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The Great American Stickup: How the Political Class Mugged America and Handed the Money Over to Wall St.

Amy Goodman, Robert Scheer, Democracy Now!. September 7, 2010.

With so much opportunity, why has Obama presided over such an economic disaster?

America's Ten Most Corrupt Capitalists

Zach Carter, AlterNet. May 13, 2010.

Wall Street's captains of industry and top policymakers in Washington are often the same people. A lot of them get rich by playing for both teams.

Stop Trying to Kill Social Security

Dean Baker, Comment Is Free. April 29, 2010.

Worried about the deficit? Wall Street is the problem, not Social Security.

Simon Johnson: Wall Street's Stranglehold on Our Democracy Must Be Broken

Zach Carter, Simon Johnson, AlterNet. April 17, 2010.

The progressive economist talks about the fight to reform Wall Street, what Robert Rubin should do with his money, and why Jamie Dimon is the most dangerous man in America.

Robert Rubin Should Be Doing Hard Labor: Instead He's Trying to Resurrect Himself

Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. March 9, 2010.

Robert Rubin put in place all the pieces that set up the economy for the disaster that we are now living through. Why can't he get off the stage?

In Defense of Deficits

James K. Galbraith, The Nation. March 5, 2010.

The deficit phobia of Wall Street, the media, politicians and some economists is one of the deepest dangers that we face -- and it threatens all of us.

Joseph Stiglitz: Bankers Made Reckless Bets on the Economy, Knowing Taxpayers Were Going to Pick up the Tab

Zach Carter, AlterNet. February 25, 2010.

The Nobel Prize-winning economist argues the banking industry "failed in their core societal function," helping lead to the great economic crash of '08.

Obama's Wall Street Woes

Robert L. Borosage, Huffington Post. November 27, 2008.

Is this the change we need? The depth of the crisis we face renders the old arguments irrelevant.

How to Stop the Looming Depression Without Lining Fat-Cat CEOs' Pockets

Mike Davis, TomDispatch.com. November 19, 2008.

We are now at a crash site, and our priority should be to save the victims. Here's how we do that.