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EconomyNovember 21, 2008
Obama Faces Deflation Risk
Wall Street was buoyed by the appointment of Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary. But that can’t offset worries that deflation will compound our economic woes.
Nicholas von Hoffman
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CorporationsNovember 18, 2008
Why We Shouldn’t Save GM
The bailout should be used to expand unemployment compensation instead of propping up a single, failing corporation.
Nicholas von Hoffman
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EconomyNovember 14, 2008
Paulson Plays While We Pay
A little under $300 billion of the $700 billion bailout has been invested, loaned out or lost. And as long as Henry Paulson’s in charge, we won’t know where it went.
Nicholas von Hoffman
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CorporationsNovember 10, 2008
Cashing Out Detroit
Saving jobs by giving automakers large amounts of cash is a very expensive form of trickle-down. What we need is a clear plan about how automakers will use the money.
Nicholas von Hoffman
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Executive BranchNovember 7, 2008
Change That Might Actually Happen
Obama can change the way Washington does business by mobilizing the same grassroots ground operation that got him elected to push his legislative agenda.
Nicholas von Hoffman
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CorporationsOctober 29, 2008
GM-Chrysler: Too Dumb to Fail
Doesn’t anyone in Washington have the courage to pull the plug on an industry on life support?
Nicholas von Hoffman
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Political FiguresOctober 23, 2008
Bloomberg Beats Democracy
New York’s City Council grants Mayor Michael Bloomberg the opportunity to run for a third term. He’ll probably win, but will New Yorkers?
Nicholas von Hoffman
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BankingOctober 15, 2008
Paulson’s Bailout Beast
Henry Paulson’s latest plan takes us further down to road to state capitalism, whose only principle is to protect the bankers who created the problem.
Nicholas von Hoffman
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EconomyOctober 10, 2008
The Meltdown’s Silver Lining
When the markets calm down, liquidity returns and we are sunk in the inevitable recession, America can remake itself into a saner, more humane society.
Nicholas von Hoffman
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EconomyOctober 6, 2008
The Dow’s Decline and Fall
The Dow falls below 10,000. As deflation destroys wealth and unemployment rises, America braces for tough times ahead.
Nicholas von Hoffman