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As Obama Nominates Bernanke to Second Term, a Look at Who Benefits from Economic "Recovery"

(Video) President Obama is nominating Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to a second term today because of his attempts to combat the financial crisis and the recession. Last week, Bernanke gave his most positive assessment of the economy yet, saying, “the prospects for a return to growth in the near term appear good.” We speak with economist Max Fraad Wolff, who cuts through the numbers to expose the deepening long-term inequality in the United States. Full Story »

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Wolff gives analysis that cuts through the BS in talking about the "rescue", the reappointment of Bernanke, and economic inequality in the U.S.

Unless we develop jobs in the U.S. for middle and lower class workers, the economy will continue to decline with the shipping of jobs overseas in search of the cheapest labor and avoids environmental costs.

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