Mortgage Debt Relief? Not on His Watch

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 4, 2012 The Federal Reserve announced last week that it would launch no new stimulus programs to jump-start the economy, and editors at The Washington Post applauded Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, for refusing to refinance mortgages for struggling homeowners. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

See You at the Club: Fed Fat Cats Dip Into the Till

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 14, 2012 American families have lost 20 years of growth while at least 18 bankers and tycoons sat on Fed boards that coincidentally bailed out their institutions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

No New Stimulus, Bernanke Says

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 7, 2012 In spite of May’s weak jobs report, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke still sees no reason for the central bank to expand its efforts to boost the American economy. The Fed is assessing whether the economy would continue to grow fast enough to reduce the unemployment rate without further intervention, he said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Bad Things Are

By Paul Krugman May 14, 2012 In March 2009 Ben Bernanke, normally neither the most cheerful nor the most poetic of men, waxed optimistic about the economic prospect. After the fall of Lehman Brothers six months earlier, America had entered a terrifying economic nosedive. But appearing on the TV show "60 Minutes," the Fed chairman declared that spring was at hand.In March 2009 Ben Bernanke waxed optimistic about the economic prospect. Appearing on the TV show "60 Minutes," the Fed chairman declared that spring was at hand. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Fed to Keep a Lid on Rates Through 2014

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2012 The Federal Reserve lent weight to economists’ warnings of a long and slow recovery on Wednesday when it announced plans to keep short-term interest rates near zero for at least the next three years. The idea is that low rates will encourage borrowing and investment in American businesses, helping resurrect the economy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bernanke’s Railroad

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Oct 9, 2011 Dig deeper

Bernanke and Buffett Talk About Occupy Wall Street

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2011 Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke and multibillionaire Warren Buffett spoke to CNN Money about the Occupy Wall Street protests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Men We Trusted to Lead Us

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Sep 29, 2011 Why are Ben Bernanke and Barack Obama just now discovering that there is a jobs crisis in this country? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Evil Fed

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Sep 23, 2011 Dig deeper

The Way Away From a Second Term

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2011 In his first essay for New York Magazine since quitting The New York Times last spring, Frank Rich thoughtfully details Barack Obama's failure to push back against the financial wheeler-dealers who drove the country to the brink of ruin (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernanke Baffled by Troubling Economic Trends

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2011 This is not really the kind of headline we want to read about the Federal Reserve right now, but top banana Ben Bernanke acknowledged at a news conference Wednesday that the Fed was "caught off guard by recent signs of deterioration in the economy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Bernanke Scandal: Full-Frontal Cluelessness

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 8, 2011 How I wish that Ben Bernanke would get caught emailing photos of his underwear-clad groin. Otherwise we don’t stand a chance of reversing this administration’s economic policy, which is shaping up to be every bit as disastrous as that of its predecessor. How I wish that Ben Bernanke would get caught emailing photos of his underwear-clad groin. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )