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Ted McLaughlin : Our Fear of the ‘S’ Word

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from gapingvoid.Do the American people like socialismas long as we don’t call it that? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / October 11, 2010 There is little doubt that for most Americans, “socialist” would be about the worst … Continue reading →

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Stopping a Financial Crisis : How Sweden Did It

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Sweden’s Bo Lundgren sought an ‘upside’ for the taxpayer.‘Sweden did not just bail out its financial institutions by having the government take over the bad debts. It extracted pounds of flesh from bank shareholders before writing checks.’By Carter Douherty A … Continue reading →

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