Robert Fisk, Independent UK. October 6, 2009. Arab states have launched a secret plan with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading.
Agence France Presse July 23, 2009. The U.S. fast-food chain reported second-quarter net profit of 1.09 billion dollars, as a stronger dollar weighed on revenue.
Scott Thill, AlterNet. June 26, 2009. Countries yoked to America's currency, and therefore its cratering empire, want to kick the dollar to the curb. And that's bad news for the U.S.
Jeff Madrick, The Nation. December 30, 2008. The U.S. is no longer merely in crisis; it is in a state of emergency. And it will take more than re-regulating Wall Street to fix it.
Antoaneta Bezlova, IPS News. November 21, 2008. China’s wish for a world financial order less dominated by the United States and its dollar is giving way to a more urgent recession at home.
Max Keiser, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 21, 2008. The dollar is crashing and the economy tanking; yet some American's are rallying to "save their Starbucks." Talk about denial.
Max Keiser, Huffington Post. May 21, 2008. People are referring to Iceland as the first possible 'offshore Northern Rock,' implying that a major run on the banking system is possible.
