Sovereign Wealth: Theirs, Not Ours Sovereign Wealth: Theirs, Not Ours
As the US economy sickens, foreign governments are on a shopping spree, scooping up bargains paid for by sovereign wealth funds.
Dec 7, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Global Warming: The Rich Opt Out Global Warming: The Rich Opt Out
Conservation, like taxes, is for little people. When you're rich you can waste all the water you want.
Nov 28, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Subprime Bailout The Subprime Bailout
One way or another, banks will get taxpayer help to undo the subprime mess, but it won't be cheap. And the rest of us can bank on getting robbed in the process.
Nov 14, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Give Us This Day Our Daily Debt Give Us This Day Our Daily Debt
As the superrich get richer, the rest of us sink deeper into debt. But when American consumers can no longer consume, our whole system falls apart.
Oct 30, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Whose Genocide Counts? Whose Genocide Counts?
The House Foreign Affairs Committee bravely declares the 1915 slaughter of Armenians in Turkey genocide. Why not put the same label on themselves, for their role in the Iraq catast...
Oct 11, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Bonehead U Bonehead U
Forget about raising money for actual teaching or research. Institutions of higher learning would rather troll for money for their sports teams.
Oct 8, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
For Hillary, There’s No Such Thing as Dirty Money For Hillary, There’s No Such Thing as Dirty Money
Will her talent for raising campaign cash turn into a liability?
Oct 1, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Fix Is In From the Fed–Maybe The Fix Is In From the Fed–Maybe
What, exactly, is the interest-rate cut going to fix?
Sep 21, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Wanted: Unruly Activists Wanted: Unruly Activists
They're loud, lion-hearted, obnoxious and essential to democracy. And as an unjust war continues to create enormous suffering, we need people brave enough to practice extreme polit...
Sep 12, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Fed Won’t Help the Working Class The Fed Won’t Help the Working Class
By pumping more money into the economy to bail out hedge funds and subprime lenders, the Federal Reserve will only worsen inflation's bite into average Americans' paychecks.
Aug 31, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman