Dubai is not doing so well. They have one of the highest debt per capita ratio in the world. Prices are free falling, and projects are grinding to a halt.

posted by nomino 1 decade 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 4,422 views • 2:20

Is there even a sliver of hope that this will ever be made right?

posted by Lendl 1 decade 6 years 2 weeks ago • 3,060 views

http://www.CapitalismHitsTheFan.com With breathtaking clarity, renowned UMass Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today's economic crisis, showing how it was decades in... continue reading

posted by dystopianfuturetoday 1 decade 6 years 1 week ago • 6,358 views • 4:39

from TED: "Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don't look for it on your ballot -- or in the stock exchange. It'll come from science labs, and it promises keener... continue reading

posted by jonny 1 decade 5 years 12 months ago • 6,138 views

Ever since this country got rid of the gold standard, we have continued to print more and more worthless money. This country is headed for a major depression and its coming on fast.

posted by MrLips 1 decade 5 years 12 months ago • 3,636 views

"(...)Within 24 hours, the world economy would have collapsed." Democratic representative Paul Kanjorksi talks about the events of September 15, 2008. At 11:00am that day, an electronic run began on... continue reading

Archbishop Desmond Tutu argues that modern culture places too much of an emphasis on competitiveness and financial success. "We have seemed to ask, 'Is it profitable?" he says. "We ought to have been asking,... continue reading

posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 5 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 1,449 views

February 25, 2009

posted by Gratefulmom 1 decade 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,606 views

Interesting stuff, though.

posted by NetRunner 1 decade 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,677 views

Wow. It's weird to watch, but these guys are the 'Trash Out Crew' - they empty the foreclosed properties of everything left behind, including computers, photos, childrens toys and even...urns.

posted by Zonbie 1 decade 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 8,792 views

*chutzpah

posted by NetRunner 1 decade 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 4,798 views

Will the media learn something about journalism from Jon Stewart? We can only hope so.

posted by NetRunner 1 decade 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 7,745 views

Despite attempts by media figures to pin the blame for the current economic situation on Obama, an ABC/Washington Post poll found that "8 in 10 Americans blame banks and other financial institutions, 7... continue reading

posted by volumptuous 1 decade 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 4,439 views

The One Percent is a 2006 documentary about the growing wealth gap between America's wealthy elite and the citizenry on the whole. It was created by Jamie Johnson, heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune.... continue reading

posted by SpeveO 1 decade 5 years 10 months ago • 12,303 views • 1:16:33

How much is $100 million dollars in budget cuts compared to the federal budget as a whole? This video illustrates the budget using 10 thousand pennies to demonstrate what fraction of that is going to be... continue reading

Goldman Sachs remains the eye of the U.S. economic pyramid, thanks to the government-funded scaffolding.

posted by cybrbeast 1 decade 5 years 7 months ago • 1,213 views

Max Keiser: "They are literally stealing a hundred million dollars a day. Goldman Sachs is stealing every day on the floor of the exchange. They should be in the Hague, they should be taken on financial... continue reading

posted by nomino 1 decade 5 years 7 months ago • 4,697 views

This, amazingly, is still a fresh story. New evidence has just turned up in July 2009: A man claims to have shot and killed 38 people- http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/20010941/index.html (Video) ... continue reading

posted by longde 1 decade 5 years 7 months ago • 3,634 views