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Matt Taibbi on Deluded Tea Partiers, Ayn Rand and How the U.S. Is Like the Soviet Union... - 0 views

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    Every country has scam artists, but only in a dying country are they part of the power structure.
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Welcome to the Tea Party's Austerity Recession | Economy | AlterNet - 0 views

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    Economic historians will look back on this era as a time when policy-makers damaged Americans' welfare with ideologically driven, self-inflicted wounds.
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The Public Overwhelmingly Wants It: Why Is Taxing the Rich So Hard? | Economy | AlterNet - 0 views

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    The obvious answer is that rich people have political clout-but can it really be so simple?
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The Greeks Are Being Unfairly Maligned by Global Financiers: The Truth Is Very Differen... - 0 views

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    Beyond the anti-Greek media campaign lies the story of a weary people caught between a corrupt political system and rapacious financiers. Sound familiar?
Giorgio Bertini

Nouriel Roubini: How to Break Up the Banks, Stop Massive Bonuses, and Rein in Wall Stre... - 0 views

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    The prominent economist explains why the model of the financial supermarket is a disaster, and why it's so dangerous that Wall Street is back to business as usual.
Giorgio Bertini

James K. Galbraith: Why the 'Experts' Failed to See How Financial Fraud Collapsed the E... - 0 views

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    Galbraith to senators: "I write to you from a disgraced profession. Economic theory ... failed miserably to understand the forces behind the financial crisis."
Giorgio Bertini

The Egyptian Uprising Is a Direct Response to Ruthless Global Capitalism - 0 views

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    Economic decline at the hands of 'hot' money has driven Egyptians' discontent.
Giorgio Bertini

Imperial Decline: How Does It Feel to Be Inside a Dying Empire? - 0 views

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    Could this be what it's like to watch, paralyzed, as a country on autopilot begins to come apart at the seams while still proclaiming itself "the greatest nation on Earth"?
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