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By Prof. Michael Hudson

As Mr. Obama's chief of staff Emanuel Rahm put it, a crisis is too good a thing to waste. It's a con man's old trick to pressure the victim to make a decision fast. Having created the crisis, Wall Street wants to use its momentum to knock out any potential checks to its power.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24743.htm



Real, Uglier American Unemployment

By Joel S. Hirschhorn

As bad as the jobless data you hear are, you have not been told the whole truth. If you think the terrible impact of America 's Great Recession is shown by an official unemployment rate of about 10 percent, think again.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24741.htm



The Richest 1% Have Captured America's Wealth

What's It Going to Take to Get It Back?

By David DeGraw

The U.S. already had the highest inequality of wealth in the industrialized world prior to the financial crisis -- and it's gotten even worse.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24738.htm



America: Land of Unlimited Anger

By Christoph von Marschall

America is becoming impossible to govern. Voters want neither Obama nor the Republicans.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24747.htm

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Profiting From Recession, Payday Lenders Spend Big to Fight Regulation
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