Course Blog for Soc 3151: Social Issues and Social Policy at Baruch College
In an article in the New York Times, China is thinking about going to electric and hybrid cars. So i think we all saw the movie in class… what happened to the electric car?! The US totally didnt go for the idea after a couple of years that it was out in the market. will [...]
So my topic is the auto industry and i found this article in Naked Capitalism which is interesting and somehow is going to help me with my paper… i just havent tied it in yet…
In the article Treasury Soliciting Bankruptcy Funding for GM, Chrysler, is talking about how the TARP has given Citi $45 Billion [...]
In an article called Idea of Consumer Financial Products Watchdog Gaining Traction, head of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the TARP, Elizabeth Warren,
“has been a vocal advocate for the need for a financial product safety commission,”
which in the past few weeks has been getting consideration by the Obama Administration. Consumers have been over spending money, [...]
In an article in the New York Times, author Charles Duhhig talks about Fannie Mae and their new program to help relief renters who face eviction.
Fannie Mae will:
“sign new leases with renters living in foreclosed properties owned by the company”
Fannie Mae is the first nationwide company to provide relief for those customers whose houses [...]
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