Economic Policy

Foreclosure Fightback Foreclosure Fightback

Activists demand a foreclosure freeze, renegotiated loans and a bailout for all.

Jan 22, 2009 / Feature / Ben Ehrenreich

Can Obama Stay the Course? Can Obama Stay the Course?

As he drives his team of retreads, the challenge for Obama is to remain the agent of change who electrified the nation.

Dec 3, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Bailout: Bush’s Final Pillage The Bailout: Bush’s Final Pillage

Brace yourself for a final, frantic stripping of public wealth as the Bush regime goes out the door.

Oct 29, 2008 / Column / Naomi Klein

Obama’s Bailout Strategy Obama’s Bailout Strategy

Framing the financial crisis as a verdict on free-market fantasies, Obama can win with a mandate to end the war and build a better economy from the bottom up.

Oct 2, 2008 / Tom Hayden

John McCain: The Fundamental Deregulator John McCain: The Fundamental Deregulator

John McCain may have recently discovered his inner populist, but he has been pushing for deregulation all year.

Sep 23, 2008 / Huffington Post

A Conservative Confidence Game A Conservative Confidence Game

The Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac crisis strips the clothes off the Emperor of Markets.

Sep 9, 2008 / Deborah Stone

State Capitalism Comes to America State Capitalism Comes to America

A historic line has been crossed. With no debate or commitment to policy or principle, an enormous segment of the American economy has been turned over to the government.

Sep 8, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

For a New Economics For a New Economics

The tepid platform Democrats will adopt in Denver isn't a new social contract, but it does go places Republicans never will. Let's hope Obama does better.

Aug 14, 2008 / The Editors

Bailing Out the Bad Guys: What Congress and Bush Do Best Bailing Out the Bad Guys: What Congress and Bush Do Best

We are flirting with catastrophe, and our foreign creditors are part of the story.

Jul 30, 2008 / Feature / William Greider

IndyMac Crash: Portrait of a Panic IndyMac Crash: Portrait of a Panic

America is shaken by images of panicked customers lined up to withdraw money from the failed IndyMac Bank.

Jul 15, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

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