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.

Jason Flores-Williams

What’s Daddy’s Roommate Doing in Wasilla?

Sarah Palin's self-appointed role as censor of her local public library takes center stage as librarians observe Banned Book Week.

Nancy Kranich

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.

William Greider

Creative Destruction on Wall Street

An epic deflation of wealth sweeps away arrogant financiers and their fraudulent gimmicks, settin the stage for reform.

William Greider

Sarah’s Steel Ones

Her politics are detestable, but can we take a moment to recognize that Sarah Palin is one tough woman?

Amy Alexander

Turning Point in the Gang Crisis

Will the missing issues of gangs, poverty, dropouts, the inner city and policing redefine the presidential debate?

Tom Hayden

McCain Unwisely Makes Sex Ed An Issue

With his deceptive ad linking Obama to condom ed for kindergartners, McCain broaches he'd best avoid.

Sharon Lerner

Nation Notes

We are pleased to note several additions to our masthead.

The Editors

Beauty and the Beast

The old warrior deploys sex as a central political weapon to recharge his potency and his party's fortunes. Is there a trap here?

JoAnn Wypijewski

Noted.

Reading Bob Woodward, defending Amy Goodman, evaluating Governor Palin.

The Editors

Our Polar Bears, Ourselves

Sarah Palin played a key role in the Bush administration's effort to ditch the Endangered Species Act.

Mark Hertsgaard

Backward Bailout

Instead of bailing out the money guys who created the housing crisis, Washington should concentrate on healing the victims.

The Editors

Great Depression II

Fifty-seven million American families, who put their money in theoretically stable investments find themselves staring into the abyss.

Nicholas von Hoffman

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.

Nicholas von Hoffman

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.

Robert Scheer

The Economy Seeks Bottom

If we can collectively resist the urge to sell and cement our losses, the cratering economy could finally hit the floor

Nicholas von Hoffman

Heck of a Job, Bernanke

Taking over Fannie, Freddie, banks and brokerages is one thing; knowing what to do with them is something else.

Nicholas von Hoffman

Remembering the Bear

Don Haskins made his mark on college basketball and on America, as he fought to make the hardwood a level playing field for all.

Dave Zirin

Lipstick on a Wing Nut

Ten tough questions for Sarah Palin. Really tough.

Katha Pollitt

Fatal Distraction

Obama's responses to the crises of the war and the failing economy are so flimsy, no wonder the GOP has so handily changed the subject.

Alexander Cockburn

On Sarah Palin’s Revelations of God’s Will

Calvin Trillin

Letters

The Evil Twin Gets the Credit, Again

St. Paul, Minn.

Christian Parenti and Our Readers