The Economic Consequences of Mr. Bush

The next president will have to deal with yet another crippling legacy of George W. Bush: the economy. A Nobel laureate, Joseph E. Stiglitz, sees a generation-long struggle to recoup.

When we look back someday at the catastrophe that was the Bush administration, we will think of many things: the tragedy of the Iraq war, the shame of Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib, the erosion of civil liberties. The damage done to the American economy does not make front-page headlines every day, but the repercussions will be felt beyond the lifetime of anyone reading this page. Full Story »

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by Joe Silverman - Oct. 1, 2008

Is this good journalism? if by that you mean "commentary", then, yes. If you mean "news", then no. Unfortunately, most newspapers and news magazines have shifted from news to commentary (as if we don't get enough from TV and internet), and from commentary to feature stories and straightforward entertainment. A Nobel Prize winner does not automatically convert partisan pleading into news.

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