Bail Out People Before Bankers Bail Out People Before Bankers
Economists are widely panning Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's bailout package for lacking appropriate regulatory mechanisms to prevent another future crisis; for not providing h...
Sep 23, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Questions Unanswered Questions Unanswered
Bracket for a moment the massive and monumental questions of justice, equality, responsibility and moral hazard involved in this bailout. There are still huge outstanding question...
Sep 23, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Why $700 Billion? Why $700 Billion?
When I asked a Democratic house staffer recently where the $700 billion figure for the bailout came she mimed plucking it out of thin air. After today's hearing, that question is ...
Sep 23, 2008 / Chris Hayes
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