Here's what we know about the Obama presidency so far. It's not 1933, we're not in the Great Depression and Barack Obama is not FDR. ...more

February 1, 2009

"Nothing to Fear: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America," by Adam Cohen (Penguin Press, $30) ...more

February 1, 2009

Under mounting pressure to act, the Bush administration said Friday it was ready to step in and prevent the U.S. auto industry from collapsing after the Senate refused to pass a rescue bill endorsed by the White House and congressional Democrats. The most obvious source of help was the Wall Street bailout fund. ...more

December 12, 2008

In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system, leaving both parties' lawmakers and the Bush administration scrambling to pick up the pieces. Dismayed investors sent the Dow Jones industrials plunging 777 points, the most ever for a single day. ...more

September 29, 2008

The nation's leaders are running out of answers to America's economic crisis. ...more

July 16, 2008

A mortgage rescue to help hundreds of thousands of struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure and get more affordable, safer loans passed the Senate overwhelmingly on Friday, but it faces a bumpy road amid continuing turmoil in the housing market. ...more

July 12, 2008

The Federal Reserve and other regulators initiated steps Friday to end "unfair and deceptive" credit card industry practices assailing consumers who are already struggling to cope in a bad economy. ...more

May 3, 2008