Predatory Scapegoating Predatory Scapegoating
The real scandal of the year is that Eliot Spitzer, brought low by his own bad behavior, had predatory lenders in his sights.
Oct 16, 2008 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Paulson’s Bailout Beast Paulson’s Bailout Beast
Henry Paulson's latest plan takes us further down to road to state capitalism, whose only principle is to protect the bankers who created the problem.
Oct 15, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
‘He’s Not One of Us’ ‘He’s Not One of Us’
The wisdom of the crowd.
Oct 15, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Hoover, 2008: McCain’s Bogus Reform Hoover, 2008: McCain’s Bogus Reform
For years, John McCain backed legislation that decriminalized Wall Street's reckless conduct. No amount of New Deal posturing can hide that record.
Oct 15, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Palin Drops the Puck Palin Drops the Puck
The best-known hockey mom in the country gets booed at a game in Philadelphia's Wachovia Center. Failing candidate, failed bank, failed stunt: you can't make this stuff up.
Oct 13, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin and Daniel Denvir
The Meltdown’s Silver Lining The Meltdown’s Silver Lining
When the markets calm down, liquidity returns and we are sunk in the inevitable recession, America can remake itself into a saner, more humane society.
Oct 10, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Follow-ups for Sarah Palin Follow-ups for Sarah Palin
Don't let reproductive rights get lost in the run-up to Election Day.
Oct 8, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Bailout Signals the Election Is Over Bailout Signals the Election Is Over
By approving the bailout, Congress sealed our political fate more firmly than any presidential election.
Oct 8, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Someone Watching Sarah Palin’s Campaign Tactics Imagines How She Might Challenge a Referee’s Call in a Sixth-Grade Hockey Game Someone Watching Sarah Palin’s Campaign Tactics Imagines How She Might Challenge a Referee’s Call in a Sixth-Grade Hockey Game
Push back on the pushy hockey mom.
Oct 8, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
McCain and W. McCain and W.
McCain's not a perfect replica, but Oliver Stone's Bush bio-pic reminds us they're two spoiled screw-ups who divided and conquered the country for their high-rolling pals.
Oct 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer