Question and Answer session at the IFPRI Policy Seminar, “The Financial and Economic Crash of 2008 and its Impact on Food and Agriculture in Developing Countries”, held Dec. 3, 2009 in Washington, DC

Greece is on the verge of a precipice – a day after unrest which saw three people killed, the country’s Parliament is debating the austerity package which sparked the violence. The situation remains tense and many analysts say it’s the high price Greece is having to pay for being part of the Eurozone – a cost now being picked up by the people.

Follow RT at twitter.com and at www.facebook.com At least three people have been killed during protest in Greece, as rioters set fire to a bank building. Thousands are on the streets of Athens in opposition to harsh spending cuts which are part of a new austerity package aimed at saving Greece from bankruptcy. Workers marched to the parliament and clashed with police, with many blaming the government for cutting wages and pensions. The draft bill of the new austerity package will be voted on by the end of the week.

The eu’s on the verge of clamping down on ‘hedge funds’, which are believed to have been at the root of the global downturn. But the US is wary – it’s home to many of the secretive, high-wealth funds. Economic Trend Forecaster Gerald Celente says that, whatever Europe does, there will still be shady Wall Street deals.

A new report on Lehman Brothers says the bank was hiding billions of dollars in debt right before the financial crisis. Is this an indicator of widespread corruption in the United States financial sector? Is Wall Street getting away with even more shady practices?

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“This is not just a financial crisis, this is an economic collapse. Our entire phony economy is collapsing around us. There’s nothing the government can do to stop it. They should get out of the way and let it happen.” 11/20/08

ESCAP, Bangkok, 21 August 2009 – Nobel laureate professor Joseph Stiglitz’s lecture on United Nations System and the economic crisis: towards a new global financial and economic architecture delivered at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok 21 August 2009. Introduction by Ms Noeleen Heyzer, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP. Press Release: www.unescap.org

www.btang.net Matthew Stein discusses the importance of preparing for a post peak oil and economic collapse world. When Technology Fails by Matt Stein. Part 2 of 3.

A special series of shows looking at the global impact of the financial crisis and how to minimize the fallout.