Paulson Bailout Plan a Historic Swindle Paulson Bailout Plan a Historic Swindle
Paulson's rescue plan represents a historic swindle--all sugar for the villains, lasting pain for the rest of us. Don't let Wall Street get away with this without enacting signific...
Sep 19, 2008 / Feature / William Greider
Wall Street and Washington Wall Street and Washington
Washington's mission may, at this late date, be an even greater one than Roosevelt's New Deal faced.
Sep 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Steve Fraser
A Fair Plan to Pay for Economic Recovery A Fair Plan to Pay for Economic Recovery
The corporations that rigged the casino economy and CEOs and investors who profited at our expense should bear the recovery costs.
Sep 19, 2008 / Feature / Chuck Collins
Great Depression II Great Depression II
Fifty-seven million American families, who put their money in theoretically stable investments find themselves staring into the abyss.
Sep 18, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Screw Wall Street Screw Wall Street
Sorry, but I have no sympathy for the sudden poverty of investment bankers who've gamed and likely destroyed our financial system in the relentless pursuit of wealth.
Sep 18, 2008 / Editorial / Jason Flores-Williams
Crashing the Election Crashing the Election
Puncturing John McCain's Teddy Roosevelt persona will require brutal honesty from Barack Obama--about the causes of the crash and the regulatory solutions.
Sep 18, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors
AIG Bailout Sparks Taxpayer Anger AIG Bailout Sparks Taxpayer Anger
As bigwigs get bailouts, taxpayers ponder layoffs, ruined retirements and wiped out college funds. Yet neither McCain or Obama have tapped into that anger.
Sep 17, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
AIG’s Rotten Investments Could Bring the House Down AIG’s Rotten Investments Could Bring the House Down
The house of global finance is on fire--and the lightning bailout of AIG raises serious question about government's capacity to extinguish the flames.
Sep 17, 2008 / Editorial / William Greider
Obama: Find Your Inner Populist Obama: Find Your Inner Populist
To win this election and save the country, Obama must renounce the scoundrels from both parties who plunged us into economic crisis.
Sep 17, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Naomi Klein on Bank Bailouts & Bush Naomi Klein on Bank Bailouts & Bush
The Nation's Naomi Klein connects the dots between Wall Street's meltdown and the failed economic policies of the Bush Administration.