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Why Are We Forced to Worship at the Feet of 'Mythical' Financial Markets Controlled by the Elite?

We are told to appease the market gods or face eternal financial damnation.

The right has been working for years to rig the market to the disadvantage of most of the population. Why can't we rig it in the other direction?

Dylan Ratigan is an unlikely champion of the common man, yet is emerging as one of the strongest voices for economic reform in the United States.

Raj Patel argues that the corporate capture of government and our current financial crisis are the result of our bankrupt political system.

Financial markets are often driven by the madness of crowds.

For those of you who slept well last night, here is what happened.

Here's my prediction of what will follow.

Government action should protect ordinary people, not reward the super-rich and the speculative sectors of the economy.

To survive we need to recognize that these threats are not separate problems, and they must be addressed as one major crisis.

Cheap money helped get us into this mess.