Leading journalist exposes how “financial crooks brought down the world’s economy — but the feds are doing more to protect them than to prosecute them.”
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Reflections
“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act,” George Orwell
By ignoring the adverse effects of laissez-faire economics on the environment and on social disparities, the Queen’s speech from the throne ignites indignation.
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We already knew that police repression rarely achieves its aims and often leads to popular backlash. Yesterday’s Wall Street crackdown was no different.
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Embedded in the 15-M movement and March to Brussels from the start, Oscar ten Houten has been keeping us informed with his excellent firsthand reports.
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With Greece on the verge of default, Italy sucked into the storm, and French banks drawing ever closer to collapse, the euro has finally reached its endgame.
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In an attempt to come up with an ‘anthropology of bankers’, the Guardian ends up offering Luyendijk a platform for uncritical quasi-academic whitewash.
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As the worldwide wave of indignation finally washes upon America’s shores, a few thousand activists in New York stage a protest that will inspire millions.
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When even Wall Street insiders admit that their industry basically exists to “rip people off”, you know it’s time for the people to start ringing the alarm bell.
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In a BBC panel discussion today, Professor Morici peddled some preposterous falsities in response to our criticism of the US bank bailouts. Time to face the facts.
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While global elites continue their cynical assault on higher education unabated, the global student movement shows us that another world is possible.
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