thenation.com - 4/6/2009
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A reassuring new story line is emanating from our leaders. I heard Representative Barney Frank, chair of the House Banking Committee, explain it. Then I read the same line in a Washington Post news story. That tells me people in high places are selling it. Dynamic capitalism, they explain, ...
thenation.com - 4/1/2009
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thenation.com —
William Greider If Wall Street gets its way,
the new 'reforms' may further consolidate power and ratify...
a corporate state--a grotesque hybrid that combines the worst aspects of socialism and capitalism. Geithnerism Must Go
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Trust Your Guts
eschatonblog.com - 4/6/2009
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eschatonblog.com —
I think the main issue with beat sweeteners
is that they're part of a whole host of...
journalistic practices which aren't especially pretty... and more than that, they're practices that the public is largely ignorant of. There's a lack of transparency ...
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Trust Us, We Know What We're Doing
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Nation-Wide Local Protests For A People's Bailout & Financial Restructuring On April 11
Open Left - Front Page —
... From William Greider, "Trust Your Guts":
This may be one of those moments where people can find some guidance from their moral convictions. They do not need to know all the details to ask simple questions. Does the outline of what's happening to rescue major financial institutions seem morally wrong? Or is it justified by the larger necessities of the national predicament? Is the government insufficiently tough in demanding reciprocal commitments from the beneficiaries? Should Washington pursue larger structural changes in the banking ...
Sarah van Gelder: A Plea to President Obama: Don't Bankrupt America
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... William Greider, writer for The Nation, formerly with The Washington Post, and author of some of today's best books on the economy: ...
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