Liaquat Ahamed is the author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World, a book about the causes of the Great Depression. After working as an economist at the World Bank, he spent 25 years as a professional investment manager in London and New York.

How Obama Can Fix the Economy

How Obama Can Fix the Economy

Injecting money into the banking system won't be enough to turn things around. Ever since the banking panics of the ...

Posted 7:18 AM | Nov 2, 2008