Lawyers for the Poor Muzzled in Subprime Mess Lawyers for the Poor Muzzled in Subprime Mess
Civil legal aid attorneys could have sounded the alarm years before the subprime scandal began destroying the lives of urban poor--but Congress wouldn't let them.
Jan 16, 2008 / Feature / Laura K. Abel
United We Scam United We Scam
Two new books profile the generation of counterfeiters and con men who sprouted up in Jacksonian-era America.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Steve Fraser
Subprime Politics Subprime Politics
Keep people in their homes and start re-regulating the banking industry to end the conflicts of interest that fueled the debacle.
Dec 13, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors
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
McMansions Meet the Mortgage Crisis McMansions Meet the Mortgage Crisis
Homeowners in gated communities now facing foreclosure are learning there's no fence high enough to keep out the repo man.
Dec 3, 2007 / Editorial / Barbara Ehrenreich
Home Sweet Gone Home Sweet Gone
The subprime crisis was not just caused by lending run amok, but by unrestrained trading that made a precarious situation even worse.
Nov 30, 2007 / Editorial / Nomi Prins
Citi’s Mexican Cronies Citi’s Mexican Cronies
As megabanks seek a subprime bailout, take a lesson from Mexico. Taxpayers of the world, hold on to your wallets.
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
The Coming Foreclosure Tsunami The Coming Foreclosure Tsunami
As Congress grapples with the wave of foreclosures and bankruptcies resulting from the subprime mess, why are some Dems siding with the banks?
Nov 13, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hayes
The Housing Bubble Pops The Housing Bubble Pops
To solve the subprime mortgage crisis, start with aid for vulnerable homeowners, smarter economic policies and a more competent Federal Reserve Board.
Sep 13, 2007 / Editorial / Dean Baker