http://dir.salon.com/topics/tim_geithner/?source=rss&aim=tim_geithner en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT articles about the treasury secretary during the recession By Dilip Hiro Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/05/china_superpower/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/05/china_superpower/index.html?source=rss China keeps growing even as the global economy melts down. The U.S. may never recover its former place atop the pecking order. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/17/geithner_and_aig_the_rashomon_version/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/17/geithner_and_aig_the_rashomon_version/index.html?source=rss Did the AIG audit vindicate the Fed, whitewash it, or condemn its actions for all eternity? By Robert Reich Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/14/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/14/reich/index.html?source=rss To jump-start the economy, we need to spur consumer demand. We can't do that without additional stimulus. By Robert Reich Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/06/reich_ceos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/06/reich_ceos/index.html?source=rss Let's assume he's serious about sacking corporate chiefs for wasting public money. Where should he begin? By Joan Walsh Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/03/29/geithner_krugman_johnson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/03/29/geithner_krugman_johnson/index.html?source=rss Newsweek hypes the Krugman-Obama-Geithner clash and trivializes the real conflict: financial oligarchs vs. the rest of us. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/04/28/stress_test_diaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/04/28/stress_test_diaries/index.html?source=rss Early results from the stress tests supposedly indicate that the two big banks will require more capital. Didn't we already know that two months ago? By Alex Koppelman Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/23/geithner_defense/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/23/geithner_defense/index.html?source=rss Various reports suggest he could or should have known about AIG's bonuses sooner, but do we really think he should have been spending his time on the issue? By Alex Koppelman Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/18/treasury_bonuses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/18/treasury_bonuses/index.html?source=rss A new report suggests people inside the department knew that AIG was scheduled to pay out this round of bonuses as early as February. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/18/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/18/obama/index.html?source=rss "People are right to be angry" over bonuses the company paid recently, the president said, adding that he's angry as well. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2009/03/18/aig/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2009/03/18/aig/index.html?source=rss Politicians from both parties are pushing plans to rescind the $165 million in bonuses the company paid out recently. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/10/geithner_axelrod/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/10/geithner_axelrod/index.html?source=rss Liberals are unhappy about some parts of the bailout plan announced Tuesday, but there's at least one bit of good news in there. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/26/geithner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/26/geithner/index.html?source=rss His tax problems proved troublesome, but Timothy Geithner will be Treasury secretary after all; the Senate voted 60-34 in his favor. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/22/geithner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/22/geithner/index.html?source=rss Despite concerns over his taxes, Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner's nomination will now move to the full Senate. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/13/geithner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/13/geithner/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama's nominee to be Treasury secretary reportedly neglected to pay certain taxes and to check whether his housekeeper was legally able to work. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 05 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/21/geithner_for_treasury_secretary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/21/geithner_for_treasury_secretary/index.html?source=rss The man who warned in 2006 about the potential downside to modern financial innovation gets the job of fixing a big, fat mess.