Working Life

   Ah, yes, another chapter in the saga of the great financial guru, Robert Rubin–you know, the guy who the entire political and media establishment fawned over for almost two decades as the all-knowing, all-seeing, wise man of the global financial world…until, of course, the entire financial house of cards collapsed in large part because […]

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  Back in November, I asked the question: is Robert Rubin a liar or a coward or both? Today, in what should be a welcome sight to every working American, Rubin is effectively being run out of Citigroup, his reputation sullied. And, yet, he continues to obfuscate his role in the financial crisis we face. […]

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  The inevitable is happening: the people who lead us over cliff and helped spark the collapse of our financial system are running for cover. They want to avoid responsibility for the debacle. And among those running to hide is Robert Rubin.   In an extraordinary interview published today in The Wall Street Journal, Rubin […]

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    Today brings some pretty grim news, on top of the bad news that has been percolating over the past few months. First, wholesale prices really went sky-high in 2007: Wholesale inflation last year shot up by the largest amount in 26 years while retailers suffered their worst December shopping season in five years as […]

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    Today brings some pretty grim news, on top of the bad news that has been percolating over the past few months. First, wholesale prices really went sky-high in 2007: Wholesale inflation last year shot up by the largest amount in 26 years while retailers suffered their worst December shopping season in five years as […]

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