Second Great Depression

Euro Collapse Plus Iran Strike Equals Armageddon

Rory Fitzgerald | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Israel-Strike-on-Iran, Iran, Eurozone Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Israel, Second Great Depression, Euro, World News
Rory Fitzgerald

Like an eventual euro breakup, many believe that a strike on Iran is not a matter of if, but when. If these two events happened simultaneously, or nearly so, the consequences would be utterly incalculable.

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The Great Recession: Is It Time For A Name Change?

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Robert Reich, Second Great Depression, Great Recession, Ron Paul, Great Depression 2, Lesser Depression, Paul Krugman, Double Dip Recession, Rick Perry, Great Depression, Business News

In 2008, then-President George W. Bush announced that America was in the process of what he called an economic "slowdown." But by as early as that Dec...

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Second Great Depression Still Possible: The Financial Times

ft.com | Thomas Palley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Economic Recovery, Great Depression, Second Great Depression, Economy, Deleveraging, Recession, Business News

Over the past year the global economy has experienced a massive contraction, the deepest since the Great Depression of the 1930s. But this spring, eco...

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