On AlterNet: enron

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"Lure People Into That Calm and Then Just Totally F--k 'Em": How All of Us Pay for the Derivatives Market

Zach Carter, AlterNet. June 11, 2010.

Derivatives are a hotbed of abuses and bailouts. So why are taxpayers footing the bill?

Will Weak Wall Street Reforms Wreck the Economy Again?

Zach Carter, The Media Consortium. March 17, 2010.

Fraud was a huge part of the financial crisis-- so why isn't the government going after the fraudsters?

How Wall Street Bought Barney Frank

Kevin Connor, AlterNet. December 22, 2009.

Barney Frank takes pride in being the Left's darling, but he's almost entirely funded by Wall Street and his votes show it.

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.

Bush and McCain Happily Presiding Over Massive Transfer of Wealth to Oil Companies

Harvey Wasserman, Huffington Post. June 26, 2008.

Republicans are funneling billions into the coffers of their oil baron backers; it's no surprise Bush and McCain aren't pushing for renewable energy.

Enron and UBS Lobbyist is McCain's Economic Advisor

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake. May 29, 2008.

More shady lobbyist connections on the straight talk express.

NY Public Library 'Trades Naming Rights' to Greedy Hedge Fund Billionaire for Big Bucks

David Morris, AlterNet. March 24, 2008.

All the gory details, as one of NYC's greatest buildings will be named after Stephen Schwarzman, poster child for the greedy hedge fund era.

Conservative Judges to Enron Retirees: Drop Dead

Robert L. Borosage, TomPaine.com. January 17, 2008.

Roe v. Wade is still standing. But consumers, workers, small investors, and the freedoms of Americans are taking it in the ear.

Stop Saying Iraq Is Another Vietnam; It's Another Enron

Bill Maher, Huffington Post. September 29, 2007.

Bush is fighting a war with phony accounting tricks. They fudged the numbers to get us into Iraq and cooked the books to keep us there.

Enron’s Enablers Go Unpunished

Robert Scheer, AlterNet. October 25, 2006.

Why were the dots between the Enron swindlers and their government sponsors never connected?

Five Scandals that Could Put Republicans in Jail

James Ridgeway, Mother Jones. October 12, 2006.

The Foley cover-up is just the tip of the iceberg. If the Democrats succeed in retaking Congress this fall, here are five investigations they should get started on right away.