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Housing Market Hype -- Are We Really Expected to Believe That Prices Will Rise with High Unemployment?

Posted on: Oct 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

The "housing has hit bottom" talk is the biggest bunch of public relations BS since WMD.

France Riots Over Pension Reforms While Americans Lose Their Homes in Record Numbers With Hardly any Protest

Posted on: Oct 26, 2010, Source: CounterPunch

Retirement age is not really the issue at all. This is about union busting and "putting people in their place." It's about in whose interests will society be run.

A "Lost Decade" Ahead for Home Owners -- Just So Banks Won't Take a Bigger Hit on Their Garbage Mortgages

Posted on: May 11, 2010, Source: AlterNet

The market is presently stitched together with buyer-assistance programs, a veritable dog's breakfast of giveaways, all designed with one purpose in mind.

Is the Vaunted Chinese Economy About to Pop?

Posted on: Apr 6, 2010, Source: CounterPunch

China is reeling from overinvestment, underconsumption, and razor-thin profit margins. That's a tough mix in the best of times; and these aren't the best of times.

The Video That Will Put Geithner Behind Bars

Posted on: Mar 13, 2010, Source: The Smirking Chimp

The NY Fed, and likely Geithner himself, undermined, perhaps even violated, laws designed to protect investors and markets.

Is Geithner's Game Up? Damning Report Calls BS on His Smoke-and-Mirrors Bank Rescue Plan

Posted on: Apr 12, 2009, Source: CounterPunch

Six months and $1 trillion later, and Congress still can't figure out what Geithner is up to. It's a wonder the Treasury chief hasn't been fired yet.

What Obama Left out of His Economic Recovery Plan: Higher Wages and Debt Relief

Posted on: Jan 27, 2009, Source: Dissident Voice

This is not a normal recession where the mismatch between supply and demand will work itself out over time.

House Votes 'No' on Paulson's Bailout -- But Is the Financial Meltdown Averted?

Posted on: Sep 29, 2008, Source: CounterPunch

The fear on Capital Hill is palpable, especially among the Democrats who have led the effort to pass Paulson's boondoggle ASAP.

Are We Approaching the End of the Bubble Economy?

Posted on: Sep 16, 2008, Source: CounterPunch

With the collapse of yet another financial institution, it's time to name names.