William D. Cohan

William D. Cohan, a columnist for BloombergView, is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and the author, most recently, of Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World.

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Issue April 2013

What Exactly Is Donald Trump's Deal?

Is he a buffoon? A genius? An exploration of the man, his brand, and his chronic bluster.

Issue June 2012

How We Got the Crash Wrong

Leverage was not the problem—incentives were, and still are.

Issue September 2009

The Final Days of Merrill Lynch

Last September, as Wall Street turned to rubble and panic threatened to come unleashed, Ken Lewis, the CEO of Bank of America, agreed to swallow one of the country’s most toxic investment houses. The deal was not altogether voluntary; as details have slowly emerged, the coercive role of the Fed and Treasury has loomed larger. What exactly happened in the weeks leading up to the merger? Did the deal save us all from economic apocalypse? And what does the government’s unprecedented role in it portend for the future of our economy?

The Biggest Story in Photos

Picking up the Pieces After the Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

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