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Twitterings
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Why We Worry: GALLUP: Americans paying little attention to "Scandals." Obama approval up slightly. Congressional approval at 16%. http://t.co/Mrg5ck3quy
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Why We Worry: The Koch brothers own a mountain of petroleum by-product in Detroit, which they sell to China to burn for dirty fuel. http://t.co/ynlVUraMbc
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Why We Worry: Obama breaches Marine umbrella protocol #whyweworry http://t.co/uYBVnhf3eW
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Why We Worry: Is it over-the-top to suspect that anti-tax zealots might avoid paying their taxes? #IRS
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Tag Archives: Wall St.
Capital Contradictions
A brilliant animation set to a brief lecture by Professor David Harvey on the roots of the global economic crisis. Animation provided by RSA Animate. Theoretical foundations provided by Karl Marx.
Masters of the Universe
I cast one long Marxist gaze at this New York Times article, and I found the universe aligned with Karl’s historical straight edge.
In the opening paragraph, the writers explain that Obama wants the financial industry to accept new government regulations aimed at preventing a repeat crisis. The president’s push follows recent news that the financial Masters of the Universe have changed their ways precious little since last September, when their uber-Capitalist greed deflated the nation’s economy.