How Will Treasury Pick the Banks to Save? Just Trust Them

ProPublica by Paul Kiel | Oct. 22, 2008 (Special Report)

Lacking clear criteria, the process lacks crucial transparency, said Ross Levine, a professor of economics at Brown University. "It seems an essential part of the U.S. approach to government that we don't trust the angelic behavior of anybody." Full Story »

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 by Derek Hawkins - Jan. 3, 2009

ProPublica hits the nail on the head with this story, shedding light on the lack of transparency in Hank Paulson's bank bailouts. Written with the citizen in mind, the author brings in a handful of credible sources to comment on the absence of real criteria for determining which banks receive taxpayer money. A crucial story. High marks for enterprise.

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