http://www.inthesetimes.com/archives/tags/wall+street+crisis/ In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and international affairs, and sharp cultural criticism about events and ideas that matter. en-us Expression Engine jessica@inthesetimes.com seamus@inthesetimes.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3925/no_time_for_a_minimalist/ Old Milwaukee beer's slogan -- "It just doesn't get any better than this" -- should be Barack Obama's after-hours toast these days. He faces a Republican Party that built a house-of-cards economy -- constructed with paper by speculators betting against inevitable collapse. With recession looming, his opponent is a guy who admits "economics is not something I've understood as well as I should" -- a career politician who famously helped campaign donors intimidate regulators during the Savings & Loan scandal. Yet, Obama probably isn't drinking to anything lately, as a recent Reuters' poll shows John McCain leading on economic issues. The numbers are tragic but predictable. Until this week, Obama largely avoided the contrasting FDR-style populism the nation wants and… economy Wall Street crisis election 2008 Yohamna Depestre