Group Think, Duct Tape and Slam Dunks
The Quiet Coup The crash has laid bare many unpleasant truths about the United States. One of the most alarming, says a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, is that the finance industry has effectively captured our government—a state of affairs that more typically describes emerging markets, and is at the center of […]
MoreThe global economic crisis isn’t about money – it’s about power. How Wall Street insiders are using the bailout to stage a revolution ROLLING STONE | March 19, 2009 The Big Takeover- Matt Taibbi It’s over — we’re officially, royally fucked. No empire can survive being rendered a permanent laughingstock, which is what happened as […]
MoreMcClatchy Washington Bureau Wed, Apr. 01, 2009 Watchdogs: Treasury won’t disclose bank bailout details Chris Adams | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — The massive programs designed to rescue the nation’s financial sector are operating without adequate oversight, with vague goals and limited disclosure of their details to the taxpayers who are paying for them, government watchdogs […]
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