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Who Is in Charge? Economic Crisis Worsens Because of Transitional Power Vacuum

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. November 21, 2008.
Yet another parallel between 2008 and 1932. Who Is in Charge?

Econ-ocalypse: Dow Drops Below 7,600, No Deal Reached on Auto Bailout

Ian Welsh, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. November 20, 2008.
There is no technical support below 8K, so where it ends now is not known.

Wall Street's Bailout is a Trillion-Dollar Crime Scene -- Why Aren't the Dems Doing Something About It?

Naomi Klein, The Nation. November 14, 2008.
Washington's handling of the bailout is not merely incompetent. It may well be illegal.

Financial Crisis: Deep Down, We All Knew This Was Coming

Robert Bryce, CounterPunch. October 10, 2008.
Given the countless warnings that came via Bush's decadent approach to government and regulation, there should be zero surprise we'd be robbed blind.

Will the Economic Meltdown Undermine Interest in Health Care Reform?

Niko Karvounis, Health Beat. October 6, 2008.
The current bailout is costing us only a third of what we pay each year for chronic illnesses like cancer, diabetes and obesity.

Bailout Passes Senate; 9 Reasons That's Bad News for You

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Huffington Post. October 1, 2008.
Forcing each American to fork over $2,200 at a time when median family income has declined by as much is no way to improve the economy.

The Crooked Deals That Made This Financial Meltdown Inevitable

Stirling Newberry, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. September 24, 2008.
Here's what went wrong.

Flashback: Media Focused on the Election, Missed the Imminent Economic Crisis

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. September 24, 2008.
With Wall Street's crash right around the corner the corporate media saw fit to only report on natural disaster's and Sarah Palin.

I Worked My Butt Off in School and All I Got Was This Crappy Economy

Brett McKenzie, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. September 23, 2008.
"In this crap economy, you'd have to be flat out, shave-your-head-bald bonkers to walk away from a steady paycheck."

McCain Enabled Our Economic Meltdown

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. September 18, 2008.
McCain voted for abolishing all of the significant rules put in place at the time of the Great Depression designed to prevent a repeat.