1. Advocating Piracy: The Role of Big Media in the Plunder
(Mamblog/Default Category)

...nvestigation"?) The MSM are hardly beyond playing the motive-impugning blame game. On the same day the bailout bill was voted down in the House, AP intensified its bidding for the state, poin...

2. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
(Opinions/op-ed)

... enacted as the Bailout of Abominations. Only four days earlier, the House had decisively voted down a proposed bailout bill put forward by the administration and congressional leaders of both parties...

3. Interesting Times
(Opinions/Humor)

...ro shock therapy treatments at shopping mall kiosks. The good news is Congress rewrote their 700 billion dollar bailout bill and turned it into a 800 billion dollar rescue plan. Totally different. Now...

4. Before You Think Too Kindly of House Republicans. . .
(Opinions/Politic)

...y Johnston, writing at The New Republic yesterday, makes a critical point, in a piece entitled “Celebrating the Bailout Bill’s Failure”: Whether you favor the $700 billion bailout or not, the House vo...

5. Germany agrees 'bad bank' plan
(Archived/News/Economy)

The German government has agreed a "bad bank" scheme to clean up toxic assets from bank balance sheets, a key plan of Berlin's bid to turn around the country's economy.

6. US car giants get $17bn bailout
(Archived/News/Economy)

The Bush administration has announced $17.4bn is to be lent to major US car manufacturers to prevent them from going bankrupt.

7. US unveils car industry rescue plan
(Archived/News/Economy)

The Bush administration has announced $17.4bn in emergency loans for major US car manufacturers to prevent bankruptcy.

8. US auto bailout battle intensifies
(Archived/News/Economy)

The senate is scheduled to begin debating emergency legislation on Monday to help General Motors Corp, Ford Motor Co, and Chrysler LLC as part of a special post-election session to deal with the econo

9. US congress passes bailout bill
(Archived/News/Economy)

The US House of Representatives has voted to pass an amended $700bn government bailout of Wall Street firms in an attempt to deal with a global financial crisis.

10. Europe markets stable after US vote
(Archived/News/Economy)

European share markets have recorded modest gains in trading after the US senate approved an amended $700bn government bailout of Wall Street firms.