http://www.newstin.com/us/PAUL_KRUGMAN Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80515412 Last month, when the U.S. Treasury Department allowed Lehman Brothers to fail, I wrote that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was playing financial Russian roulette. The response to this downward spiral on the part of the... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:49:38 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80515412 2008-10-10T13:49:38Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80568762 Paul Krugman takes a look back: One thing that has been sort of written out of the mainstream history of politics is the sheer insanity of the attacks on the Clintons — they were drug smugglers, they murdered Vince Foster (and... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:01:46 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80568762 2008-10-10T19:01:46Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80542321 The last week has seen a tectonic shift in American politics and government. Those of us who opposed the $700 billion bailout have been proved correct, as the entire political, academic and financial Establishment has said what... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:13:26 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80542321 2008-10-10T16:13:26Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80565054 By WILL STRAW - CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND ACTION FUND | 10/10/08 2:44 PM EDT Policies that help the many, not the few are the only way to help the U.S. remain competitive in the global economy. As set out in... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:44:23 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80565054 2008-10-10T18:44:23Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80556773 Naked Capitalism's Yves Smith spots a concrete example of how the credit freeze is bringing the real economy grinding to a halt. Shipments of grain are piling up in U.S. and South American ports, unable to move because sellers... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:06:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80556773 2008-10-10T17:06:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80509176 Paul Krugman:...The current crisis started with a burst housing bubble, which led to widespread mortgage defaults, and hence to large losses at many financial institutions. The response to this downward spiral on the part of... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:56:43 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80509176 2008-10-10T13:56:43Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80473587 Top Story Spencer Platt/Getty Images News Falling by more than 20 percent over seven straight trading days, the U.S. stock market's recent performance now meets the standard definition of a crash. Investors have lost an... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:10:20 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80473587 2008-10-10T11:10:20Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80507605 I can't believe there is much demand for it, but the online betting site Pinnacle Sports is taking wagers on this year's Nobel Prize in economics. Here are the odds they are offering as of my writing this post: 101 Martin... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:07:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80507605 2008-10-10T14:07:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80498131 With the election for the presidency of the United States less than a month away, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain are attempting to clarify their positions on a variety of issues, including many that will impact business.... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:26:41 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80498131 2008-10-10T13:26:41Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80475106 In St. John McCain's world, everyone who doesn't follow his changing-by-the-minute economic plan is an evildoer. Today's villains in McCain's Manichean campaign world include Chris Dodd:During a town hall in Wisconsin on... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:39:34 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80475106 2008-10-10T10:39:34Z