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The Bottom Line - Privatizing the World (video documentary, 52’)
5 December 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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Do You Know What You Are?
2 December 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
By David Glenn Cox
All of us, no matter who we are or what we are, have an inner belief that we have some redeeming value in our life. Or as John Kennedy once said, “We all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future and we are all mortal.” I use this quote as a touchstone, a milepost, to remind me of a time when our political leadership valued us for our intrinsic human value.
I was doing some research on outsourcing and after just a few (…) -
Making Smarter Cars Instead of Stupid Decisions
1 December 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
When the Big Three CEOs recently descended on Washington in their fancy corporate jets with inflated egos and high hopes for a juicy piece of the government’s $8.6 trillion corporate welfare pie, they were sent home hungry to do their homework and to write an essay about how they plan to spend bailout funds.
Undoubtedly, the executives will travel business class when they come back this week; they will each have a business plan in hand, and Congress will give them $25 billion of taxpayer (…) -
CEOs “cashed out” prior to economic crisis
1 December 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
CEOs “cashed out” prior to economic crisis
by Tom Eley
Global Research, December 1, 2008 World Socialist Web Site - 2008-11-28
Balzac’s maxim that “behind every great fortune lies a great crime” may yet prove a fitting epitaph for American capitalism. A recent survey by the Wall Street Journal reveals that CEOs at major US financial and real estate firms converted tens of millions of dollars of overvalued stock into cash prior to the eruption of the current financial crisis, even as (…) -
Britain a Big Version of Iceland? Bankrupt Britain Trending Towards Hyper-Inflation?
30 November 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
Britain a Big Version of Iceland? Bankrupt Britain Trending Towards Hyper-Inflation?
by Nadeem Walayat
Global Research, November 30, 2008 Market Oracle - 2008-11-28
The mainstream media is increasingly full of stories of either Britain going bankrupt or the coming deflation associated with the recession. Whilst both are now obvious given the economic data and government actions however what is missing from the headlines is that under the weight of the exploding public sector debt (…) -
The System Implodes: The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008
29 November 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
The System Implodes: The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008
by Robert Weissman
AIG Cargill Chevron CNPC Constellation Energy Dole General Electric Imperial Sugar Philip Morris Int’l. Roche
2008 marks the 20th anniversary of Multinational Monitor’s annual list of the 10 Worst Corporations of the year.
In the 20 years that we’ve published our annual list, we’ve covered corporate villains, scoundrels, criminals and miscreants. We’ve reported on some really bad stuff — from Exxon’s Valdez (…) -
Global Crisis. International Trade in Potential Jeopardy: Shipping continues it’s Downward Plunge
29 November 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
Global Crisis. International Trade in Potential Jeopardy: Shipping continues it’s Downward Plunge. Denial of Letters of Credit
by Andy Hughes
Global Research, November 28, 2008
The Baltic Dry Index continues to lower as the demand for raw materials continues to drop to unseen levels.
"Capesize Vessels" weigh from 175,000 tons to 400,000 tons and count as some of the largest craft in the World. They typically carry raw materials such as Iron ore, Steel, Coal and other raw commodities. (…) -
Financial Meltdown: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
25 November 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
Financial Meltdown: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
by Mike Whitney
Global Research, November 25, 2008
"The problems we face today cannot be solved by the minds that created them" Albert Einstein Obama hasn’t even been sworn in yet, and already the Wall Street cheerleaders are celebrating his first great triumph. According the pundits, the stock market staged a surprise 494 point rally on Friday because—get this—it was announced that Timothy Geithner would be appointed Obama’s (…) -
The Ten Worst Corporations of 2008
24 November 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
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by Robert Weissman
Global Research, November 24, 2008 Multinational Monitor
The financial meltdown and economic crisis illustrated that corporations will destroy even themselves in search of profit.
2008 marks the 20th anniversary of Multinational Monitor’s annual list of the 10 Worst Corporations of the year.
In the 20 years that we’ve published our annual list, we’ve covered corporate villains, scoundrels, criminals and miscreants. We’ve (…) -
World Demand collapsing
22 November 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
World Demand collapsing
World economic demand is now collapsing along with the yearlong credit collapse. Recent news is full of stories about how world economic demand fell off a cliff in October, 08. Every sector is being hit, from new cars to recycled cardboard. In each case, October is pointed to where economic demand fell off a cliff…
Cars with nowhere to go in Long Beach harbor, California. Japanese ones! NYTimes.com
“The ships keep coming, but there’s nowhere for the cars to (…)