I was reminded this morning that one of the much under-appreciated aspects of the credit crisis and resulting bailouts is the innovation in information display as people try and make sense of it. I am collecting these attempts as they appear, so might as well share them before they are out of date.
First up, the most recent; looking at the state of play in funneling taxpayer dollars (and IOU’s) to banks and other powerful interests.
A simple example tracking the mortgages themselves.
The AIG bailout in particular.
The NYT looks at bailouts relative to other government spending.
Washington Post with the whole ball of wax.
