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Stealing from Social Security Is NOT a Debt Solution -- Why Do the Media Promote This Dangerous Myth?

Dean Baker, The Guardian. July 11, 2011.

Pursuing a plan to kill social security, politicians are relying on a credulous public and compliant media to ramp up debt panic.

Flu Schmlu ... Forget the Media's Hype

Cervantes, AlterNet. April 29, 2009.

There are many things to fear in this world, but so far the swine flu isn't one of them.

Death by Media? Flu Panic Can Kill

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 28, 2009.

Much ado about the swine flu.

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.