THE ▀█▀ █▀ █_█ ▀█▀ █▬█ Я Ξ √ Ω LUT ↑ ☼ N There are fresh demonstrations in Madrid against severe budget cuts as the country tries to reduce its massive debt. Spain has been tipped as the next Eurozone economy at risk of needing a bailout, but some say it could be too big to save. RT talks to Jim Corr, a political activist and musician from the Irish band the Corrs. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
THE ▀█▀ █▀ █_█ ▀█▀ █▬█ Я Ξ √ Ω LUT ↑ ☼ N An ABC – Four Corners documentary about the coming economic crisis, featuring Gerald Celente and Peter Schiff. Original air date: 23rd August, 2010.
A rap about what led to the current state of the economy, why the financial crisis is happening, and what the Bail Out Plan means for you and me. Written and Performed by Michael Bird Directed and Edited by Andrew Grissom
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MrPoliticsGeek! The Political Blog of Common Sense! The Average American Political Analysis through a young voice of America! In the recent weeks, Congress senate passed the financial reform to address the factors that led to the financial meltdown. But let’s be honest here, what is it even talking about? Derivatives? WTH is that? What does the reform do and how can it fail? sources: Credit Derivatives Explained: www.huffingtonpost.com C-Span discusses Financial meltdown: www.youtube.com Derivatives useful purposes: ezinearticles.com Derivatives’ stats: www.bis.org —also for simplified version of stats check out: en.wikipedia.org Media used: “3 Little Words” by Frankmusik I do NOT own the copyrights to these song/video. They are used solely for educational and commentary purposes!
Barry Eichengreen – renowned professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California Berkeley, former senior advisor to the IMF, author of “Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System”, and editor of “Rescuing our Jobs and Savings: What G8 Leaders can do to Solve the Global Credit Crisis” – provides a detailed overview of the financial crisis. He discusses at length: (a) the excessive risk undertaken by a variety of financial institutions as a result of gradual deregulation of financial services sector in the second half of 20th century; (b) the role of both Republican and Democratic parties in maintaining deregulation policies following introduction of US President Ronald Reagan’s “free markets” ideology in 1980; (c) the inability of the US to properly manage or channel massive capital inflows from the developing world – especially China – during the last decade; (d) the failure of Bush administration to mount an adequate response to the financial crisis on account of its initial state of denial, financial engineering mindset, and “free markets” ideology; and (e) actions – such as, interest rate increases, deficit reduction, recapitalization of banks, and economic stimulus – that would have greatly mitigated the severity of the financial crisis. In addition, he dwells on: (f) the impact of the financial crisis on American power and globalization, as well as (g) the nature of institutional reforms required at global level to …
Bailing out US financial institutions comes at a high price for society, but the alternative is a global collapse that would be much worse, believes New York University economics Professor Nouriel Roubini.
Nouriel Roubini – who successfully predicted the recent collapse of the US-dominated financial system years in advance – discusses the financial crisis and its impact on world economies. He describes in detail: (a) the origins of the financial crisis in bursting of massive bubbles in various asset classes that in turn were generated by easy credit and poor regulation; (b) the fundamental flaws of limited transparency, excessive securitization, and shoddy credit ratings – especially in the domain of exotic securities – in the financial system; and (c) the fateful decision by Western financial regulators to allow the shadow banking system to grow dramatically without adequate safety measures. He also highlights: (d) the weakening of American geopolitical power from massive deficit spending to fix the US financial system and revive the American economy; (e) the potential threat to world peace through severe social and political unrest arising from high unemployment; and (f) the likely slowdown, if not reversal, of globalization itself via enactment of trade and tariff barriers to protect jobs. This speech was recorded in October 2008. PLEASE READ MY COMMENTS ON THE VIDEO BEFORE WATCHING.
gloomboomdoom.com Marc Faber, publisher of the "Gloom, Boom & Doom Report," talks with Bloomberg's Bernard Lo about the outlook for China's economy and commodities prices. Faber, speaking in Hong Kong, also discusses the US economy, the debt crisis in Greece and the euro.
www.house.gov CampaignForLiberty.com Congressman Ron Paul at the Financial Services Committee markup for “Investor Protection Act of 2009 (to be reported as HR 3817)”
