White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire By JO BECKER, SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and STEPHEN LABATON "We can put light where there's darkness, and hope where there's despondency in this country. And part of it is working together as a nation to encourage folks to own their own home." - President Bush, Oct. 15, 2002 WASHINGTON - The global financial system was teetering on the edge of collapse
White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire By JO BECKER, SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and STEPHEN LABATON "We can put light where there's darkness, and hope where there's despondency in this country. And part of it is working together as a nation to encourage folks to own their own home." - President Bush, Oct. 15, 2002 WASHINGTON - The global financial system was teetering on the edge of collapse
Apri1 14, 2008 Nothing for Families and Retirees A Trillion Dollar Rescue for Wall Street Gamblers By MICHAEL HUDSON http://www.counterpunch.org/hudson04142008.html If the move to a Unitary Executive of unfettered presidential power frightens you, America's radical right turn to Unitary Finance should compound your fears--and your debts as well. The financial events of the last two weeks
Apri1 14, 2008 Nothing for Families and Retirees A Trillion Dollar Rescue for Wall Street Gamblers By MICHAEL HUDSON http://www.counterpunch.org/hudson04142008.html If the move to a Unitary Executive of unfettered presidential power frightens you, America's radical right turn to Unitary Finance should compound your fears--and your debts as well. The financial events of the last two weeks
Published on Friday, September 19, 2008 by The Nation The Scent of Fear AIG's Rotten Paper Could Bring the House Down by William Greider For the first time in this unfolding financial crisis, I felt personally scared by the news. Not about my money, but about the potential for catastrophe. The Federal Reserve's lightning rescue of AIG has the smell of systemic fear. The house of
