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.
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
Paulson Bailout Plan a Historic Swindle Paulson Bailout Plan a Historic Swindle
Paulson's rescue plan represents a historic swindle--all sugar for the villains, lasting pain for the rest of us. Don't let Wall Street get away with this without enacting signific...
Sep 19, 2008 / Feature / William Greider
The Pillars Of The State The Pillars Of The State
I'm not particularly disposed to libertarianism, particularly the anarcho-capitalist strain represented by Murray Rothbard, Lew Rockwell, et al. And yet, watching this financial ...
Sep 19, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Wall Street and Washington Wall Street and Washington
Washington's mission may, at this late date, be an even greater one than Roosevelt's New Deal faced.
Sep 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Steve Fraser
Not Impressed Not Impressed
Barry Ritholtz on the SEC's decision to ban short selling: This is nothing short of a total panic by people who have no clue what they are doing. We Are A Nation of Morons, led ...
Sep 19, 2008 / Chris Hayes