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).

EconomyFebruary 21, 2009

Nationalize Failing Banks? Think Twice

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

Thomas Ferguson and Robert Johnson
EconomySeptember 24, 2008

Bridge Loan to Nowhere?

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

Thomas Ferguson and Robert Johnson
BankingSeptember 22, 2008

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 instead.

Thomas Ferguson and Robert Johnson
CorporationsFebruary 18, 1999

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.

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Thomas Ferguson

Contributing Editor

EconomyFebruary 21, 2009

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

EconomySeptember 24, 2008

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

BankingSeptember 22, 2008

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 instead.

CorporationsFebruary 18, 1999

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.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.