Stories by Robert Kuttner
Robert Kuttner is co-editor of The American Prospect.
Obama doesn't lack leadership or nerve, which makes his dithering on the financial crisis and straddling on torture all the more bewildering.
Posted on May 26, 2009
It's been suggested that Obama is focusing on Republican self-destruction and that he'll get around to reforming Wall Street next year.
Posted on May 11, 2009
Public approval of a president is not like a stock of savings. Obama has yet to decide what to invest in.
Posted on Apr 28, 2009
It ain't easy to play the role of loyal opposition to a progressive president who seems determined at times to be captured by Wall Street.
Posted on Apr 14, 2009
Gutting Social Security and Medicare to pay for the sins of Wall Street is a perverse idea.
Posted on Feb 24, 2009
As he crafts an economic recovery plan, Obama faces the danger of being too "post-partisan" and doing too little too late.
Posted on Jan 12, 2009
While there's no shortage of good uses for a huge stimulus package, there's going to be plenty of opponents standing in its way.
Posted on Dec 25, 2008
A new book shows how Obama needs to address the economic emergency, starting with practical help for families and individuals.
Posted on Nov 7, 2008
Do Democrats have the nerve to challenge the major flaws in Paulson's plan?
Posted on Sep 22, 2008
Help must go to the ordinary people who have suffered harm, not just wealthy insiders. That should be the price of a deal.
Posted on Sep 19, 2008
The Bush administration's strategy boiled down to allowing Wall Street to privatize the gains while government socialized the losses.
Posted on Sep 18, 2008
Free-market extremists brought us this needless economic collapse. Here's a rundown of the mistakes we've made and the reforms we need now.
Posted on Sep 18, 2008
Amid all the hubbub, it's important to remember Fannie Mae's pedigree.
Posted on Sep 9, 2008
In this strategy, every Democratic misstep is inflated into a cultural parable, while gaping holes in the Republican story are neatly sidestepped.
Posted on Sep 4, 2008
A "stimulus" package only works for ordinary, business-cycle downturns. But this is no ordinary recession.
Posted on Feb 15, 2008
The parallels between then and now are frightening.
Posted on Oct 8, 2007
For more than two decades, the Federal Reserve has been prime enabler of a dangerously speculative economy.
Posted on Sep 24, 2007
Cheney's the real president. It'd be nice if the press noticed.
Posted on Aug 29, 2006
Fear of being voted out of office is the only thing that seems to convince Congress to do the right thing.
Posted on Jul 18, 2006
The new Republican Medicare bill is about to kick in, and what it offers to seniors isn't pretty.
Posted on Jan 5, 2006
Employment trends are hitting young people especially hard -- but not all young people.
Posted on Sep 5, 2005
The idea that 'moderates' stepped in to the filibuster debate to save the day just happens to fit one of the media's pet narratives. Problem is, it just ain't the reality.
Posted on May 27, 2005
