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Exploiting Borrowers Amidst the Foreclosure Crisis

Antoine Morris, Drum Major Institute AlterNet: PEEK. May 8, 2008.
Mortgage lenders are abusing bankruptcy courts to rake in more money from homeowners.

Tom Friedman Blames the Victim for Subprime Values

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. May 7, 2008.
The New York Times columnist is completely out of touch with the reality of ordinary Americans.

The Mortgage Industry Fights for Its Right to Party

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.

These Loans Were Made for Walking: The End of the Subprime Crisis

Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. February 6, 2008.
The debt crisis is moving into high-end loans.

Bernanke and the Super Nanny-State

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."

Our Economic Crisis Must Become the Top Political Issue in 2008

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. January 11, 2008.
So far, none of the debates are focusing on solutions for the growing economic squeeze.

Beware the Credit-Industrial Complex

Susan J. Douglas, In These Times. January 7, 2008.
The subprime fiasco is just one example of how banks profit from shady practices.

Credit Crunch: China to the Rescue?

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.

Women and the Subprime Crunch

Anita Hill, Boston Globe. October 23, 2007.
The sub-prime crisis threatens some of the gains women have made in home ownership.

Subprime or Subcrime? Time To Investigate and Prosecute

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.