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CNBC Editor Launches Sloppy, Dishonest Attack on AlterNet in Defense of Wall Street

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 7, 2011.

In a textbook example of psychological projection, John Carney calls me a liar.

The Stakes Are Huge: There's Another Bank Crash Looming, and We Must Prevent Another Bailout

Mike Lux, Open Left. January 14, 2011.

The housing bubble plus the worst recession since the Great Depression has created a foreclosure crisis of gargantuan proportions.

As Wall Street Strong-Arms Consumers, Will WikiLeaks Bring One of the Biggest Banks To Its Knees?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 22, 2010.

The banks have been going after their critics, but one big Wall Street player may meet its match in the coming weeks.

How an Obscure Outfit Called MERS Is Subverting Our Entire System of Property Rights

Yasha Levine, AlterNet. December 16, 2010.

Banks have scrambled America's system of private property ownership to the point that no one knows who owns what.

How Wall St. Screwed Blacks and Latinos

Jim Campen, Dollars and Sense. December 5, 2010.

Because borrowers of color had limited access to the traditional prime loans, they were vulnerable for exploitation by predatory lenders.

10 Things You Can Do to Starve the Wall St. Beast and Grab Yourself a Piece of the Pie

Pam Martens, CounterPunch. November 25, 2010.

We must put the wealth back into the hands from which it was taken in a rigged wealth transfer scheme.

Matt Taibbi on Deluded Tea Partiers, Ayn Rand and How the U.S. Is Like the Soviet Union

Matt Taibbi, Maria Armoudian, AlterNet. November 21, 2010.

Every country has scam artists, but only in a dying country are they part of the power structure.

Corporate Mortgage Scams Threaten to Crash an Already Shaky Housing Market

Scott Thill, AlterNet. September 29, 2010.

A foreclosure pandemic riddled by corruption may stall America's recovery.

Could a Legal Technicality Prevent Banks from Having the Right to Foreclose on 62 Million Homes?

Ellen Brown, YES! Magazine. August 20, 2010.

A judge recently held that banks' electronic shortcut for recording mortgage information makes it impossible for banks to establish their rights to ownership.

How Chase Bank Has Left Homeowners in Limbo

Paul Kiel, ProPublica. February 4, 2010.

Homeowners who may well be eligible for the mortgage loan modification program are being denied because their troubles were not deemed "permanent."

How Goldman Secretly Bet on the U.S. Housing Crash

How Goldman Secretly Bet on the U.S. Housing Crash

Staff, AlterNet. December 25, 2009.

Only later did investors in $40 billion in securities discover that what Goldman had promoted as triple-A rated investments were closer to junk.

Real Rich: Banks Blame Homeowners for Failure of Mortgage-Relief Plan

Real Rich: Banks Blame Homeowners for Failure of Mortgage-Relief Plan

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. December 9, 2009.

A mere 5 percent of those who applied for mortgage refinancing under the administration's mortgage-relief plan have received permanent loan modifications.

As Foreclosure Nightmares Increase, Will More Homeowners Pay Off Their Bankers in Violence?

As Foreclosure Nightmares Increase, Will More Homeowners Pay Off Their Bankers in Violence?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. November 9, 2009.

The economic crisis revealed late-capitalism's central offense: Human beings are being transparently treated if they were mere transactions. And they're going postal over it.

Flush with Cash From Bank Lobbyists, Conservative Dems Are Killing the Consumer Protection We All Need

Flush with Cash From Bank Lobbyists, Conservative Dems Are Killing the Consumer Protection We All Need

Zach Carter, AlterNet. October 1, 2009.

Wall Street-influenced Democrats may not act as nutty as their GOP counterparts, but they're dealing out the same economic damage.

House 'Under Water'? Do Like the Banks Do and Just Walk Away

Scott Thill, AlterNet. August 19, 2009.

Banks aren't taking possession of houses after foreclosure, creating a "shadow inventory" that may derail the recovery.

"Suck on Our Yachts": Goldman Sachs Issues Non-Apology for Destroying the World Economy

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant. June 22, 2009.

Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein says he's sorry, then proceeds to brag about screwing us all.

The Bad Guys of Subprime Lending Are Raking in Bailout Billions

John Dunbar, David Donald, The Center for Public Integrity. May 20, 2009.

Naming the top 25 lenders and their Wall Street backers that juiced the subprime industry.

Some of Us Still Think They Can Get Rich Quick from the Real Estate Bubble

Joseph Huff-Hannon, New York Press. May 2, 2009.

A visit to a packed real estate seminar on how to "get paid to buy a house" reveals that the bubble mindset still hasn't popped.

In Their Own Words: Why Dem Senators Screwed Homeowners

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post. May 1, 2009.

Only 45 Senate Democrats voted Thursday to oppose the banking industry and pass legislation aimed at stemming foreclosures.

Mortgage Bankers Celebrate Their Big Victory

Lagan Sebert, American News Project. May 1, 2009.

You would think this year's Mortgage Bankers Association annual meeting would be a rather solemn affair -- but they were partying.

Road to Ruin: Burned by Brokers

Lagan Sebert, American News Project. April 17, 2009.

Will bailout money reach average homeowners dealing with toxic assets?

"Billions of dollars to the banks, yet we're the ones that are homeless."

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films. March 2, 2009.

Helping homeowners level the playing field.

What Took So Long? Finally, Some Help For Homeowners

John Nichols, The Nation. February 19, 2009.

The plan could help nine million families struggling to keep their heads above water. But is it too little, too late?

Code Pink Cofounder Clashes with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

ZP Heller, PINKtank. October 21, 2008.

Protesting the annual Mortgage Bankers Association convention in San Francisco.

Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Need a Timeout to Fix the Economy

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. September 25, 2008.

Speaker Pelosi keeps the public informed while negotiating terms of the bailout.

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