Sanders on Bailout: “Let Paulson and His Friends Pay For It.” Sanders on Bailout: “Let Paulson and His Friends Pay For It.”
The Senate will vote this evening on some version of Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's proposal to bail out bad bankers with a massive infusion of taxpayer dollars into the nation...
Oct 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Bailing on Poverty and Ordinary Americans Bailing on Poverty and Ordinary Americans
At a moment when the media is focused on the drama surrounding the failed bailout legislation, too little attention is being paid to the real struggles of ordinary people and the ...
Sep 30, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The “No BAILOUTS Act” The “No BAILOUTS Act”
There is nothing more frustrating than listening to defenders of fundamentally flawed bailout plan that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Democratic and Republican leaders failed...
Sep 30, 2008 / John Nichols
House Progressives Propose Bailout Alternative House Progressives Propose Bailout Alternative
A number of house progressives who voted against yesterday's bailoutbill, including Pete DeFazio, Donna Edwards and Marcy Kaptur, have justheld a press conference unveiling their...
Sep 30, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Syria-Lebanon Gets Hot Syria-Lebanon Gets Hot
Just when you thought that the Middle East couldn't support yet another crisis -- after all, there's Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan-Pakistan, and throw in Georgia, too -- the Syria-Leban...
Sep 30, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Thank you, Katie Couric Thank you, Katie Couric
It took a woman to expose Palin. CBS News' Katie Couric's empathetic interviewing style and smart (but not tough) questioning fully and finally exposed that vice-presidential no...
Sep 30, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Congress That Can Say “No!” A Congress That Can Say “No!”
Texas Congressman Lloyd Doggett, one of the few members of the US House with a steady track record of keeping his head at chaotic moments, was not impressed by the fact that the B...
Sep 29, 2008 / John Nichols
Bailout Stalled. Activism Surging Bailout Stalled. Activism Surging
With the House of Representatives narrowly rejecting the bipartisan $700 billion rescue of the financial industry this afternoon, the markets have plunged again, but at least, as ...
Sep 29, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Bailout Bill Fails Bailout Bill Fails
The bailout bill just went down to a vote of 228-205. According to a source inside the Dem caucus, Rep. Boehner said he could deliver 80-90 votes, but ultimately only 66 R's voted...
Sep 29, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Why Vote No? Why Vote No?
Sirota lays out the case against the bailout. A must read.
Sep 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes