1.0 link 104728 <![CDATA[Bear Stearns and New York City Cranes: Synchronized Collapse, Deeper Metaphor]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-hanft/bear-stearns-and-new-york_b_104728.html The timing couldn't be more remarkable or suggestive:

• On March 15th, the first Manhattan crane came down, at 303 East 51st Street, killing seven people and injuring 24.

• The very next day, March 16th, Bear Stearns crashed. The company that didn't lay off a soul during the depression signed a merger agreement with JP Morgan Chase for $2/share.

Flash forward to last week.

• On Friday, May 30th, a second crane collapsed. On that same day, the crash of Bear Stearns...

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