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Boston Tea Party, 2008

Robert Scheer | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Scheer, Phil Gramm, Goldman Sachs, Economy, Homeowner, Robert Rubin, Banking Industry, Republican Party, Lou Dobbs, Henry Paulson, Mortgage, Barack Obama, Bailout, Boston Tea Party, Bill Clinton, Jon Stewart, Deregulation, Pornography of Power, Newt Gingrich, Wall Street, Citigroup, Politics News
Robert Scheer

How dare you throw that tea into Boston Harbor! Such is the anti-democratic arrogance of telling us if we don't instantly give Wall Street $700 billion, then we are destroying America.

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A Fox to Protect the Henhouse?

Robert Scheer | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Robert Scheer, Fascism, Congress, Phil Gramm, Henry Paulson, Mortgage, Goldman Sachs, Mccain, Economy, Pornography of Power, Foreclosure, Socialism, Wall Street, Business News
Robert Scheer

The marriage of highly concentrated corporate power with an authoritarian state that services the politico-economic elite at the expense of the people is more accurately referred to as "financial fascism."

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Spend Your Way Out of Debt America: The government's solution to Wall Street's crisis is--surprise, surprise-- borrowing more money.

David Sax | Posted 10.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Debt, Mortgage, Mccain, Federal Reserve, Economy, Crisis, Obama, Wall Street, Election, Deficit, Foriegn Loans, Federal Budget Deficit, US Dollar, China, Barack Obama, Business News
David Sax

For all the talk about the fundamentals of the American worker or $1000 tax rebates for middle class families, the candidates should really square up and talk about weaning America off the debt teat.

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Villa Leopolda And Fannie Mae: Financing Your $750M Home

The Wealth Report | Posted 09.14.2008 | Business

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The Wealth Report takes a look at the recent reported purchase of the French Riviera Villa Leopolda for $750 million by an unnamed Russian. The blog e...

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No Bail-Out, No Bail! The Mortgage Melt-Down as seen from MIAMI

Laura Flanders | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Mortgage, Housing, Countrywide, Flanders, Grittv, Foreclosure, Miami, Housing Crisis, Workers, Subprime Mortgages, Media Consolidation, Gentrification, Sustainability, Media News
Laura Flanders

As the Bush administration unveiled a publicly-financed plan to "save" mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, local residents at a town hall fo...

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Cheaper Mortgage: Knock 9 Years Off, Easily

Chelsea Green | Rob Roy | Posted 07.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Mortgage Payment, Personal Finance, Mortgage, Cheaper Mortgage, Business News

The following is from the Introduction to the forthcoming second edition of Mortgage Free!: Innovative Strategies for Debt-free Home Ownership by Rob ...

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Toll Brothers Reports $93.7 Million Loss

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 06.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Housing, Mccain Housing Crisis, Mortgage, Mortgage Crisis, Toll Brothers, Business News

PHILADELPHIA — Luxury-home builder Toll Brothers Inc. on Tuesday posted a second-quarter loss that was smaller than Wall Street expected, as a h...

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