William K Black

Hell Is Cheaper: China, Apple and the Economics of Horror

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, William K. Black, Bill Black, China, Apple, Trade, Tim Cook, Outsourcing, Outsourcing to China, Foxconn, Apple Foxconn, Business News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Here's how the economics of outsourcing -- the economics of horror -- works: companies like Apple that ignore reports of fraud and danger against employees make it impossible for honest, conscientious suppliers to survive.

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The Great Wealth Shift Upward: Corporatists' War on the Working Class

Michele Swenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago School of Economics, Milton Friedman, Disaster Capitalism, Balanced Budget, Economic Fraud, Deregulated Markets, President Salvador Allende, Neo-Feudalism, Union-Busting, Ronald Reagan, Drown Government, New Orleans Post-Katrina, Deficit Reduction, Labor Problem, Michael Hudson, Deficit Commission, Augusto Pinochet, Chile Coup, Neoliberals, Shock Doctrine, Koch Brothers, U.S. Financial Crisis, Tom Ferguson, Middle East Uprisings, Dr. Robert A. Johnson, Privatization, William K. Black, Mubarak, Bankrupt States, Grover Norquist, Alan Greenspan, Naomi Klein, Permanent Underclass, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Denver News
Michele Swenson

"Balancing the budget" and "deficit reduction" have become code for shifting the benefits of government spending to corporations away from workers.

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My Talk With Michael Hudson, Part 1

Michael W. Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Public Integrity, Mortgages, Ameriquest, Debt, Michael Hudson, Financial Fraud, The Monster, Economist, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, William K. Black, Reporter, Bill Black, Subprime, Alan Greenspan, Bernie Madoff, Financial Crisis, Super Imperialism, Mistaken Identity, Business News
Michael W. Hudson

We first became aware of the "Will-the-real-Michael-Hudson-please-stand-up?" problem years ago when we started getting compliments from friends and colleagues for each others work.

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President Obama: Bring Back Black

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Sec, Lehman, Hedge Funds, Fcic, Confidence Game, Bailouts, William K. Black, Financial Crisis, Tarp, Psi, Business News
Janet Tavakoli

It's time to bring back William K. Black and resolute regulators like him. Our proposed "financial reform" bill is a sham, and the health of our society and our economy is at stake.

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William K. Black: Bank Stress Tests "A Complete Sham"

finance.yahoo.com | Aaron Task | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Black Stress Tests, William K. Black, William Black, William K. Black Bank Stress Tests, Bank Stress Tests William K. Black, Business News

The bank stress tests currently underway are "a complete sham," says William Black, a former senior bank regulator and S&L prosecutor, and currently a...

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William K. Black on Geithner: "The Guy Has a Track Record of Failure Everywhere He's Gone"

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James K. Galbraith, Tim Geithner, William K. Black, Larry Summers, The Young Turks, S&L Crisis, Bank Bailout, Barack Obama, Timothy Geithner, William Black, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

This is beginning to feel a little like before the Iraq War when some warned of impending disaster and the administration and mainstream media blew them off.

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Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: April 6, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ethics in Journalism, Media Criticism, Wiretapping, David Weigel, Ethics, Financial Crisis, William K. Black, Calculated Risk, Israel, Mark Halperin, Unitary Executive, Telecom Immunity, Journalism, The Washington Independent, Eat the Press, Politics News

Calculated Risk has some great highlights of Bill Moyers interview with University of Missouri professor William K. Black that are worth reading. Her...

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William K. Black Talks To Bill Moyers (VIDEO)

PBS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Moyers interviewed William K. Black, the former Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention, on Sunday. Black, author of "The Best Way to Rob ...

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The Two Documents Everyone Should Read to Better Understand the Crisis

William K. Black | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Subprime Mortgages, Tim Geithner, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Control Fraud, Fbi, Subprime Loan Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Subprime Loans, William Black, William K. Black, Business News
William K. Black

The FBI identified the epidemic of mortgage control fraud at such an early point that the financial crisis could have been averted had the Bush administration acted with even minimal competence.

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