by Terrance Heath | Jun 13, 2008 | Blog
Part Eight of a Series Remember subprime mortgages? They've been nudged out of the headlines by gas prices lately, but they — and the crisis catalyzed by the collapse of the subprime market — are still news. Bear Stearns (Remember them?) is finally,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 13, 2008 | Blog
What we've been calling e. coli conservatism is a major factor in the salmonella outbreak in tomatoes that has led to at least 228 illnesses and one suspected death. The outbreak took place several months after the Food and Drug Administration, the agency responsible...
by Bill Scher | Jun 12, 2008 | Blog
Earlier this week, I noted that media stars Charlie Gibson and Maria Batriromo have pushed the idea that households earning $200,000 are not wealthy, even though they are in the top 3.5% of the country. This morning, conservative commentator Ben Stein upped the ante,...
by Bill Scher | Jun 12, 2008 | Blog
Both the Obama and McCain campaigns see a need to reach out to Sen. Hillary Clinton's predominantly female hard-core supporters. There is growing pressure on Obama to deliver a speech on sexism as good as his speech on race relations to retain Clinton backers. And...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 12, 2008 | Blog
The appointment of Jason Furman as economic policy director for the Barack Obama presidential campaign has caused a stir. Furman was executive director of the Hamilton Project, a project created by Citibank chair and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, largely to...
