Analysis
Why McCain suspended his campaign
October 3, 2008Behind The NewsJohn McCain got lucky last week. Less than 24 hours after the New York Times broke a story about McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis’ ties to the Freddie Mac, the big home lender that...
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OPINION: How to solve the mortgage meltdown
October 2, 2008It had to happen: Some Republicans are trying to blame the Democrats for the mortgage meltdown, and for the stock exchange crisis that this has triggered, because Democratic politicians have allegedly pushed laws to make it...
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OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 2
October 2, 2008The turmoil in financial markets and the bailout to the tune of $700 billion has turned the public eye and wrath on Wall Street and Washington. While millions are aware of the triggering causes, ranging from...
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OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 2
October 1, 2008The turmoil in financial markets and the bailout to the tune of $700 billion has turned the public eye and wrath on Wall Street and Washington. While millions are aware of the triggering causes, ranging from...
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OPINION: Finances and the current crisis: How did we get here and what is the way out? Part 1
September 28, 2008In a vote that was heard around the world, reactionary Republicans along with some progressive Democrats in the House torpedoed a bill to stabilize financial markets. The compromise deal was better than what was initially proposed...
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