On AlterNet: madoff

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The Dominance of Rich, White Men Is Eroding -- It's Time to Truly Fight for Diversity

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. July 29, 2009.

We need both women and men, and folks from a range of ethnic and class backgrounds, informing the creation of business "not as usual."

Madoff Bound for Medium-Security Prison: Report

Agence France Presse July 13, 2009.

Madoff is reportedly being sent to a North Carolina facility widely described as a "crown jewel" in the federal prison system because of the reputation of its staff and medical facilities.

Jailed Madoff's New York penthouse seized

Agence France Presse July 2, 2009.

White People are Terrifying: 'Daily Show' Takes on 'New Face of Crime'

Alex Leo, Huffington Post. March 19, 2009.

Let's face it, white men in suits are terrifying.

As New Scammers Emerge, Is It 'Jailout' Time Yet?

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. February 24, 2009.

Why haven't we seen punishment for those corporations that "recklessly sliced and diced all this debt into worthless gambling chips."

Congressman Gives SEC Attorney Hell in Madoff Hearings

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. February 4, 2009.

Rep. Ackerman to SEC attorney: "Your value to the American people is worthless."

The Bush Era Has Been an Eight-Year-Long Madoff-Style Ripoff

Frank Rich, The New York Times. January 12, 2009.

It will be easier for us and Obama to push for a bold agenda if we demand accountability for the robbery and theft of the Bush years.

Was Our Whole Economy One Giant Ponzi Scheme?

James Saft, Reuters. January 8, 2009.

Like those Bilked by Madoff, we too thought our retirement funds were growing miraculously, but ours was an illusion fueled by debt rather than fraud.

Madoff's Shocking Scheme Is Just a Microcosm of a Much Bigger Disaster

Maura Stephens, AlterNet. December 29, 2008.

All of Wall Street has been engaging in crimes and swindles like Madoff's against the American people, and the rest of the world, for decades.

Bernard Madoff Benefited From That Timeless Classic: The Old Boys Club

Digby, Hullabaloo. December 27, 2008.

The only two regulators over the past decade who actually did their jobs were women.

A $50 Billion Con Job Rocks Wall Street

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. December 24, 2008.

Outlaws used to rob banks; now banks rob us. Meet the new poster boy for Wall Street excess and larceny.

The 10 Greediest People of 2008

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. December 23, 2008.

For obvious reasons, we probably couldn't have picked a better year than 2008 to "honor" our most avaricious.

Who Can You Trust in America?

Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. December 19, 2008.

Madoff's fall has planted the seeds of suspicion. We now doubt those we have done business with for years. The presumption of trust is gone.