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Wall Street's Meltdown: How America Caught Speculative Fever

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. October 8, 2008.
To fix the U.S. economy, we don't need a bailout that rescues the rich. We need a bailout that soaks them.

Debate Continues, but There's Little Doubt Speculators Are Adding to Pain at the Pumps

Thomas Palley, AlterNet. August 28, 2008.
Many economists are saying that oil markets are working as they should, but their arguments are weak.

We Can't Even Tell Who's Speculating the Cost of Oil Through the Roof

Nomi Prins, AlterNet. July 8, 2008.
Oil prices won't be dropping any time soon. Not until the first mandatory and detailed trade reports cover the entire global futures trading markets.

The Speculation Explanation: Framing the Energy Crisis

Matthew S. Miller, AlterNet. June 28, 2008.
The speculation explanation blurs the issues involved in our present energy crisis.

Beating the Oil Barrons

Thomas Palley, Project Syndicate. June 27, 2008.
The scale of the oil price spike exceeds normal demand and supply factors, pointing to the role of speculation.

Why Aren't Corporate Interests Organizing Against Policies that Hurt Them?

Nader.orgJune 26, 2008.
No matter how much economic gain is at stake, business groups stick together -- it's all about the power.

The Chamber of Commerce's Perverse Corporate Culture Continues to Shine

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. June 25, 2008.
There was a day when the Chamber was more than an ideological organization.

Casinos on Wall Street; Main Street Loses Big

Nader.orgJune 18, 2008.
The big time gamblers are on Wall Street and they are gambling with your money, your pensions, and your livelihoods.

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. June 10, 2008.
Looking for villains around the gas pump? Look at the super-rich making bets with billions while regular people always lose.