On AlterNet: collapse

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Time to Break Up Zombie Bank of America?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. January 26, 2012.

The B of A death watch continues as a new petition calls for federal regulators to dismantle the big bank before it implodes.

10 Reasons Bank of America Is the Most Hated Bank in America

Nomi Prins, TruthOut.org. October 27, 2011.

Here are ten reasons to take your money out of Bank of America - and park it at a credit union or community bank near you.

Has the Dying Bank of America Managed to Ensure Its Next Taxpayer Bailout?

William K. Black, New Economic Perspectives. October 23, 2011.

Has the struggling financial giant found a way to commit financial suicide and leave taxpayers picking up the bill?

Which Bank Is the Worst for America? 5 Behemoths That Hold Our Political System Hostage

Sarah Jaffe, Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 19, 2011.

We've ranked the banks based on how shamelessly they game the political process through lobbying, revolving door politics and campaign donations.

Bank of America, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley Could Be Headed Toward Collapse -- Will Obama Have the Guts to Do the Right Thing This Time?

Robert Kuttner, AlterNet. October 10, 2011.

If events turn critical again and we face a repeat risk of the seizing up of financial markets as in the fall of 2008, the president will need to make a fateful decision.

Is New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the One to Finally Fight Big Money's Power in Politics?

Nina Burleigh, Salon. September 25, 2011.

Schneiderman is the best and probably last hope for some kind of public retribution against the banksters, some righting of wrongs--rolling of heads--as far as the Great Recession.

Is Bank of America Headed Toward Collapse?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. August 14, 2011.

The nation's largest bank has only gotten bigger since the financial crisis and the government bailouts. But is big trouble ahead for the big bank?

Steep Oil Prices, Food Shortages Will Likely Spark Deadly Riots This Year

Michael T. Klare, Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. January 23, 2011.

From now on, rising prices, powerful storms, severe droughts and floods, and other unexpected events are likely to play havoc with the fabric of global society.

The American Empire Is Collapsing, And Americans Will Be The Last to Know

Gilbert Mercier, News Junkie Post. December 15, 2010.

50 years from now historians may write about the fall of empire. But history is writing itself furiously right now, accelerated by the revolution of global freedom of information.

4 Scenarios for the Coming Collapse of the American Empire

Alfred W. McCoy, TomDispatch.com. December 5, 2010.

The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines.

Prepping for Apocalypse: The Strange World of Survivalists

Sara Hussein, Agence France Presse. July 12, 2010.

Some Americans see political upheaval and natural disasters as clear signs that civilization is doomed.

Is America's Problem That Things Aren't Collapsing Fast Enough?

Tim Cavanaugh, Reason Magazine. April 25, 2010.

By not letting anything collapse, by not allowing sweet, beautiful failure to happen, the government is helping to drag out our economic problems.

Humans Seem Hell Bent on Committing Mass Suicide -- But There's Still Hope

Fred Branfman, AlterNet. May 15, 2009.

Despite the endless human capacity for denial and self-destruction, the Earth can still be saved. But we must act now.

The Dittohead Party: Why the GOP Is Screwing Itself

Bob Cesca, Huffington Post. March 6, 2009.

The Dems are going about the business of cleaning up the mess of 30 years of Reaganomics, and here's the GOP playing footsie with Limbaugh.

A Planet on the Brink: Economic Crash Will Fuel Social Unrest

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com. February 24, 2009.

Governments across the planet are preparing for a surge of violent protests from economic upheaval. Wars may follow.

Could a Sudden Collapse of Mexico Be Obama's Surprise Foreign Policy Challenge?

Bill Weinberg, AlterNet. February 19, 2009.

Free-trade politics and the drug war created a social crisis in Mexico, and a militarized response to it may push events to an explosion.