On AlterNet: lehman brothers

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How America Could Collapse

Matt Stoller, The Nation. August 11, 2011.

Scarce domestic manufacturing leaves the United States highly vulnerable to accidents and problems abroad.

"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?

Why Every Aspect of Dems' Handling of Wall St. Overhaul Seems Headed for Disaster

deleted, AlterNet. March 3, 2010.

It's not just Dodd's collapse on the Consumer Protection Agency -- it's the whole financial reform enchilada.

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.

Big Banks Are Feeding Like Parasites on the Govt.'s Money

Dean Baker, Boston Review. February 4, 2010.

Big bank CEOs like to trumpet free-market ideology, but they depend on the government for survival in good times and bad.

Congress Can Kill Outlandish Bonuses for Wall Streeters: Why Won't They?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. December 2, 2009.

We need more protection from corporate greed than the current mainstream antidotes provide. Americans get this. Too bad moderate reformers don't.

An Inside Look at How Goldman Lobbies the Senate

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant. September 29, 2009.

Tomorrow, the SEC will hold a "round table" to address the destructive practice of "naked short selling." Too bad it's not inviting anyone who's susceptible.

Taibbi: How Goldman Sachs Profited from the Economic Meltdown

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. July 17, 2009.

Matt Taibbi argues that "Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression."

Treasury Continues to Fumble -- Will They Ever Get it Right?

Dean Baker, Comment Is Free. March 18, 2009.

Officials were wrong to let Lehman Brothers go bankrupt. Now they wrongly assume that all banks are too big to fail.

The Faces of the Financial Crisis

Staff, American News Project. September 17, 2008.

An in-depth look at the millionaires behind the collapse of our nation's investment giants.

As Wall Street Collapses, Will Washington Get a Clue?

deleted, AlterNet. September 17, 2008.

The speculative nature of the financial industry is a threat to national economic security. It requires a serious exit strategy.

Are We Approaching the End of the Bubble Economy?

Mike Whitney, CounterPunch. September 16, 2008.

With the collapse of yet another financial institution, it's time to name names.

Big Banks Go Bust: America's Financial System in Crisis

The Nation and Campaign for America's FutureSeptember 16, 2008.

Authors Bill Greider and Dean Baker argue that the latest Wall Street woes expose the finance industry's deep need for reform.

Another One Bites the Dust: What's Behind the Crash of Lehman Bros

Otto Spengler, Asia Times. September 15, 2008.

The wake of the financial meltdown on Wall Street is going to badly damage confidence about retiring on an investment portfolio.

Another Big Investment Bank Bites the Dust

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. September 11, 2008.

Reports say the feds will help sell Lehman Brothers, an investment banking firm.