Tag: Bush’s Fubar Economy

Financial News You May Have Missed This Week

Filed in National by cassandra_m on March 8, 2009 • 15 Comments

There is alot of interesting stuff being written by folks who are not exactly part of the cable news shouting match or who are talking about long term effects of this crash that may be useful. These are some of the best I read this week: NYT piece discusses something I’ve been pointing out for […]

The Stickup Note

Filed in National by cassandra_m on March 2, 2009 • 19 Comments

On Friday, NPR aired a longish segment (almost 8 minutes) of reporting on bank bailouts via a research note set out by a Deutsche Bank economist: A single piece of paper may just be one of the most surprising and illuminating documents of the whole banking crisis. It’s a one-page research note from an economist […]

The Financial Crisis Will Be Mapped

Filed in International by nemski on February 26, 2009 • 2 Comments

A really cool map that allows you to watch the financial crisis worldwide as is does its swirly. Just click on the image and watch the magic happen. (h/t GOOD)

Four Bad Bear Markets

Filed in National by nemski on February 24, 2009 • 4 Comments

Click on the image to view the larger and more readable graph. Courtesy of dshort.com.

The Crisis of Credit Visualized

Filed in National by cassandra_m on February 23, 2009 • 5 Comments

Very nice, very clear, very creative visual explanation of the origins of the credit crunch: The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo. This is about 11 minutes long and worth every minute.

Inside the Meltdown

Filed in International by nemski on February 20, 2009 • 5 Comments

Got an hour . . . . actually you do, watch Frontline’s Inside the Meltdown, from Bear Stearns to the bailout.

President Obama’s Townhall

Filed in National by nemski on February 9, 2009 • 5 Comments

You can watch the rebroadcast of President Obama’s Townhall on cspan.org. It will take about 1 hour of your time or you can just get your talking points from the RNC.

A Fools Errand: Seeking Apologies

Filed in Delaware by liberalgeek on February 2, 2009 • 32 Comments

I have to hand it to Jason. He has doggedly sought an apology from anyone that he thought that we were all due one from. He wants an apology for the damage that was done to this country economically, environmentally, socially, politically, diplomatically and legally. He has gotten no takers. The best that he has […]

The Bush Legacy: An Economic Crisis So Deep

Filed in National by nemski on January 18, 2009 • 7 Comments

What’s better than reading Krugman twice a week or his blog, how about an open letter to President-Elect Obama with Krugman’s ideas on how to fix the economy, What Obama Must Do. But before you go and read Krugman’s letter, chew on this for a moment. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan […]

BoA Getting Additional Bailout Funds

Filed in Delaware, National by cassandra_m on January 14, 2009 • 28 Comments

From the WSJ: The U.S. government has agreed to commit billions in additional aid to Bank of America Corp. to help the nation’s largest bank by assets close its acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co., according to people familiar with the situation. Discussions over these funds began in mid-December when Bank of America approached the […]