Last week's featured topic on NewsTrust was the U.S. Economy. The recent Federal bailout of the government-sponsored mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fanny Mae, along with the collapse of IndyMac Federal Bank in Los Angeles, kept news about the economy at the forefront of national coverage. Our NewsTrust reviewers were keen to this, and found many in-depth and relevant stories on this topic. Here are some of the top rated news stories and opinion pieces on the U.S. Economy:
News
The (Annotated) Gore Energy Speech
New York Times- By Andrew C. Revkin
- Jul 18, 2008 (News Analysis)
WaMu Leads Steepest-Ever Decline in Bank Stock Index
Bloomberg - By David Mildenberg
- Jul 15, 2008 (News Report)
Bush to lift offshore drilling ban in symbolic move
Reuters - By Jeremy Pelofsky, Tom Doggett
- Jul 14, 2008 (News Report)
A Look at the Financial Crisis
Democracy Now! - By Amy Goodman, Danny Schechter, Max Fraad Wolff, Juan Gonzalez
- Jul 17, 2008 (Interview)
Consumer Prices Rise at One of the Fastest Paces in Quarter Century
Washington Post - By Renae Merle, Neil Irwin
- Jul 17, 2008 (News Report)
Opinion
A year of living dangerously for the world
Financial Times - By Martin Wolf
- Jul 16, 2008 (Opinion)
Tough Love for Bankers
The Nation - By Robert Scheer
- Jul 18, 2008 (Opinion)
A Line Was Crossed At Postville
Firedoglake - By David Neiwert
- Jul 15, 2008 (Opinion)
Securitization and the Mortgage Mess
Wall Street Journal - By Vincent Reinhart
- Jul 18, 2008 (Opinion)
Paulson's View
Washington Post - By David Ignatius
- Jul 18, 2008 (Opinion)
This Week's Topic: Global Warming
Our featured topic for this week is Global Warming. The effect of carbon emissions on the Earth's atmosphere and oceans has drawn the attention of policymakers, activist groups and media outlets worldwide. Help us find high-quality journalism on this complex but distinctly international issue -- and its possible solutions. Please submit great stories, or review unrated articles (stories with the grey stars) on our Global Warming topic page.
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