Frank Joyce, AlterNet. October 23, 2008. Debt it is an important shaper of political and economic consciousness. The more you are in debt, the less likely you are to rock the boat.
Antoine Morris, Drum Major Institute AlterNet: PEEK. May 8, 2008. Mortgage lenders are abusing bankruptcy courts to rake in more money from homeowners.
Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. May 7, 2008. The New York Times columnist is completely out of touch with the reality of ordinary Americans.
Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: PEEK. April 28, 2008. Despite failures in the market, the mortgage industry is fighting tighter regulation tooth and nail.
Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. January 29, 2008. If a government that protects ordinary people is a "nanny state," then one protecting the super-rich deserves the title of "super nanny state."
Jill Treanor, Comment Is Free. December 22, 2007. That the biggest names on Wall Street are staying afloat thanks to huge injections of cash from China reveals how hard the debt crisis has hit.
Danny Schechter, MediaChannel.org. August 10, 2007. The "subprime" credit crunch is really a sub-crime ponzi scheme in which millions of people are losing their homes because of criminal tactics by financial institutions.