As Good as Their Word As Good as Their Word
Bank of America's Ken Lewis has done his bit to reinforce the idea that the CEOs who got us into this mess are a pack of liars.
Apr 28, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Are Banks Struggling, or Scamming? Are Banks Struggling, or Scamming?
After all the help that's been given to banks or extorted from the public, we have the feeling financial institutions are not doing much with the money.
Apr 24, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Upside of Piracy The Upside of Piracy
The rise of blue-water criminals may not be anything to cheer about, but it just might force us to consume less foreign oil.
Apr 14, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Obama’s Wall Street Rat Pack Obama’s Wall Street Rat Pack
President Obama needs to ditch the idiot savants of high finance and bring in advisers dedicated to doing something more than gaming the economy.
Apr 14, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Coming Economic Storm The Coming Economic Storm
If unemployment keeps rising and people with jobs stop spending, the atmospherics are right for a typhoon of misery on a scale of what Americans suffered in the early 1930s.
Mar 10, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Second Great Depression The Second Great Depression
People are beginning to say that the Big One has arrived. But how will we know? And what will it take to emerge from it?
Mar 3, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Ghost Story: Put Banks Out of Their Misery Ghost Story: Put Banks Out of Their Misery
America's largest financial institutions are insolvent. It's time to face the truth and take the painful actions that will allow the economy to recover.
Feb 17, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Foreclosed Americans Fight Back Foreclosed Americans Fight Back
As a horrified nation sees millions evicted, community organizations--and at least one lawmaker--advise them to hold their ground.
Feb 11, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Settling Scores With Wall Street Settling Scores With Wall Street
A lot of angry people in America are lusting to bring Wall Street geniuses who engineered the financial collapse to justice. And they just might succeed.
Feb 5, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Lost Your Job? Tell Your Story Lost Your Job? Tell Your Story
To take center stage in the current debate, joblessness must be made real in personal and policy terms. Jobless Americans, tell us what happened--and what you need most.
Jan 27, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman