banksters

Goldman Sachs on the Hot Seat

Jeff Neumann · 04/27/10 09:33AM

By now you've heard the news that investment bank Goldman Sachs is in some hot water with the government. Today, executives from the firm will testify on Capitol Hill. Will there be drama? Here is a quick guide.

We Are All Degenerate Gamblers

Hamilton Nolan · 02/25/10 03:43PM

The Way We Live Now: Trying to cover our bad bets. We are seriously bad gamblers. Worse than the average gambler (who is not good, in the first place). There's an upside, though: coke, models, and booze! Cheap booze.

Nuts

Hamilton Nolan · 02/04/10 04:12PM

The Way We Live Now: Unfulfilled. We can't enjoy our bonus check. We can't scam others. We're finally building casinos when nobody has the money to gamble. Worst of all, we may never know the taste of hot nuts again.

Everybody Is Yelling at Tim Geithner

John Cook · 01/27/10 02:30PM

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is on Capitol Hill today, facing a barrage of camera-friendly and self-righteous (and justified!) bipartisan posturing from members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform over the AIG bailout. It's been testy.