http://dir.salon.com/topics/economy/?source=rss&aim=economy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT By Joe Conason Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/10/10/crisis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/10/10/crisis/index.html?source=rss Nothing expresses McCain's ignorance of basic economics like his call to freeze expenditures. Only massive government investment can help us now. Andrew Leonard Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/09/the_long_depression/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/09/the_long_depression/index.html?source=rss Risky mortgages, a rising new industrial power across the ocean, and banks unwilling to lend to each other. In 1873. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/08/debate2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/08/debate2/index.html?source=rss With the economy nose-diving, McCain did not achieve the surge he needed, while Obama looked masterly as the candidate of reassurance. By Garrison Keillor Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/10/08/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/10/08/palin/index.html?source=rss Dishonest, cynical men put forward Sarah Palin for national office, but the truth emerges: The lady is talking freely about matters she has never thought about. Andrew Leonard Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/07/debate_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/07/debate_economy/index.html?source=rss Character assassination may lose its appeal after two very bad days for Wall Street and Main Street. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/07/low_road/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/07/low_road/index.html?source=rss As the gloves come off in the presidential race, John McCain seems ever more willing to dispense with past claims to personal honor. Andrew Leonard Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/06/hugh_mccoll_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/06/hugh_mccoll_obama/index.html?source=rss Hugh McColl, the man who turned Charlotte, N.C., into a financial powerhouse, says the Democrat is the man for an economy in chaos. Andrew Leonard Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/06/global_economy_panic_attack/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/06/global_economy_panic_attack/index.html?source=rss Bailout or no bailout, the U.S. stock market can't escape the economic pain sweeping the rest of the world By Walter Shapiro Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/03/gop_watchers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/03/gop_watchers/index.html?source=rss Republican debate watchers praised a "tough" and "witty" performance from the Alaskan governor, but on the whole were surprisingly subdued. By Mike Madden Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/03/bail_out/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/03/bail_out/index.html?source=rss The House learns its lesson, and with an eye toward Nov. 4, passes the Wall Street bailout -- er, rescue plan. Andrew Leonard Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/03/house_bailout_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/03/house_bailout_vote/index.html?source=rss Kicking and screaming, complaining all the way, the ayes have it By Steve Fraser Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/03/fraser_wall_street/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/03/fraser_wall_street/index.html?source=rss Once again, Wall Street is the place Americans love to hate. Andrew Leonard Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/02/senate_bailout_vote_final/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/02/senate_bailout_vote_final/index.html?source=rss By a 74-25 vote the Senate says yes to a $700 billion rescue plan for Wall Street. By Dan Hoyle Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/30/latino_nevada/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/30/latino_nevada/index.html?source=rss Latino voters in this economically pummeled swing state harbor fears, hopes -- and rising electoral power. They could help deliver Obama to the White House. By Mike Madden Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/29/obama_michigan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/29/obama_michigan/index.html?source=rss Obama and Biden campaign hard in the Wolverine State, where a loss -- although not anticipated -- could spell disaster for Democrats on Nov. 4. By Mike Madden Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/28/hillary_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/28/hillary_clinton/index.html?source=rss Back on the campaign trail in Michigan, this time for Obama, Hillary Clinton urged her former supporters to get behind the Democratic ticket. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/27/first_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/27/first_debate/index.html?source=rss Friday's debate was no decisive showdown. But for undecided voters watching, did Obama look too green or McCain too mean? Andrew Leonard Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/27/a_debate_on_the_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/27/a_debate_on_the_economy/index.html?source=rss And I'll cut business taxes at the same time! By Walter Shapiro Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/26/debate_flux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/26/debate_flux/index.html?source=rss Leading Republicans say that, short of total gridlock on the economic bailout, a McCain no-show on Friday would be "a huge political mistake." By Mike Madden Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/25/bailout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/25/bailout/index.html?source=rss As George Bush speaks of doom and gloom, lawmakers fret about whether it's worse to pass a bailout plan or not to pass a bailout plan. And Republicans get nervous. By Brad DeLong Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/25/bailout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/25/bailout/index.html?source=rss Our economic system is indeed on the verge of a serious meltdown, but lawmakers should not grant Bernanke and Paulson the far-reaching powers they call for in their plan. Alex Koppelman Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/25/deal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/25/deal/index.html?source=rss Maybe John McCain wasn't needed so urgently after all; lawmakers have come to an agreement in principle on a plan for a bailout. Andrew Leonard Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/25/weak_economic_fundamentals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/25/weak_economic_fundamentals/index.html?source=rss More bad news for McCain: The fundamentals of the economy get weaker By Walter Shapiro Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/25/McCain_debate_move/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/25/McCain_debate_move/index.html?source=rss McCain is now unlikely to show up for the first scheduled showdown with Obama. Master stroke or campaign in meltdown? Gabriel Winant Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/24/mccain_polls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/24/mccain_polls/index.html?source=rss The campaign's momentum has been shifting to Obama, as polls show a nearly universal lack of faith in the economy, and support for Obama as the man to fix it.