Staff / TruthdigDec 4, 2008
With a bailout of the Big Three hovering over our political landscape, popular opinion has signaled a considerable voice against any federal support for the failing auto industry. A poll shows 61% of Americans oppose a bailout, believing any government assistance would be both unfair and ineffective in fixing the economy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Titus Levi / TruthdigNov 20, 2008
There's no guarantee that a bailout would save the incompetently managed American automobile industry. However, doing nothing may be worse, especially for the state of Michigan. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 19, 2008
Republican Sen. Richard Shelby seems to be one of the only real capitalists left on Capitol Hill. The Alabaman argued Wednesday that U.S. auto firms should be left to the realities of the market, letting companies like Ford, GM and Chrysler go bankrupt and forcing the failing industry to carry out what Shelby believes are much-needed reforms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 18, 2008
The chief executives of the Big Three American car companies head to Washington Tuesday along with the head of the United Auto Workers to beg Congress for a bailout that seems less and less probable. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigSep 28, 2007
The GM-UAW labor contract could prove to be a victory of innovative thinking in the private sector. Now politicians should be clear on how they would attack the deepening problems that confront working people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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