Tags: financial crisis
Repentance on Wall Street?

Nathan Schneider.

Is there something about civil religion in the US that gives those responsible a pass?

Prayer of the Day: Raising Hell

Sarah Posner.

Consumers face off with big banks in Chicago.

As Larry Summers Gently Sleeps: Will Obama Ever Turn Against Plutocracy?

Peter Laarman.

Larry Summers can’t keep his eyes open for 30 frickin minutes while his President speaks of the need for the banks to play fair. Is there no more fitting symbol?

The Law-less Legacy of Global Capital

Louis A. Ruprecht.

John Law was a murderer, a gambler, and an economic advisor to kings. What does his story, and the tale of the first great market panic, have to tell us about today's financial crisis?

The Day After: A Call to Action for Worker Justice

Kim Bobo.

People are lined up at soup kitchens in congregations across the country. Religious communities, the first line of support for struggling families, need to be be vocal in the call to improve conditions for the American worker.

RD News Round-Up—Oct.14, 2008

Bill Berkowitz.

Connecticut legalizes gay marriage; Religious voters favor Obama; Blame the Jews for Wall Street; Gay marriage ‘worse than radical Islam,’; McCain to Gays: Thanks, but no thanks.