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Rick Perlstein
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Interests: The Big Con, conservative failure
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Weekend Watchdog Wrapup

By Terrance Heath
October 6th, 2008

Well, it looks like another 0-for-3 weekend for the watchdog, as most of the questions focused less on the economy and more on the presidential race and campaign tactics. read more »

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Postcard from Wasilla

By Sara Robinson
October 4th, 2008

Jonathan Raban, writing in the London Review of Books, gives us a keen insight into what happens when you let conservatives build cities: read more »

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Weekend Watchdog

By Terrance Heath
October 3rd, 2008

It's been a nail-biter of a week, as the nation's attention rocketed between the bailout wranglings on the Hill (Will there or won't there be a bailout package? There is.) and the vice presidential debate (How will the candidates do? Both survived.). But the real question is: Who will be on the Sunday shows, and what questions will the watchdog ask?

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Mad Money

By Terrance Heath
October 3rd, 2008

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I have a confession to make. I've been trying to grasp the national global economic situation. I even constructed a (popular and recently updated) timeline. But I didn't feel I could make any sense of it, Because, no matter how many times I've had it explained to me, it sounded like a bunch of people playing games with Monopoly Money; or some "worthless" paper (a phrase I've heard a lot in the past week. That is, until I saw this handy video from The Guardian confirmed my worse fears.

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Meltdown Timeline, Updated

By Terrance Heath
October 3rd, 2008

I realized that the Meltdown 2008 timeline needed updating, and when I logged in to add new events I discovered my timeline was featured on the front page, among the most-viewed timelines.

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Retooling a Developed Economy’s Energy Base: Germany

Submitted by Philip Palij
October 2nd, 2008

Its happening. Breaking step with big oil is much harder in the US and catching up is vital. Support for Big Oil is retarding US development

"...Germany is at the forefront of this wave of change. Energy consumption in Germany dropped 5.6% - the equivalent of 18.5..." (MILLION) "... tons of oil - in 2007 as its economy grew 2.5%..."

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This Bailout Is Still A Bad Deal

By Robert Borosage
October 2nd, 2008

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass a bad bailout bill last night. Nothing to kick-start the real economy, except tax breaks for business. No help for homeowners.. No mandate for taxpayers to get shares in the banks that are bailed out. Virtual unchecked discretion for the Treasury Secretary to dispense $700 billion. read more »

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Firing Back on the CRA Libel

By Sara Robinson
September 30th, 2008

Firing-Back-final.gifConservatives are twisting the facts beyond the breaking point to support their revisionist history about a law that encourages lending in low-income communities. But don’t be fooled: the financial crisis was caused by conservative financial follies and bankers run amok and nothing more. Here's how you can fire back at 11 basic myths about the Community Reinvestment Act and the role of government regulation in this Wall Street mess. read more »

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Don't cry for the bailout plan

By Hank Kalet
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September 30th, 2008
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channel-surfing.blogspot.com — The failure of the House to pass what was a flawed rescue of the financial sector should be viewed as an opportunity to create a better plan.

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A Progressive Plan for Health Care

By Roger Hickey
September 30th, 2008

Long before anyone had been nominated or elected, the voters of 2008 had gotten one message across loud and clear: Fix our dysfunctional health care system! For obvious reasons (and big reasons that aren't so obvious), the leaders of 2009 must heed that call.

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