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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Beth Jones
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by Beth Jones - Oct. 1, 2008

A seemingly well-researched "nutshelling" of a vast and complex topic -- economists have been issuing warnings like this for a couple of years now, but this is one of the first articles I've come across that spells it out so concisely... in all its horrible ways, the good ol' boys of the Bush administration have 'Dun It Agin' -- and done the U.S. in.

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