On AlterNet: bear stearns

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Big Banks Are Feeding Like Parasites on the Govt.'s Money

Dean Baker, Boston Review. February 4, 2010.

Big bank CEOs like to trumpet free-market ideology, but they depend on the government for survival in good times and bad.

Congress Can Kill Outlandish Bonuses for Wall Streeters: Why Won't They?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. December 2, 2009.

We need more protection from corporate greed than the current mainstream antidotes provide. Americans get this. Too bad moderate reformers don't.

Why Can't Prosecutors Even Come Close to Taking Down Wall Street Thugs?

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.

An Inside Look at How Goldman Lobbies the Senate

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.

Bush's Disastrous 'Rescue' of the Finance Industry

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.

Who Orchestrated the Fall of Bear Stearns?

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.

Ask Dr. Dollar: Do We Have to Bail Out Big Firms Like Bear Stearns?

Arthur MacEwan, Dollars and Sense. May 21, 2008.

When large financial firms like Bear Stearns fail, the impacts can be very far reaching.

Obama to Wall Street: Regulation Is Coming

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.

Risk, Disaster and the Windfalls of Wall 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.

Why is Bush Still Smiling?

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.

It's Now Official: Bush Has Katrina-ized the US Economy.

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"

Will Somebody Please Tell Bush to Stop Trying to Talk About the US Economy?

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.

Taxpayers Bail Out Bear Stearns; JP Morgan Buys for $2/Share Discount

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.