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

Les Leopold, AlterNet. December 20, 2011.

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

Dean Baker on How We Can Make the 'Free Market' Work for the 99%

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 13, 2011.

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?

Meet Dylan Ratigan, That Guy on MSNBC Who Can Talk a Mean Streak About the Scam Artists on Wall St.

Zach Carter, AlterNet. August 14, 2010.

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.

There's No Such Thing as a Free Market -- Just a Matter of Who Pays for It

Terrence McNally, Raj Patel, AlterNet. February 19, 2010.

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

From Tulips to Mortgage-Backed Securities: The Nature of Crashes

Gerald Friedman, Dollars and Sense. February 11, 2009.

Financial markets are often driven by the madness of crowds.

The Spiral Continues: Panic in the Markets

Stirling Newberry, Firedoglake. October 10, 2008.

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

Bailout a Done Deal -- So What Happens Now?

Henry Blodget, Huffington Post. October 7, 2008.

Here's my prediction of what will follow.

Tax the Speculators: A Fair Plan for Economic Recovery

Chuck Collins, The Nation. September 22, 2008.

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

How to Survive the Triple Whammy of Energy, Food and Climate Crises

John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus. August 5, 2008.

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

Market Dive: Why a Rate Cut Won't Help

Hale Stewart, The Bonddad Blog. January 22, 2008.

Cheap money helped get us into this mess.

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