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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "paulson"

Bank Eat Bank: Bailout Encourages Mergers, and Paulson Decides who Lives and Who Dies

Bank Eat Bank: Bailout Encourages Mergers, and Paulson Decides who Lives and Who Dies

Danielle Ivory, Lagan Sebert, American News Project. November 24, 2008.
With newfound bailout money in their wallets, big banks have been rushing to gobble up smaller ones.

$2 Trillion Handed out by Paulson and Bernanke, But Who Got It, Nobody Knows

$2 Trillion Handed out by Paulson and Bernanke, But Who Got It, Nobody Knows

Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. November 17, 2008.
We have no idea who got this money or the conditions or collateral put up in return for the loans.

Treasury Inspector General: The Bailout Is 'a Mess'

Treasury Inspector General: The Bailout Is 'a Mess'

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. November 13, 2008.
It appears that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is just making things up as he goes along.

Don't Look Now, There's a Huge Wave of Inflation Coming Toward Us

Don't Look Now, There's a Huge Wave of Inflation Coming Toward Us

Kevin Phillips, Huffington Post. October 29, 2008.
Paulson and Bernanke's "rescue" have only begun to do their full long-term damage.

Why Trust Paulson With Our Money?

Why Trust Paulson With Our Money?

Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future. October 22, 2008.
With $700 billion in taxpayers' money at stake, surely it would be wise to have an independent board that can hold Paulson accountable.

Hank Paulson and His Wall Street Cronies Move to Plan B

Hank Paulson and His Wall Street Cronies Move to Plan B

Nomi Prins, The Nation. October 15, 2008.
Paulson and his wheeler-dealer pals have proven more interested in preserving their own wealth than in stabilizing the American economy.

Henry Paulson: Good Businessman or Very Bad Communist?

Henry Paulson: Good Businessman or Very Bad Communist?

David Sirota, AlterNet. October 10, 2008.
Is Paulson looking to socialize risk and privatize gain? The answer could be the difference between economic disaster and recovery.

The Bailout: How Capitalism Killed Democracy

The Bailout: How Capitalism Killed Democracy

David Sirota, AlterNet. October 4, 2008.
We now face market forces uninhibited by democratic governance. The bailout is an aggressive attempt to trade democracy for autocracy.

Will Wall Street's Meltdown Turn America Into a Police State?

Will Wall Street's Meltdown Turn America Into a Police State?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. September 30, 2008.
Failing banks? Endless war? Call Homeland Security.

Why Conservatives Led the Fight Against the Bailout Deal

Why Conservatives Led the Fight Against the Bailout Deal

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 30, 2008.
Their revolt was anything but an act of courage to protect American families.

Brother, Can You Spare $700 Billion

Brother, Can You Spare $700 Billion

Peter Costantini, IPS News. September 29, 2008.
Economist Dean Baker talks about the housing crisis, and the Bush-Paulson plan to bailout Wall Street.

Bush's Economic 9/11 and the Rise of Big Brother Banking

Bush's Economic 9/11 and the Rise of Big Brother Banking

Roberto Lovato, New America Media. September 29, 2008.
The government may be preparing for another conflict -- a domestic war on the poor and middle class.

Trickle-Up: What a Progressive Bailout Would Look Like

Trickle-Up: What a Progressive Bailout Would Look Like

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 28, 2008.
It would keep families in their homes and loosen credit markets without rewarding Wall Street's wheeler-dealers for their recklessness.

Bush Might Be Right That 'This Sucker Could Go Down'

Bush Might Be Right That 'This Sucker Could Go Down'

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. September 26, 2008.
Missing in our media coverage is a sense of what's really behind this mess -- a debt we cannot manage or wish away.

Economic Fascism Coming to America

Economic Fascism Coming to America

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. September 25, 2008.
Smell a rat if Congress approves the Paulson plan without major modifications that might help Main Street as well as Wall Street.

Meltdown: It's Not Just a Matter of Greed

Meltdown: It's Not Just a Matter of Greed

Arthur MacEwan, Dollars and Sense. September 25, 2008.
Greed is a human constant, which begs the question of what it is that changed in the lead-up to this financial crisis.

10 Ways to Bail Out Wall Street (and Main Street) Without Soaking Taxpayers in Debt

10 Ways to Bail Out Wall Street (and Main Street) Without Soaking Taxpayers in Debt

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Muhammad, AlterNet. September 25, 2008.
Who says we need to borrow a trillion dollars to save Wall Street from its own excesses?

The Finance Industry Has Fleeced the Government Throughout the History of the Republic

The Finance Industry Has Fleeced the Government Throughout the History of the Republic

Michael Hudson, CounterPunch. September 24, 2008.
A cautionary tale about politicos and financiers.

Congress Is Resisting the Bailout Plan Now, But Wall Street Will Do Anything to Get Its Way

Congress Is Resisting the Bailout Plan Now, But Wall Street Will Do Anything to Get Its Way

Nomi Prins, AlterNet. September 24, 2008.
The Bush-Paulson trillion-dollar payoff scheme won't save Wall Street from the mess it created.

If Congress Agrees to This Rip-off Bailout, We'll Be Handing the Money to the People Who Got Us in This Mess

If Congress Agrees to This Rip-off Bailout, We'll Be Handing the Money to the People Who Got Us in This Mess

Phil Mattera, AlterNet. September 24, 2008.
The "Paulson Plan" would outsource the handling of hundreds of billions of dollars worth of assets to those who got us into this mess.

In Wake of Crash, McCain Talks Tough About CEO Pay -- Will Congress Call His Bluff?

In Wake of Crash, McCain Talks Tough About CEO Pay -- Will Congress Call His Bluff?

Sam Pizzigati, Sarah Anderson, AlterNet. September 23, 2008.
The candidate is proposing a radical restriction on pay for CEOs of bailed-out firms.  But is he serious or is this just election season populism?

Five Dangerous, Disastrous Things About the Proposed Bailout and What You Can Do to Help Stop It

Five Dangerous, Disastrous Things About the Proposed Bailout and What You Can Do to Help Stop It

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. September 23, 2008.
You can help stop the economic hijacking before it's too late.

Let's Stop the Greatest Theft in the History of Humankind

Let's Stop the Greatest Theft in the History of Humankind

Otto Spengler, Asia Times. September 23, 2008.
We can't let them get away with it.

Calling Paulson's Bluff

Calling Paulson's Bluff

Robert Kuttner, AlterNet. September 22, 2008.
Do Democrats have the nerve to challenge the major flaws in Paulson's plan?

Meltdown and Bailout: Why Our Economic System Is on the Verge of Collapse

Meltdown and Bailout: Why Our Economic System Is on the Verge of Collapse

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 22, 2008.
Bush wants to fleece us for hundreds of billions in the financial crisis, but that's just the first layer of a more fundamental economic problem.