Deborah Salomon

America Needs a President Who Will Confront the Financial Industry's Hegemony Over Our Lives

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 09.13.2011

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Raymond J. Learsy

No one in a position of authority in our government today seems to understand fully the threat to American institutions and ideals represented by the untrammeled clout the financial industry now holds in Washington.

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Q&A with Housing Bubble Forecaster Dean Baker

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leo W. Gerard

Baker: "For most economists, the idea that a market would take leave from its senses -- that it would be driven by speculation -- is almost inconceivable."

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