Category Archives: Economy
How to Find a “Free†$420 Billion to Stimulate the…
President-elect Obama says he’ll consider any good idea to address our accelerating economic decline and help stabilize the financial system.…Continue reading
Politics and the Economic Crisis
Barack Obama's historic election as a new, national agent of change will face a daunting test as the economic crisis…Continue reading
Christian Science Economics
The Bush administration, long known for faith-based initiatives, has embraced a new form of faith-based economics to address the financial…Continue reading
The Politics of Trading Recession for Inflation
On virtually everything economic, the Bush administration and much of Congress have become the gang that can’t shoot straight —…Continue reading
If Detroit Goes Down, Will It Take the Economy —…
In a remarkable spectacle, an Administration with a sustained record of economic blunders and failures finds itself aghast at the…Continue reading
It’s 1980 again, not 1932
While nearly everyone recognizes that the current financial crisis is the worst since the Great Depression, the economic challenges and…Continue reading
Stimulus for the Long Run
When Congress returns to Washington following the election, its first priority will be to pass another stimulus package for the…Continue reading
Who’s in Charge?
As American tangle with an accelerating economic downturn, scarily-volatile stock markets, and an array of bailout and other emergency programs,…Continue reading
Nothing to Fear More than Fear Itself
Congress tried late last week to stall the financial crisis by pledging to spend $700 billion on devalued securities held…Continue reading
Congress Acts: A Little Better Than Nothing
The $750 trillion bailout plan that the Senate approved, and which the House is expected to endorse reluctantly, could give…Continue reading