What’s that line about the best way to a man’s heart being through his stomach? Well, apparently the best way to explain the current financial crisis to readers/viewers is through that same route. This morning, CNBC turned to an olive grower and distributor in California who can’t get the credit she needs to expand her […]

Did "partisan politics" doom the bailout package?

A WNYC series tackles the issues

Good bailout story by the CS Monitor

This is the scene at CJR HQ.

Drinking games for the debates are nothing new. Here’s a review of the various possibilities: San Diego Union-Tribune The Good: “Swig from a bottle of peach Schnapps when Georgia is mentioned.” The Bad: Requires too many types of liquor. We’re in a recession. Come on. Comedy Central’s Indecision 2008 The Good: “Every time McCain refers […]

9:08pm: CNN has an “Audience Reaction” meter on the bottom on the screen. And it’s flat-lining the whole time. At least Lehrer is getting sassy.

LAT dons campaign blinders, sees similarities in the candidates’ foreign policy positions