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Your Power-Worshiping, Maliciously Negligent Media At Work

By David Sirota
October 10th, 2008

Last week, as the bailout bill was being debated, the blog Naked Capitalism got its hands on the tape of a secret Treasury Department conference call whereby government officials reassured Wall Street speculators that all the supposed Democratic "improvements" to Henry Paulson's original bill were speci more »

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Forcing Paulson to Be a Businessman, Not a Crony Capitalist

By David Sirota
October 10th, 2008

The last week has seen a tectonic shift in American politics and government. Those of us who opposed the $700 billion bailout have been proved correct, as the entire political, academic and financial Establishment has said what we were saying all along: the scheme to buy mortgage-backed assets is a giveaway to Wall Street, not a solution to a credit crisis. more »

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Crony Communist or Businessman?

By David Sirota
October 9th, 2008

Is Henry Paulson a crony communist or a businessman? The answer could be the difference between economic disaster and recovery.

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FT Editor: Paulson Bailout Aims to Enrich Paulson's Wall Street Pals

By David Sirota
October 8th, 2008

During the debate over the bailout, many of us said that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, a former Goldman Sachs executive, had crafted the bailout specifically to enrich his friends at Goldman Sachs. more »

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The Difference Between a Bailout and a Rescue

By David Sirota
October 8th, 2008

Britain teaches us what the difference between an economic rescue and a Wall Street bailout is: more »

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Hanging Ourselves With a Chinese-Made Rope

By David Sirota
October 7th, 2008

Whomever the next president is, he will have to confront economic, human rights, national security and environmental issues on a global scale. And that gives progressives the opportunity to expand the political discussion to the one issue that ties all of these together: International trade. more »

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Echoing the Keating Five Message

By David Sirota
October 6th, 2008

For the last few weeks, I've been publishing newspaper columns, making television appearances and writing blog posts pointing out that John McCain's f more »

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On the Road With the Bailout Vote: A Final Good, Bad & Ugly Analysis

By David Sirota
October 3rd, 2008

I just arrived at my destination point at a secure undisclosed location in the mountains of Western Colorado. I just had to get away for a little bit - the last two weeks have been really intense. more »

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COLUMN: Bailout Is Capitalism Murdering Democracy

By David Sirota
October 3rd, 2008

The United States has always struggled to balance its capitalist economy with its democratic ideals. We've spent the last many years telling ourselves that the two go hand in hand, only to watch capitalism thrive in China in the absence of democratic freedoms. more »

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From Democracy to Crazy-ocracy...And Back Again?

By David Sirota
October 2nd, 2008

cra·zy (adjective)

1. mentally deranged; demented; insane
2. senseless; impractical; totally unsound

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