Thomas Ferguson

Contributing Editor

Thomas Ferguson, a contributing editor of The Nation, is professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author of Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Party Competition and the Logic of Money-Driven Political Systems (Chicago).

Nationalize Failing Banks? Think Twice Nationalize Failing Banks? Think Twice

Short-term nationalization of failed banks is gaining support--but without stringent safeguards, new rounds of pathology are inevitable.

Feb 21, 2009 / Feature / Thomas Ferguson and Robert Johnson

Bridge Loan to Nowhere? Bridge Loan to Nowhere?

This is not only the most expensive way to solve the problem. It's also the most likely to fail.

Sep 24, 2008 / Editorial / Thomas Ferguson and Robert Johnson

Bridge Loan to Nowhere Bridge Loan to Nowhere

The Paulson/Bernanke bailout plan is not the way to go, unless you work on Wall Street. Even if you do, there are compelling reasons to fear it. Here's what Congress should do inst...

Sep 22, 2008 / Feature / Thomas Ferguson and Robert Johnson

Kenneth Starr in a car

Smoke in Starr’s Chamber Smoke in Starr’s Chamber

This essay is adapted from Thomas Ferguson’s “Blowing Smoke: Who Wants Clinton Impeached And Why,” for American Democracy in the Twenty-First Century, edited by William Crotty.

Feb 18, 1999 / Feature / Thomas Ferguson

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