March 25, 2009

Treasury’s New Program Mixes Sound Economics and Wishful Thinking

The administration’s new program to wring the toxic assets out of the banking system is a huge bet, which, like…Continue reading

March 19, 2009

Anticipating Inflation Now Can Save Taxpayers $50-$70 Billion

The Federal Reserve yesterday announced $725 billion in new purchases of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities to hold up…Continue reading

March 12, 2009

Why This is No Traditional Recession

The leaders of the Republican Party (and plenty of their followers) continue on their strange path of denying the most…Continue reading

March 4, 2009

The Denial and Anger Inside GOP Economic Policy

The leaders of the Republican Party, reeling from their painful string of defeats, seem stuck in two of the classic…Continue reading