With apologies to Edgar Allan Poe… Once upon a midnight dreary, as you quaffed drinks brown and beery, Came a tapping amid the gloom, upon the closed door of your room. You […]
Clinton promises mortgage reform–by adopting right-wing talking points and policymakers
By Martin Bosworth Right now the Clinton campaign carnage is focused on whether or not falsely claiming to be shot at on a Bosnian tarmac qualifies you to be ready to answer […]
There is a housing bailout going on–but it's not for you
By Martin Bosworth The Federal Reserve announced another $20 billion in funds auctioned off to commercial banks today in order to help prop them up in the wake of the global mortgage […]
A housing bailout might be a boon, but Bush's housing bailout is a bust
By Martin Bosworth For those who don’t know, last week President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson unveiled a “mortgage rescue plan” (NOT a bailout, they desperately stressed) that would enable qualifying […]
Democrats should run on the economy instead of Iraq
By Martin Bosworth Like my colleague Bonesparkle, I am often possessed of thoughts that diverge significantly from the accepted paradigm, and could be considered heretical in some circles. Okay, that’s a little […]
Fed prepares to “move the goalposts” to delay recession; Greenspan says “Not my fault”
By Martin Bosworth The phrase “moving the goalposts” has been applied most heavily in public discourse of late to the Bush regime’s “strategery” regarding the Iraq war. Through the “surge” and constant […]
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