by Terrance Heath | Oct 31, 2008 | Blog
A funny thing happened on the way to the bailout. A number of the members of the bucket brigade — that's us, taxpayers — realized that for all the billions of dollars worth of bailing we're doing, we still appear to be sinking. Our task seems to be keeping things...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 29, 2008 | Blog
Last week I ventured into the "spreading the wealth" discussion with a post attempting to unpack one aspect of why even some people who might be helped by the kind of economic policies Obama is proposing are against them anyway. It was a rather long post, so...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 24, 2008 | Blog
It was 79 years ago today that the 1929 Wall Street Crash marked the beginning of America's slide into the Great Depression. As we find ourselves in the middle of an economic crisis — during which the Great Depression has been referenced by just about everyone...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 23, 2008 | Blog
In my work-related news reading this morning, I came across an interesting take on Obama's exchange with "Joe the Plumber." The truth is that Obama in Ohio spoke the language of American democracy, which has always included a perception that wealth is a form of power,...
by Terrance Heath | Oct 20, 2008 | Blog
It was a pretty big news weekend. And even though guessing what a particular Sunday show guest would be asked was a "no-brainer," it's tempting to score a 2-for3 weekend for the watchdog. Let's start with the big one, shall we? Everyone else is talking about...
