Robert Rubin

The Root of Madoff's Evil

Robert Scheer | Posted 07.01.2009 | Business


Robert Scheer

How convenient for the judge and the media to paint Bernard Madoff as Mr. Evil, a uniquely venal blight on an otherwise responsible financial industry in which money is handled honestly and with transparency.

Get Politics Out of the Bedroom and Politicians' Bedrooms Out of Politics

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

Here's the deal America should make with our politicians. You stay out of our bedroom, and we'll stay out of yours.

The Clinton Bubble

Robert Scheer | Posted 04.29.2009 | Business


Robert Scheer

Has Timothy Geithner ever had lunch with a non-megamillionaire who has lost his job or home because of the banking meltdown?

Jason Linkins

Clinton Media Coach Guiding Geithner

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics


It seems like only yesterday that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was earning universal derision for that time he appeared in public after being h...

Obama's Toxic Advisers

Robert Scheer | Posted 03.25.2009 | Business


Robert Scheer

Like most Americans, I am eager for Obama to succeed, but I see the nomination of Gary Gensler as further evidence that the president has entrusted his economic policy to the wrong people.

Wall Street, Geithner, and Defunct Economics Threaten Obama's Leadership

Ann Pettifor | Posted 03.24.2009 | Business


Ann Pettifor

President Obama is in danger of making the same mistake Nelson Mandela made. Obama is abrogating power to shape the recovery of the US economy, and handing over the leadership to Wall Street and lesser mortals.

A Crime to Make Money

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

It seems to have finally dawned on government leaders that bonus recipients are not the only ones who should be afraid.

Lessons from AIG

Robert Weissman | Posted 03.19.2009 | Business


Robert Weissman

What is vital now is that the public's righteous anger is not expressed only as "no." There are a lot of things to which We The People do need to say "no." But we need a lot of "yes's," too.

What Did Geithner Know and When Did He Know It?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

Geithner got into this trouble because he saw Wall Street as his main constituency rather than the American people.

Alexander Hamilton's Scorn: Reflecting on AIG, Goldman, Hank Paulson and Bob Rubin

Steve Clemons | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


Steve Clemons

While many are criticizing the gross AIG taxpayer-funded bonuses of senior executives, the truth is that this kind of corruption is relatively small time -- even at $165 million -- and was predictable.

The Tricky 2009 Politics of Finance

Kevin Phillips | Posted 03.13.2009 | Business


Kevin Phillips

Paulson has left, to be sure, but his spirit (and his aides) linger on under Geithner. This doesn't quite seem like "real" change.

We Told You So

Robert Weissman | Posted 03.12.2009 | Business


Robert Weissman

Is it fair to complain about the actions of the financial deregulators? Could anyone reasonably have foreseen the consequences of a decades-long regu...

Looking for Bailout Love in All the Wrong Places

Don McNay | Posted 03.03.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Citigroup and AIG employ thousands of good people. But they have had rotten apples in leadership. They created a culture that is probably impossible to change or fix.

Don Knotts at Treasury

Jerry and Joe Long | Posted 02.13.2009 | Comedy


Jerry and Joe Long

Timothy Geithner trusts the people who write the fine print on your credit card statement. If Don Knotts was alive, he'd be nervous.

Shameful Bankers: Time for a Revolution

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business


Paul Jenkins

While there are many victims in the colossal Ponzi scheme that is the American economy, few of these victims have not in some way been complicit.

No Economic Team of Rivals On Obama Staff: Rubin's Manic Neoliberals Dominate

Steve Clemons | Posted 01.28.2009 | Business


Steve Clemons

Obama and Rahm Emanuel have hired a group of people who are going to make the rich stay rich -- and who are not designed to really change things for the middle class or the struggling lower end.

Bush Out The Door: "Adios, @#&%!$, and Here's Your Legacy"

Jackson Williams | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

(Update Added Below) George W. Bush has been gazing toward his future reputation for a while, and loves the view. "Some day people are going to lo...

Does Obama Know What He Is Doing?

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

Let's not lose sight of the fact that, like Cheney, these political and business leaders all think they know what they are doing.

Forget Social Security Taxes: Timothy Geithner, Robert Rubin and Citigroup

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 01.15.2009 | Home


Jonathan Tasini

The traditional press has ample capacity to obsess about stupid things but very little capacity to dig deep (yes, I know, I'm stating the obvious). To...

Wall Street Robber Barons Ride Again

Robert Scheer | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics


Robert Scheer

It sounds wonderfully bipartisan that Obama is backing Bush's request for spending the $350 billion now, but it was just that sort of bipartisan politics that created this nightmare.

Robert Rubin Gets His Pink Slip: Good Riddance

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

The downside to letting Rubin slip quietly from his role at Citigroup is that he leaves with enough of his reputation intact that he still holds some sway in Washington.

Robert Rubin Resigns As Citigroup Adviser

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Officials at the embattled banks Citigroup and Morgan Stanley will negotiate over the weekend about possibly combining their wealth m...

Obama's Perilous Compromise with Looters

Jeffrey Klein | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics


Jeffrey Klein

Tragically, the architects of the current economic fiasco have been placed in charge of America's recovery. President-elect Obama has made an enormous mistake.

Bailing Out Dan Quayle

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business


Paul Jenkins

The battle over the bailout of some segments of the US auto industry has become increasingly defined in terms of class, but this hides the fact that the same type of players will benefit from both bailouts.

Obama's Global Challenge

Marco Trbovich | Posted 12.11.2008 | Green


Marco Trbovich

America's energy future is a goods news, bad news joke. The good news is that America has enough domestic resources to meet its energy needs. The bad news is, the resource is coal.