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Carnage in Pakistan Carnage in Pakistan

It's possible, of course, that when Alaska Governor Sarah Palin meets Hamid Karzai, the president of of Afghanistan, and Asif Ali Zardari, the president of Pakistan this week, she...

Sep 22, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss

We Won’t Get Fooled Again We Won’t Get Fooled Again

The verdict on the Paulson plan is in and it's resounding: take this bailout and shove it. Krugman lays out the chief technical deficiency here. The Politico runs down economists'...

Sep 22, 2008 / Chris Hayes

Rescue Wall Street–and the Rest of Us Rescue Wall Street–and the Rest of Us

Any Wall Street bailout must also impose tax increases for the wealthy, market reforms and address the needs of middle class Americans caught in the crunch.

Sep 22, 2008 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

John McCain: Crisis Enabler John McCain: Crisis Enabler

The deregulation binge that tanked global markets is a bullet deliberately fired into the economy by ideologues, heedless of the ultimate cost to taxpayers. And John McCain cheered...

Sep 22, 2008 / Feature / Mark Sumner

Capitalizing on Crisis: Insurance Profiteers Demand Deregulation Capitalizing on Crisis: Insurance Profiteers Demand Deregulation

It is safe to say that there is no moment more dangerous for consumers – and citizens --than one of financial panic when the federal government is moving boldly to respond. Reg...

Sep 21, 2008 / John Nichols

John McCain: Fed Should Make the Crisis Worse John McCain: Fed Should Make the Crisis Worse

Brad DeLong is appropriately gobsmacked by this statement from John McCain: Finally, the Federal Reserve should get back to its core business of responsibly managing our money su...

Sep 19, 2008 / Chris Hayes

The Mother of All Bailouts The Mother of All Bailouts

Even without knowing the specifics of Paulson's staggering rescue plan, you can kiss the environment, preschool education and health insurance for all goodbye.

Sep 19, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Bankrupt AIG Underwrote McCain’s ‘Reform Institute’ Bankrupt AIG Underwrote McCain’s ‘Reform Institute’

John McCain is making a big show of criticizing the government "bailout" of insurance giant AIG. But it turns out that AIG is one of the largest donors to his pet think-tank.

Sep 19, 2008 / Feature / Mark Ames

What About Sarah? What About Sarah?

Sarah Palin's credentials have been widely called into question since the 44-year old governor of Alaska was named by John McCain as his vice presidential running mate. The McCain...

Sep 19, 2008 / Peter Rothberg

The McCain-Keating Connection The McCain-Keating Connection

The current banking crisis and McCain's political history should be creating a serious case of déjà vu.

Sep 19, 2008 / Progressive Accountability

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