On AlterNet: joseph stiglitz

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Crash Tax: Wall Street Should Pay Reparations to the 99%

Leo Gerard, AlterNet. November 15, 2011.

It's time for the bankers who crashed the economy to pay back those of us who bailed them out--with a financial transactions tax.

The Great American Bank Robbery, Part II

Joseph Stiglitz, W. W. Norton & Company. April 2, 2010.

How did the bankers make off with all of our money? Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains.

Michael Lewis Takes Us Face to Face with the Investors Who Cashed in on the Financial Collapse

G. Pascal Zachary, San Francisco Chronicle. March 16, 2010.

Michael Lewis's new book The Big Short and Joe Stiglitz's Freefall expose how the winners cheat and cheaters win in the American economy.

The Great American Bank Robbery

Joseph Stiglitz, W. W. Norton & Company. February 27, 2010.

How did the big banks nearly take down the entire economy and still continue to profit? Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains.

Joseph Stiglitz: Bankers Made Reckless Bets on the Economy, Knowing Taxpayers Were Going to Pick up the Tab

Zach Carter, AlterNet. February 25, 2010.

The Nobel Prize-winning economist argues the banking industry "failed in their core societal function," helping lead to the great economic crash of '08.

White House Treatment of Stiglitz Reveals Lack of Respect for 'Progressive-Economist Wing'

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. July 20, 2009.

Newsweek reports that Stiglitz, "the man who predicted the global financial meltdown," is not getting his due respect from the Obama administration.

Global Support for the War in Afghanistan is Plummeting -- So Why Aren't Americans Talking About It?

Amy Goodman, AlterNet. March 4, 2009.

While leaders like Stephen Harper and Gordon Brown bend to the will of their constituents, Obama is staying the course.

The Hidden Cost of War: Watch How Fast $3 Trillion Adds Up

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. October 3, 2008.

GOOD Magazine's animated look at the ballooning dollar signs.