Hopefully you still feel American enough to read this article. It is probably the best one I have read yet on the bailout, but is tied with the one by Bruce Wiseman which frames the 5 key events that had to occur (and which should never be repeated) for the crisis to occur in the first place.
The Big Takeover : Rolling Stone.
The Big Takeover : Rolling Stone.
"The global economic crisis isn't about money - it's about power. How Wall Street insiders are using the bailout to stage a revolution"