On AlterNet: bear stearns
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "bear stearns"
Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. November 17, 2009.
As the big bank bonus grab shifts into overdrive, doing "God's work" has never seemed so lucrative.
Matt Taibbi, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2009.
Tomorrow, the SEC will hold a "round table" to address the destructive practice of "naked short selling." Too bad it's not inviting anyone who's susceptible.
Robert Kuttner, Boston Globe. September 18, 2008.
The Bush administration's strategy boiled down to allowing Wall Street to privatize the gains while government socialized the losses.
Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. August 15, 2008.
Americans know all the sleazy details of the Edwards affair. But they remain in the dark about a scandal that affects the livelihoods of millions.
Arthur MacEwan, Dollars and Sense. May 21, 2008.
When large financial firms like Bear Stearns fail, the impacts can be very far reaching.
Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 27, 2008.
In NYC speech, Obama decries big money’s influence in DC and pledges to regulate the street.
Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. March 25, 2008.
Wall Street, analysts seem to agree, routinely flouted prudent business practices in the lead-up to the current economic meltdown.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. March 19, 2008.
Iraq is in shambles and our economy is crumbling. But at least George Bush is still in good spirits.
Jon Ponder, Pensito Review AlterNet: PEEK. March 19, 2008.
Bush tops "Heckuva job Brownie" with clueless comment on financial meltdown: "I want to thank you, Mr. Secretary, for working over the weekend"
Brad, Sadly, No! AlterNet: Video. March 17, 2008.
As if it was disturbing enough that JP Morgan paid less for Bear Stearns than the Yankees paid for Alex Rodriguez.
Richard Blair, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. March 17, 2008.
In the past 72 hours, the ultimate financial scam has been perpetrated on the American public.
