Opinion
Geithner’s latest bank rescue plan: When Wall Street cheers people should worry
March 25, 2009Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner unveiled March 23 the latest and most expansive bank rescue plan to date since the global financial crisis began to deepen in August 2007. Billed as a 'public-private partnership' to...
Read moreA 12-point program to combat the economic crisis
March 24, 2009Because of the election of Barack Obama, the American people in their great majority have a leg up, but there is still a long way to go. To his credit, the new president is off to...
Read moreWe must incriminate the basic rules of capitalism: An interview with Paul Boccara
March 22, 2009Communist economist Paul Boccara has just published a book about the transformations and the crisis of global capitalism, in which he deals with the financial crisis, among other topics. Paul Boccara puts forward proposals to initiate...
Read moreEditorial: April 4 March on Wall Street
March 20, 2009Last fall, Congress approved $770 billion to stave off financial collapse, to free up credit, to staunch the hemorrhage of layoffs and foreclosures. But the layoffs and foreclosures have gotten worse. The nation’s economy continues to...
Read moreAIG: It’s obscene
March 18, 2009Gregory Robinson is dead. Shot in a car. He threw himself on a baby in the back seat while the gun fired from an unknown assailant. He was only 14. His family said he died a...
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