George Soros, AlterNet. September 13, 2008. Washington's recent compromise on the fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac constitutes the worst of all possible worlds.
Jill Hussein C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. July 27, 2008. Another $250 billion in adjustable-rate mortgages are expected to reset this year and next, and over $700 billion by 2010.
Isaiah J. Poole, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: PEEK. May 15, 2008. A new report reveals that, by any indicator, standards of living are in decline.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. May 2, 2008. Washington has been debilitated by a horrible disease -- one that inhibits emotions like compassion and integrity.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. April 30, 2008. In the wake of the housing crash and rising food and energy prices, Americans are pawning their clothes, furniture and more.
Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. April 1, 2008. The big surprise here is that there’s no whiny excuses yet. No alcoholism to blame, at least yet.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. March 31, 2008. While Jackson was busy erecting giant photo homages to himself, the nation was spiraling into the worst housing crisis since the Great Depression.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. March 31, 2008. "It would be a little different if the administration said housing prices are going up. If they hadn’t said there’s no bubble," said Krugman.
Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 4, 2008. "Homeless Hero" tells the story of Cheri Honkala's rise from homelessness to the leadership of a growing popular movement in America.
Ian Welsh, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. December 25, 2007. As many have noted, the last time the US saw widespread housing price declines was the Great Depression.
Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor. February 27, 2007. With 70 new homes in the devastated Upper Ninth Ward, Musicians' Village -- a neighborhood by musicians, for musicians -- is the city's largest redevelopment project to date.
