Posts Tagged ‘ Financial sector ’

Is the Economy as Broke as Lehman Was?

September 4, 2010
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The Angelides Committee Sidesteps the Mortgage Fraud Issue What is the difference between today’s economy and Lehman Brothers just before it collapsed in September 2008? Should Lehman, the economy, Wall Street – or none of the above – be bailed out of bad mortgage debt? How did the Fed and Treasury decide which Wall...

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Global Financial Crisis – Inside America interview

April 19, 2010
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With Goldman Sachs finally feeling some pressure, it is an opportune time to look back at the scale of shock depicted in this October 2008 AlJazeera piece. Michael is one of the guests. See the second part here

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Grand Theft Monopoly

July 1, 2009
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Renegade Economist Podcast 96 “As broadcast on the mighty www.3cr.org.au – Professor Michael Hudson excels in describing globalisation from a financial snipers perspective, analysing how real estate (land) is used in the game of currency siphoning out of Latvia, Eastern Europe and Russia. What does neo-liberalism deliver? Who is behind the controls? Also gold,...

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The Coming Financial Reality

July 11, 2003
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An Interview with Economist Michael Hudson for Counterpunch By STANDARD SCHAEFER The war in Iraq is allegedly over, interest rates are going lower and there are rumors of recovery although the economy is still in the doldrums. A Bush is president, but an election is around the corner. It sounds a bit like the...

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