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What Good Is Wall Street?

Much of what investment bankers do is socially worthless. by John Cassidy THE NEW YORKER A few months ago, I came across an announcement that Citigroup, the parent company of Citibank, was to be honored, along with its chief executive, … Continue reading →

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Warren Buffett: Tax The Rich

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The Billionaires Want More, More, More

By Senator Bernie Sanders HUFFINGTON POST The billionaires are on the warpath. They want more, more, more. In 2007, the top 1 percent of all income earners in the United States made 23.5 percent of all income — more than … Continue reading →

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Are We Living In The End Times?

Slavoj Zizek, the philosopher and cultural critic speaks to Riz Khan on Al Jazeera about the collapse of society and the failure of capitalism.

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Creative Capitalism

Bill Gates discusses “Creative Capitalism” as an alternative to Capitalism: Example of “Creative Capitalism” in action:

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SOLUTIONS: Generosity – Giving is Receiving

THE GENEROSITY FOOTPRINT By Kathleen Reardon The Huffington Post Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “What you are speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say.” Rave as they might about the patriotic nature of their motives, far right media … Continue reading →

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Who Will Stand Up to the Superrich?

By FRANK RICH THE NEW YORK TIMES IN the aftermath of the Great Democratic Shellacking of 2010, one election night subplot quickly receded into the footnotes: the drubbing received by very wealthy Americans, most of them Republican, who tried to … Continue reading →

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Sparks Meets with Bernanke and Greenspan

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The Federal Reserve is Laundering Money

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Quantitative Easing Explained

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