"W" and the Stimulus Package in Perspective

"W" and the Stimulus Package in Perspective
Menzie Chinn, Econbrowser, October 4, 2009
In the wake of some recent economic reports, most prominently the employment report, there's some discussion of how the recovery is in doubt, possibly leading to a "W", or double dip.
http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2009/10/w_and_the_stimu.html

Why There Was No Depression
Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post, October 5, 2009
Government action at least stemmed panic.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/04/AR2009100401741.html?wprss=rss_opinions

Inequality as Usual
Ross Douthat, New York Times, October 4, 2009
If a period of Democratic dominance doesn't close the gap between the rich and the rest of us, it will represent a significant policy failure for contemporary liberalism.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/opinion/05adouthat.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss