up, Bank of America Chief Cites Acquisitions
by: Jack Healy and Louise Story  - New York Times - April 21, 2009

Children in Peril
by: Bob Herbert  - New York Times  - April 21, 2009

With Son in remission, Family Looks for Coverage
by: Kevin Sack  - New York Times  - April 21, 2009

Bid to Organize Nurses Faces Setback in Congress
by: Steven Greenhouse   - New York Times  - April 21, 2009

 Lessons from the Big Auto Bailout
by: Roger Bybee  -  Z Magazine  - April 2009

Obama's Busted Bank Bailout
by: Jack Rasmus  -  Z Magazine  - April 2009

 




The Jobs Solution
TheNation.com  -  by: Leo Hindery Jr. & Donald W. Riegle Jr.    -  April 2, 2009

 Debt Settlers Offer Promises but Little Help
By: David Streitfeld       New York Times - April 20, 2009

Investors Air Discontent with Bank of America
by: Louise Story      New York Times - April 20, 2009

Sellers Woo Shoppers With Guarantees to Address Layoff Worries
by: Stephanie Rosenbloom      New York Times - April 20, 2009

3 Trustees of AIG are Quiet, Perhaps to a Fault
by: Edmund  L. Andrews      New York Times - April 20, 2009

U.S. May Convert Banks' Bailouts to Equity Share
by: Edmund L. Andrews     New York Times - April 20, 2009

PIPE MADE IN INDIA INCENSES ILLINOIS TOWN
By: Louis Uchitelle          New York Times - April 16, 2009

OLDER BORROWERS, OUT IN THE COLD
BY Ellen E. Schultz
April 14, 2009

 
Carol Couts with her dog, Ollie, outside the California home that she is likely to lose to the lender.

 slide show - click to watch

 LABOR DEMANDS CLOUD AMR OUTLOOK
BY Mike Esterl
April 13, 2009

American Airlines pilots are using billboards to get support for higher pay.

RETIREMENT OUTLOOK DROPS TO RECORD LOW
BY Anne Tergesen
April 14, 2009

TECH RECRUITING CLASHES WITH IMMIGRATION RULES
By: Matt Richtel
New York Times - Sunday April 12, 2009

IMMIGRATION ACCORD by LABOR BOOSTS OBAMA EFFORT
By: Julia Preston and Steven Greenhouse
New York Times - April 14, 2009

180-PLUS WALMART WORKERS GAIN UFCW CANDADA UNION CONTRACT IN QUEBEC
Marketwire - April 8, 2009

 IN AMERICA, LABOR HAS AN UNUSUALLY LONG FUSE

BY Steven Greenhouse
April 5, 2009

THE LAST PULLMAN PORTERS ARE SOUGHT FOR A TRIBUTE
BY Jennifer Lee
April 3, 2009

 OBAMA'S BIG, BOLD BET
BY Thomas L. Friedman
April 5, 2009

 Op-Ed Columnist
EVEN RICK WAGONER’S FIRING GOT LOUSY MILEAGE
By FRANK RICH
April 5, 2009

UNIONS LOSE CRUCIAL BACKER IN BID TO EASE ORGANIZING
BY Rip Watson
March 30, 2009 Edition
Transport Topics

YRC TO CLOSE 11 USF HOLLAND TERMINALS
BY Rip Watson
March 30, 2009 Edition
Transport Topics

COURT ENDS PORT OWNER-OPERATOR BAN
BY Eric Miller
March 30, 2009 Edition
Transport Topics

TONNAGE RISES FROM JAN. LEVELS, BUT FEB. VOLUME TRAILS YEAR-AGO
BY Rip Watson
March 30, 2009 Edition
Transport Topics

U.S. SEEKS CONSENSUS ON BORDER BEFORE OBAMA'S VISIT TO MEXICO
BY Sean McNally
March 30, 2009 Edition
Transport Topics

STIMULUS THINKING, AND NUANCE
By: David Leonhardt
New York Times
April 1, 2009

U.S. HOPES TO EASE G.M. TO BANKRUPTCY
By: Michael J. De la Merced and Jonathan D. Glater
New York Times
April 1, 2009

BANKS ARE SET TO RECEIVE MORE LEEWAY ON ASSET VALUES
By: Floyd Norris
New York Times
April 1, 2009

RECORD DROP IN INDEX OF HOME PRICES
By: David Streitfeld
New York Times
April 1, 2009

HEALTH INSURERS FACE SKEPTICAL SENATE PANEL
By: Reed Abelson
New York Times
April 1, 2009

UNIONS EYE COMEBACK AFTER BILL HITS SNAG
by: Jeanne Cummings
April 1, 2009
Politico

CONTRACTS NOW SEEN AS BEING REWRITEABLE 
BY Mary Williams Walsh and Jonathon Glater
March 31, 2009






U.S. SEES A SMALLER FUTURE FOR G.M. THAN G.M. DOES
BY Andrew Ross Sorkin
March 31, 2009







SENATOR INVESTIGATES HEALTH INSURER'S OUT-OF-NETWORK RATE PRACTICES
BY Reed Abelson
March 31, 2009






HUMMER'S DECLINE PUTS DEALERS AT RISK
BY Nick Bunkley and Bill Vlasic
March 31, 2009






NEW LEADERS HOLD DETROIT'S PROSPECTS IN THEIR HANDS
BY Leslie Wayne
March 31, 2009






PRESIDENT GIVES A SHORT LIFELINE TO CARMAKERS
BY Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Bill Vlasic
March 31, 2009





FOR INJURED WORKER, A COSTLY LEGAL SWAMP
BY N. R. Kleinfield and Steven Greenhouse
March 31, 2009





U.S. SEEKS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS IN COASTAL AREAS
BY Cornelia Dean
March 31, 2009





FOR U.S. AND CARMAKERS, MANY POTENTIAL PITFALLS
BY David E. Sanger
March 31, 2009




CAR DEALER IN CHIEF
BY David Brooks
March 31, 2009

KEY SENATOR WON'T SUPPORT UNION BILL
BY Kris Maher
March 25, 2009 

FEDEX THREATENS TO CANCEL JET ORDERS
Package-Delivery Company Puts Boeing Order in Question Over Bill to Make Unionizing Easier
BY Alex Roth
MARCH 25, 2009 





LABOR MAY BE OPEN TO CHANGES TO UNION BILL
BY Kris Maher
MARCH 25, 2009 

Specter Says HeWon’t Back Union Bill Again
By KATE PHILLIPS
March 25, 2009

Labor Agency Is FailingWorkers, Report Says
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
March 25, 2009

 U.S. Seeks Expanded Power in Seizing Firms
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS and ERIC DASH
March 25, 2009

NAFTA’S PROMISE, UNFULFILLED
BY Elisabeth Malkin
March 24, 2009

STIMULUS IDEALS CONFLICT ON THE TEXAS PRAIRIE
BY Michael Cooper
March 23, 2009

U.S. ROUNDING UP INVESTORS TO BUY BAD ASSETS
BY Andrew Ross Sorkin, Eric Dash and Rachel L. Swarns
March 23, 2009

TRADE BARRIERS RISE AS SLUMP TIGHTENS GRIP
BY Mark Landler
March 22, 2009

Op-Ed Columnist
FINANCIAL POLICY DESPAIR
BY Paul Krugman
March 23, 2009

M.T.A. IS SET TO APPROVE HIGHER FARES AND SERVICE CUTS
BY William Neuman
March 24, 2009

OP-ED COLUMNIST
A CONTINENT ADRIFT
BY Paul Krugman
March 16, 2009 





GOVERNMENT COMBS THROUGH G.M.’S SURVIVAL PLAN
BY David E. Sanger and Bill Vlasic
March 15, 2009

RAILROAD BAILOUT MAY OFFER A MODEL FOR DETROIT
BY Louis Uchitelle
March 15, 2009

BONUS MONEY AT TROUBLED A.I.G. DRAWS HEAVY CRITICISM
BY Edmund L. Andrews and Peter Baker
March 15, 2009 

Op-Ed Columnist
THE CULTURE WARRIORS GET LAID OFF
BY Frank Rich
March 14, 2009 




FAIR GAME AT A.I.G., GOOD LUCK FOLLOWING THE MONEY
BY Gretchen Morgenson
March 14, 2009

YOUR MONEY
THOUGHTS ON WALKING AWAY FROM YOUR HOME LOAN
BY Ron Lieber
March 13, 2009

OFF THE CHARTS
IN THIS RECESSION, MORE MEN ARE LOSING JOBS
BY Floyd Norris
March 13, 2009 

WORKERS WITHOUT BORDERS
BY Jennifer Gordon
 March 10, 2009

 FIERCE LOBBYING GREETS BILL TO HELP WORKERS UNIONIZE
BY Steven Greenhouse
March 11, 2009

 

AS JOBS VANISH, MOTEL ROOMS BECOME HOME
BY Erik Eckholm
March 11, 2009

THIS IS NOT A TEST, THIS IS NOT A TEST
BY Thomas L. Friedman
March 11, 2009

THE LOOTING OF AMERICA'S COFFERS
BY David Leonhardt
March 11, 2009




WAL-MART PLANS TO MARKET DIGITAL HEALTH RECORDS SYSTEM
BY Steven Lohr
March 11, 2009

REVIVING THE DREAM
By: Bob Herbert
March 10, 2009

ORANGE COUNTY TO CUT MORE BUS SERVICES
"They're going to continue [to cut] for a couple years, evidently. It's going to escalate," said Patrick Kelly, a spokesman for Teamsters Local 952, which represents bus drivers. 
"There doesn't seem to be a consensus in support of bus drivers or bus riders on the board right now. I think that may change as people see the buses get crowded and people won't be able to catch the buses frequently." 

BEHIND THE CURVE

BY Paul Krugman

March 9, 2009

SOME THINGS DON'T CHANGE IN GROVER'S CORNERS

BY Frank Rich

March 8, 2009

ON HEALTH, PRESIDENT TAKES TEAM APRROACH

BY Robert Pear and Jeff Zeleny

March 3, 2009

LET'S DANCE, BIDEN TALKS LABOR

BY Steven Greenhouse

March 5, 2009

UNIONS FACE OBSTACLES IN EFFORT TO REUNITE

BY Steven Greenhouse

March 9, 2009

A GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR HOME SALES' BIG SEASON

BY Vikas Bajaj

March 7, 2009

THREE BLIND MICE

BY Charles M. Blow

March 7, 2009

BIDEN EMBRACES UNION AGENDA AT AFL-CIO MEETING 
BY Kris Maher
March 5, 2009

IN OBAMA, LABOR FINDS LONG LOST SUPPORT IT EXPECTED
BY Steven Greenhouse
March 1, 2009

STIMULUS SPURS ROAD PROJECTS, BIG AND SMALL
BY Michael Cooper
March 4, 2009

COUNTY TRANSIT EXPECTS $200 MILLION FROM STIMULUS
By: Serena Maria Daniels
March 4, 2009

In Obama, Labor Finds the Support It Expected

A BOLD PLAN SWEEPS AWAY REAGAN IDEAS
By: David Leonhardt
February 27, 2009

BUDGET CHOICES TEST OBAMA’S POLITICAL SKILLS
By: John Harwood
February 27, 2009

OBAMA PLANS MAJOR SHIFTS IN SPENDING
By: Jackie Calmes
February 27, 2009

JOBLESS ANGRY AT POSSIBILITY OF NO BENEFITS
By: Michael Luo
February 27, 2009

OCTA NEWS 

 TEAMSTERS REFUSE TO NEGOTIATE PAY FREEZE
By SERENA MARIA DANIELS 
The Orange County Register
February 12, 2009 
ORANGE

THE STIMULUS PLAN: A DETAILED LIST OF SPENDING

February 13, 2009

FAILURE TO RISE
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Op-Ed Columnist
February 12, 2009

 DECADE AT BERNIE’S
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Op-Ed Columnist
February 15, 2009

OBAMA RIDING THE WAVE
By BOB HERBERT
Op-Ed Columnist
February 16, 2009

BUSES, TRAINS AND STIMULUS
New York Times
by: David Leonhardt
February 13, 2009

VIGIL HELD FOR MAN KILLED AT PORT

Press Telegram 02_11_09

Memorial: A group mourning Pablo Antonio Garcia calls for safer work
conditions for truck drivers 

 UP NEXT FOR BANKERS: A FLOGGING
DealBook Column
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
February 9, 2009

 LOSSES MOUNT ON CREDIT CARDS FOR RETAILERS
By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD
February 9, 2009

TWO UNIONS IN MARRIAGE NOW FACE DIVORCE TALKS
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
February 7, 2009 

CALLS FOR CLARITY IN NEW BAILOUT FOR U.S. BANKS 
By DAVID BARSTOW and MIKE McINTIRE
February 9, 2009

A PROPOSAL TO SHORE UP BANKS WITH PENSION FUNDS 
By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
February 9, 2009

IN FLORIDA, DESPAIR AND FORECLOSURES
By DAMIEN CAVE
February 7, 2009

 U.S. BANK BAILOUT TO RELY IN PART ON PRIVATE MONEY
By: FLOYD NORRIS
February 9, 2009

THE DESTRUCTIVE CENTER
By: PAUL KRUGMAN
February 9, 2009

CONGRESS STARTS TO MAP TALKS ON STIMULUS
By: CARL HULSE
February 9, 2009

RIDER PARADOX: SURGE IN MASS, DROP IN TRANSIT 
 By MICHAEL COOPER
February 3, 2009 

 
St. Louis is girding itself for some of the most drastic service cuts in the country.

Val Butler worries about her commute to the Garden View Care Center in Chesterfield, Mo.

 A MASS TRANSIT DILEMMA: RIDERSHIP UP, FUNDS DOWN
The Los Angeles Times
By: RICHARD FAUSSET
January 27, 2009 


Riders wait for a Tri-Rail train at a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., station. The authority that operates the trains expects to lose $18 million in funding in October. 
That could mean cutting back from 50 trains per day to 20.

TIME TO STEER 'FORCEFUL COURSE' FOR STIMULUS
Economic Scene
By DAVID LEONHARDT
February 3, 2009

GOOD BANK, BAD BANK; GOOD PLAN, BETTER PLAN
By MAX HOLMES
January 31, 2009

BIPARTISAN BROMIDES
BY: PAUL KRUGMAN 
February 3, 2009

THE SAME OLD SONG
The New York Times
OP-ED COLUMNIST
By: BOB HERBERT
January 27, 2009

 FROM HERE TO RETIREMENT

Editorial

January 25, 2009

BAD FAITH ECONOMICS

By PAUL KRUGMAN

January 25, 2009

FIERCE INFIGHTING AT A PIVOTAL TIME FOR SAG 
By: RICHARD VERIER
January 25, 2009

NATIONALIZATION GETS A NEW, SERIOUS LOOK
By: DAVID E. SANGER
January 26, 2009

HEALTH CARE NOW
Op-Ed Columnist
By PAUL KRUGMAN
January 29, 2009

UNION MEMBERSHIP UP SHARPLY IN 2008, REPORT SAYS
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
January 28, 2009

BAD TIMES SPUR A FLIGHT TO JOBS VIEWED AS SAFE
By: LOUIS UCHITELLE
January 25, 2009

THE UNION WAY UP   

AMERICA, AND ITS FALTERING ECONOMY, NEED UNIONS TO RESTORE PROSPERITY TO THE MIDDLE CLASS
By: Robert B. Reich
January 26, 2009

BAD TIMES SPUR A FLIGHT TO JOBS VIEWED AS SAFE
By: Louis Uchitelle
January 25, 2009

FIERCE INFIGHTING AT A PIVOTAL TIME FOR SAG
By: Richard Verrier
January 25, 2009 

 TRUSTEE MAY TAKE HELM OF UNION LOCAL IN DISPUTE
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
January 22, 2009

WALL STREET VOODOO
Op-Ed Columnist
By PAUL KRUGMAN
January 19, 2009

 TIME FOR (SELF) SHOCK THERAPY
Op-Ed Columnist
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
January 18, 2009

CREDIT MARKETS SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF REVIVAL
By FLOYD NORRIS
January 15, 2009 
 

RESCUE OF BANKS HINTS AT NATIONALIZATION
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
January 16, 2009 

 HOFFA CALLS ON SENATE TO CONFIRM HILDA SOLIS AS LABOR SECRETARY 
Official Statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa
January 9, 2009

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  THE LABOR AGENDA
  The New York Times Editorial
December 28, 2008 

Editorials/Letters

in response to 

THE LABOR AGENDA

To the Editor:
Labor policy is indeed a long-neglected arena, ripe for the intervention of President-elect Barack Obama.  What the editorial doesn’t mention is the opportunity to revitalize the National Labor Relations Board, which administers the main federal labor law.  During the Bush administration, nearly every policy choice made by a sharply divided board impeded collective bargaining, created obstacles to union representation or favored employer interests. Not surprisingly, the board has lost legitimacy. There has been a steep decline in the number of cases brought to the agency. And for more than a year, the board itself has been in limbo, with three of its five seats vacant, as controversial decisions translated into Senate gridlock on nominations. President-elect Obama will have the chance to make new appointments to the board. With them comes the chance to start moving labor law in a better direction.

Wilma B. Liebman
Washington, Dec. 29, 2008

The writer is one of two remaining members of the National Labor Relations Board. 


FOR MORE LETTERS CLICK HERE

BIG SLIDE IN 401(K)S SPURS CALLS FOR CHANGE 
By ELEANOR LAISE
The Wall Street Journal
January 8, 2008

LABOR CALLS FOR UNITY AFTER YEARS OF DIVISION
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
The New York Times
January 7, 2009

ECONOMISTS WARM TO GOVERNMENT SPENDING BUT DEBATE ITS FORM
By LOUIS UCHITELLE 
The New York Times
January 6, 2009

FIGHTING OFF DEPRESSION
By: Paul Krugman
 NEW YORK TIMES 
January 5, 2009

THE END OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
By: Michael Lewis and David Einhorn
  NEW YORK TIMES 
January 4, 2009

 


THE $10 TRILLION HANGOVER
Paying the Price for Eight Years of Bush
By: Linda J. Bilmes and Joseph E. Stiglitz
 HARPER’S MAGAZINE
January 2009

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Auto workers hope for better times when Barack Obama is president. 

 UNIONS LOOK FOR NEW LIFE IN WORLD OF OBAMA
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
December 28, 2008 

 
John Sweeney, president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., with President-elect Barack Obama.

 -NEW PENSION LEGISLATION-

NOTE: THIS BILL HAS NOT YET BEEN SIGNED BY PRESIDENT BUSH

  PENSIONS GET A REPRIEVE IN CONGRESS
By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
December 11, 2008 

Summary of Principal Multiemployer Provisions of HR 7327
The Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (WRERA)

HR 7327 BILL
79 pages

HOFFA LAUDS NOMINATION OF HILDA SOLIS AS LABOR SECRETARY
Official Statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa
December 19, 2008

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OBAMA CABINET CHOICES INDICATE SPLIT ON TRADE
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
By BOB DAVIS and LAURA MECKLER
December 18, 2008 

President-elect Barack Obama plans to name former Dallas Mayor
Ron Kirk, a long-time free trader, as U.S. Trade Representative, and California
Congresswoman Hilda Solis, a free-trade opponent, as Labor Secretary, Obama
advisers said, reflecting the split in the incoming administration over trade. 

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 QUANTUM OF SOLIS
December 21, 2008
The Wall Street Journal

 SISTERS SHARE A CAPITOL SANDBOX

By JULIE BOSMAN

December 26, 2008 

FAMILY CAUCUS Linda T. Sánchez, left, and Loretta Sanchez are California Democrats

 THE WEEKEND THAT WALL STREET DIED
TIES THAT LONG UNITED STRONGEST FIRMS UNRAVELED AS LEHMAN SANK TOWARD FAILURE
By Susanne Craig, Jeffrey McCracken, Aaron Lucchetti And Kate Kelly
WSJ
December 29, 2008

THE WAY WE LIVE NOW - LEVERAGING NOSTALGIA
By WALTER KIRN
December 19, 2008

 A MORTGAGE PAPER TRAIL OFTEN LEADS TO NOWHERE

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON

December 26, 2008


 SAYING YES, WAMU BUILT EMPIRE ON SHAKY LOANS

By PETER S. GOODMAN and GRETCHEN MORGENSON

December 27, 2008

 FEDEX MOVES TO CUT COSTS, POSTS HIGHER PROFIT
By DOUG CAMERON
DECEMBER 18, 2008

WHO WANTS TO KICK A MILLIONAIRE?
By: FRANK RICH
December 21, 2008  

 $73.00 an Hour: Adding It Up
By David Leonhardt
December 9, 2008  

   FURY BUILDS OVER CRISIS AT BANKS
By Floyd Norris
December 12, 2008

 IN FACTORY SIT-IN, AN ANGER SPREAD WIDE
By MONICA DAVEY
December 7, 2008   

   DEBT WATCHDOGS:TAMED OR CAUGHT NAPPING?

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON

December 6, 2008

  THE BRIGHTEST ARE NOT ALWAYS THE BEST

By FRANK RICH

December 6, 2008  

 ABOUT THOSE CHARGES OF BAILOUT BIAS

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

December 6, 2008

 GRIM JOB REPORT NOT SHOWING FULL PICTURE

By DAVID LEONHARDT and CATHERINE RAMPELL

December 5, 2008

 A HARVARD LIGHTNING ROD FINDS PATH TO RENEWAL
By JODI KANTOR and JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ
December 6, 2008 

 PARTISAN’ SEEKS A PREFIX: BI- OR POST-
By JOHN HARWOOD

December 6, 2008

 IT MAY BE TIME TO THINK ABOUT BUYING A HOUSE

By RON LIEBER

December 5, 2008

 DEMOCRATS SET TO OFFER LOANS FOR CARMAKERS

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and BILL VLASIC

December 5, 2008

 U.S. LOSES 533,000 JOBS IN BIGGEST DROP SINCE 1974

By LOUIS UCHITELLE, EDMUND L. ANDREWS and STEPHEN LABATON

December 5, 2008

   AN ONLINE SALES BOOM THAT MAY NOT LAST
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER 
December 3, 2008

  A RUSH INTO REFINANCING AS MORTGAGE RATES FALL
By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD 
December 3, 2008

  AUTO EXECUTIVES STILL FIND SKEPTICS
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and BILL VLASIC
December 4, 2008

  WASHINGTON’S NEW TACK: HELPING HOMEOWNERS
By Edmund L. Andrews
December 4, 2008

PUTTING A VALUE ON A CEO
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
December 2, 2008




Bailout Monitor Sees Lack of a Coherent Plan
By Diana B. Henriques
December 1, 2008




Democrats in House Plan a Package of Up to $500 Billion to Help States
By Robert Pear 
December 1, 2008