Business

Too Small to Fail

by Steve Benen on 11/20/2008 2:04:36 AM

TOO SMALL TO FAIL.... The impact of the financial crisis on the banking industry has been pretty obvious, with most of the financial services industry in turmoil. But there's part of this story that's been largely overlooked: humble local banks... Continue »

Zawahiri: Obama is the anti-Malcolm X

by Juan Cole on 11/20/2008 12:09:00 AM

Ayman al-Zawahiri attacked Barack Obama in a video released on the internet on Tuesday. Fox News reprinted the whole transcript here. I'm a little bit confused by this step, since I thought the US networks had agreed under pressure from Bush only to carry excerpts from al-Qaeda, and the US elite ha... Continue »

Parliament Session on Security Agreement Interrupted by Altercation

by Juan Cole on 11/20/2008 12:08:00 AM

Al-Zaman reports in Arabic that the Iraq parliament's Committee on Security and Defense voted in favor of the Iraqi-US security agreement. That committee is headed by Hadi al-Amiri, the leader of the Badr Organization (the paramilitary wing of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq). Badr's willingnes... Continue »

Matthiessen, 81, takes National Book Award for fiction

by Maud Newton on 11/19/2008 10:38:37 PM

Shadow Country, by Peter Matthiessen, has won the National Book Award for fiction. (Others will object, but I’m a big fan.) Continue »

That 25 Minutes Of 'Star Trek XI' Footage

by Nikki Finke on 11/19/2008 10:28:35 PM

Faithful readers of DHD know I don't do geek. And this is not yet another site that reviews movies badly. Instead, we do the biz of the Biz here. So, with that in mind, I asked my geek expert Luke Y Thompson to attend today's unveiling by J.J. Abrams of 25 minutes of Star Trek XI footage for opinion... Continue »

Getting closer to resolving our prediction contest

by Markos Moulitsas on 11/19/2008 10:15:05 PM

So we have a final presidential map: How many of you predicted an EV total of 365-173? With Alaska decided, all we have left is Minnesota before we can determine the final Senate tally for purposes of the contest. Remember, the prediction was only for the final tally from Election Night. So you ... Continue »

Fewer Americans see country divided: Why?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:02:22 PM

(PHOTO CREDIT: GALLUP ORGANIZATION) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: One of the longest, nastiest, most divisive presidential races this country's ever seen is now in the books. A little more than half of us are pretty pleased with the results. The rest of us? Not exactly. But that doesn't mean we're ... Continue »

How has economy changed your holiday plans?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:02:22 PM

(PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: The shopping malls, department stores and discount retailers are doing all they can to let you know the holidays are almost here. This year, they really need your business. Last month, retail sales suffered the worst monthly drop on record. A... Continue »

Plunging gas prices changing driving habits?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:02:22 PM

How have plunging gas prices changed your habits? FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Oil prices continue to slide, closing below $55 a barrel today. That's a pretty far fall from the July record high of $147 a barrel. Iran is calling for OPEC to cut production by at least 1 million barrels ... Continue »

Should Congress freeze remaining bailout money?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:02:22 PM

Click the play button to see what Jack and our viewers had to say. FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Republican Senator Jim Inhofe from Oklahoma wants to put a "freeze" on the remaining cash in the big government bailout of the financial industry. In this week's lame duck session, Inhofe plans to ... Continue »