Tag Archives: Investments

Sucking Up to the Bankers : A Bipartisan Lovefest

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Bankers” by Art Young.They’re the ones who got us into this messBy Robert Scheer / July 30, 2008 This is a time to condemn the bankers, not to embrace them. They are the scoundrels who got us into the … Continue reading →

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Everything Is Always Hunky-Dory

Posted on July 29, 2008 by RagBlog

Thar She Blows: The Last Hurrah for the Banking SystemBy Mike Whitney / July 28, 2008 The Bush administration will be mailing out another batch of “stimulus” checks in the very near future. There’s no way around it. The Fed … Continue reading →

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Economy : Nearing a Tipping Point

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Those Greenspan bubbles a’bursting…By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / July 16, 2008 It looks like the US economy has gotten itself into a ‘liquidity trap’; the blowback from Greenspan’s bubbles and banking deregulation. If we try to avoid … Continue reading →

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Can’t Fall On Your Fannie Mae

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Flowers grow in front of the headquarters of Fannie Mae in Washington. Photo by Ken Cedeno / Bloomberg News. So lets see if I have things straight. The feds can’t just bail out Freddie and Fannie because that might cause … Continue reading →

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Global Economy in an Inverted World

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Guys shooting craps in musical “Guys and Dolls.”The Stock Market :Shooting Craps From the LeftBy Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2008 [The following comments by Rag Blog contributor Steve Russell are followed by an Op-Ed piece … Continue reading →

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