businessinsider.com:
On November 1st, Philadelphia auction house Freeman's is holding the first of two sales of nearly 700 pieces from Lehman Brothers' private art collection.
Robert Zevin: Capitalism Has the Last Laugh (Again)
As there can be no doubt that we are in a recovery, there can be even less doubt that the steps taken to get us here have been overwhelmingly crafted to benefit the rich and powerful.
Rep. Jackie Speier: A Reasonable Case For Regulation
How would you feel if you discovered that a highly-rated bond received its grade not because the company is strong, but because the rating agency assumed the government would bail the company out?
Les Leopold: Why Billionaires Should Pay for the Jobless Recovery
For the past 30 years we have minted billionaires, and we have created the most unequal distribution of wealth since 1928-29. This didn't happen by accident.
David Fiderer: The Moral Compass Missing From The Greatest Trade Ever
As much as anything, what killed Lehman was Dick Fuld's emasculation of the risk management function, which served as a moral compass.
Dick Fuld - 25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis - TIME
Lehman Brothers' Dick Fuld Has a New Gig - Deal Journal - WSJ
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lets get unemployment benefit extension passed
Them's cursed goods, now.
Several of these artworks are of New York in the post-depression 30's, or done by WPA artists--how ironic that the actions of banksters are on the verge of returning Americans to the same state of destitution and misery.
I cant even look at the article today ...it would make me to mad to see all the foolish stuff that the rich buy just because they have run out of needfull things to buy......
God only knows how many people could be helped and fed with the money they have wasted...yes
waisted.......
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First Posted: 10-27-09 05:16 PM | Updated: 10-27-09 05:58 PM