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1929 Crash

"Anything Goes" Capitalism Destroys Companies and Workers' Lives

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Simmons Mattress, Private Equity Firm, Private Equity, Scott A. Schoen, Eleanor Roosevelt, Usw, United Steelworkers, Anything Goes, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Standard & Poor’s, Fdr, Cole Porter, Max Gordon, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Simmons, Noble Rogers, New York Times, 1929 Crash, Stock Market, Thomas H. Lee Partners, Rober Hellyer, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Anything Goes capitalism workers' lives, but it sure does work for the private equity firms. They made around $750 million in profits from the now-indebted and bankrupt Simmons.

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Obama or FDR: Whose Strategy Will Work Better?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, White House, Rescue Package, Inauguration Day, Economic Crisis, Public Opinion, Banking Crisis, Obama, Barack Obama, Presidential Transition, Bush, Fdr, Bailout, Economic Rescue Package, The Defining Moment, Jonathan Alter, Inauguration, Bank Holiday, Obama Transition, 1929 Crash, Banks, Financial Crisis, Stock Market, Presidency, Roosevelt, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, Politics News
Hoyt Hilsman

One significant difference between the Roosevelt transition and that of Barack Obama is the swiftness with which the Obama transition team has moved to address the nation's economic crisis.

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Party Like It's 1929!

Matthew Stein | Posted 11.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Economy, Domestic Drilling, Hope for the Best Prepare for the Worst, Local Utlity Shutdown, Foriegn Oil, Imported Goods, Stock Market Crash, Home-Grown Vegetables, Economic Crisis, Locally-Grown Goods, Environment, Financial Crisis, 1929 Crash, 1929, Great Depression, Soviet Union, Green News
Matthew Stein

In the event of a complete financial collapse, how will you fare if the local utility shuts down? Can you grow your own food or fabricate the basic clothing and shelter you need for your family?

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Letter to My Son

Bill Budinger | Posted 10.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Politics, Markets, Wall Street Crisis, Theodore Roosevelt, The Great Depression, Stock Market, Foriegn Aid, Tax Regulation, Teddy Roosevelt, Stock Market Crash, 1929-1934, Marginal Tax Rates, 1929 Crash, Future Generations, Market Regulation, Income Tax Bracket, Free Market Ideology, 1929, Business News
Bill Budinger

Can Americans rise above their immediate self interest and do what needs to be done?

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