Disaster Capitalism

Capitalism's Future And The 50 People Who Will Frame The Debate

Financial Times | Steven Bernard, Jeremy Lemer and FT Reporters | Posted 04.14.2009 | Business


The credit crisis has placed the global financial system under almost unprecedented strain. Tackling the many problems and charting a course throug...

Recession Porn: A Hard Spot for Soft Times

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business


Richard M. Benjamin

You'll notice your friends, co-workers, or spouses obsessively doing it. They're checking out Recession Porn in all its sundry glory.

Reading The Pictures: Let's Unroll

Michael Shaw | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics


Michael Shaw

2008-11-10-shaw_armoredcobb.jpgTake a look at the Cobb County, Georgia police department's latest toy. Donated by the military, the Armored Personnel Carrier -- used by the U.S. Army in Panama -- holds up to nine SWAT commandos.

McCain's Bailout Bomb Is Yet To Be Dropped

Jon Raymond | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home


Jon Raymond

The economic disaster is far from over. They have actually just relocated it from Wall Street to Main Street.

Naomi Klein: "Disaster Capitalism" Still On The Rise

Portfolio.com | Lloyd Grove | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business


Marauding multinationals and their enablers in the U.S. government have a worthy adversary in Naomi Klein, a Canadian social critic whose books punctu...