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On AlterNet: financial meltdown

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "financial meltdown"

Wall Street Plans to Tap into $26 Trillion Life Insurance Market, Cashing in When People Die

Wall Street Plans to Tap into $26 Trillion Life Insurance Market, Cashing in When People Die

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. October 2, 2009.
The bankers who brought us the disaster of 2008 have created a new financial instrument called "life settlements" -- call it morbid capitalism.

How Bad Will the Economy Get? Really, Really Bad

How Bad Will the Economy Get? Really, Really Bad

Thomas Greco, Jr., AlterNet. July 14, 2009.
Historically, every financial and economic crisis has been used to further centralize power and concentrate wealth. This one is no different.

A Message for America's Ruling Class: We Told You So

A Message for America's Ruling Class: We Told You So

David Sirota, AlterNet. December 13, 2008.
Our bipartisan political Establishment and sycophantic Punditburo have been wrong on the economy over and over again.

Towards an Economic System That Works for People and the Planet

Towards an Economic System That Works for People and the Planet

John Cavanagh, Institute for Policy Studies. December 9, 2008.
A civil society statement on the G20 summit from IPS Director John Cavanagh and coalition members.