Thomas Ferguson

Contributing Editor

Thomas Ferguson, a contributing editor of The Nation, is professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author of Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Party Competition and the Logic of Money-Driven Political Systems (Chicago). His latest article, with Joachim Voth, is "Betting On Hitler: The Value of Political Connections in Nazi Germany," in the February 2008 Quarterly Journal of Economics.

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  • Bridge Loan to Nowhere?

    September 24, 2008

    This is not only the most expensive way to solve the problem. It's also the most likely to fail.

  • Bridge Loan to Nowhere

    September 22, 2008

    The Paulson/Bernanke bailout plan is not the way to go, unless you work on Wall Street. Even if you do, there are compelling reasons to fear it. Here's what Congress should do instead.

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