Darkness Becomes Him Darkness Becomes Him
A French pundit's short journey from Maoism to the cult of moi.
Sep 23, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Scott McLemee
John McCain: The Fundamental Deregulator John McCain: The Fundamental Deregulator
John McCain may have recently discovered his inner populist, but he has been pushing for deregulation all year.
Sep 23, 2008 / Huffington Post
John McCain’s Age Card John McCain’s Age Card
Confused? Forgetting what you stand for? Sleeping on the job? You need the Age Card.
Sep 23, 2008 / Barely Political
Bailout Plan: Trust But Verify Bailout Plan: Trust But Verify
Bernanke is asking for trust he has not earned. Here's a shortlist of conditions to make this a credible deal.
Sep 23, 2008 / Feature / James K. Galbraith and William K. Black
The Daily Show Presents ‘Gov at First Sight’ The Daily Show Presents ‘Gov at First Sight’
Jon Stewart mocks Sean Hannity's suggestion that we should all just shut up about the economy while he gushes over Sarah Palin.
Sep 23, 2008 / The Daily Show
Iran Hawks Take Wing Iran Hawks Take Wing
You've got to worry when bipartisan hawks flock together. And you've got to worry even more when those hawks are targeting Iran, and writing op-eds in the Wall Street Journal with...
Sep 23, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Goldman Sachs Socialism Goldman Sachs Socialism
Instead of handing Bernanke $700 billion with no strings attached, government should take over the banking and finance sector, clean it up and start funneling money into the real e...
Sep 23, 2008 / Feature / William Greider
Is Paulson’s Bailout Proposal Constitutional? No Is Paulson’s Bailout Proposal Constitutional? No
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson draft proposal for the bailout of struggling financial-services firms sought to make himself the most powerful unelected official in American hist...
Sep 23, 2008 / John Nichols
An Economic Coup? An Economic Coup?
A threatened elite seeks to consolidate control and tighten its grip on a nation's resources ... You could be forgiven for thinking I'm describing Bolivia, where conflict between...
Sep 23, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Socialism for Bankers, Savage Capitalism for Everyone Else? Socialism for Bankers, Savage Capitalism for Everyone Else?
The bailout jeopardizes the entire progressive agenda, undermines democracy, doesn't compensate us for our money and doesn't solve the problem. Otherwise, it's great!
Sep 23, 2008 / Feature / James S. Henry