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Market Meltdown: Explanation from an Expert
The spittin’ image of a bad betThe Real Reason for the Global Financial Crisis…the Story No One’s Talking AboutBy Shah Gilani / September 18, 2008 [Part I of a three-part series looking at how so-called “credit default swap” derivatives could … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Banking, Economic Collapse, Economy, Finance
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A Smile for Sunday
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Singin’ on Sunday: A Fragment of Ragged Beauty
Ragged Beauty: An Alternative to the Operations of PowerBy Chris Floyd / September 19, 2008 Here’s a fragment of ragged beauty — stripped to the bone, tarnished and stolen — etched on the Roman night almost 21 years ago to … Continue reading
Not Polite Lobbying But a Return to the Streets
Free market ideology is far from finishedBy Naomi Klein / September 19, 2008 But with Wall Street rescued by government intervention, there’s never been a better time to argue for collectivist solutions Whatever the events of this week mean, nobody … Continue reading
And Obama and McCain Really Think They’re Going to Win in Afghanistan
Why does the US think it can win in Afghanistan?By Robert Fisk / September 20, 2008 The Taliban are better trained, and – sad to say – increasingly tolerated by the local civilian population Poor old Algerians. They are being … Continue reading
Iraq Is Going to Run Its Oil Industry, Not Neocons
New approach: Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain Al Shahristani… “Oil and gas are the property of the Iraqi people. Nobody can share that ownership.” Photo: AFPIs America losing out on Iraqi oil?By Atul Aneja / September 17, 2008 The grand American … Continue reading
How Did Political Campaigns Get So Corrupted?
The Disease and Corruption of American Society Started After Kennedy’s AssassinationBy Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / September 20, 2008 I have to wonder what kind of corruption and manipulation of local and state government goes on in Alaska. … Continue reading
And They Turned the Lights Off When They Left
Satellite image of night lights in Baghdad. By tracking the amount of light emitted by Baghdad neighborhoods at night, a team of UCLA geographers has uncovered fresh evidence that last year’s U.S. troop surge in Iraq may not have been … Continue reading
Rejecting "Anything Goes, Just Don’t Get Caught" as a Viable Political Philosophy
Cynthia McKinney is a former member of Congress from Georgia, and the Green Party candidate for President. We do not in any way endorse her (or any candidate specifically), but feel that she has some important things to say that … Continue reading
Van Jones: ‘We just need the president to stop breaking everything.’
We Can’t Drill Our Way Out of Our Energy ProblemsBy Van Jones / September 20, 2008. In an electrifying speech, Van Jones explains that we have to invent and invest our way out of the economic and environmental crises. The … Continue reading
Sarah Palin and the Witch-Fighting Pastor Who Helped Her Become Governor
‘Examination of a Witch,’ by T.H. Matteson 1853 / Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum. Blaming it all on witches is not without precedent.Sarah Palin Linked Her Electoral Success to Prayer of Kenyan Witch Hunter Thomas MutheeBy Hannah Strange / … Continue reading
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Perhaps There Is a Little Justice in This World
Pedestrians walk by the American International Group Inc. building in New York, Sept. 17, 2008. Photographer: Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg NewsPelosi, Kerry May Share Investor Pain as AIG Stakes EvaporateBy Jonathan D. Salant / September 19, 2008 The market storm that brought … Continue reading
