The Obama Conundrum: Progress and Protest in the Face of Reality by John Caelan

Dandelion Salad Sent to DS from the author, thanks, John. John Caelan by John Caelan John’s blog post www.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs Whiskey and Wine Nov. 15, 2008 The Bush Administration has nearly passed into the annals of apologetic history. One might imagine that these last hours of despot rule are akin to the tedious torture of water [...]

What If We Let The Banks Fail? by Josh Sidman

Josh by Josh Sidman Dandelion Salad featured writer Josh’s Blog Post November 16, 2008 Since the beginning of the financial crisis, one of the things that has been most striking is the unanimity of opinion that large financial institutions cannot be allowed to fail. The conventional wisdom is so one-sided in this regard that nobody [...]

Yes, I am my brother’s keeper By Siv O’Neall

Dandelion Salad Sent to DS by the author, thanks, Siv. By Siv O’Neall axisoflogic.com Nov 12, 2008 The polarized world Do we need further proof that greed is not the solution for a sound economy? Do we need further proof that capitalism is foundering? Do we need further proof that ignoring the poor is not [...]

The G20 Won’t Change This Financial Crime Scene by Richard C. Cook

by Richard C. Cook featured writer Dandelion Salad richardccook.com November 16, 2008 Remarks by Richard C. Cook George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia November 15, 2008 We Hold These Truths by Richard C. Cook Originally uploaded by Lorri37 The G20 is meeting today in Washington, D.C., to discuss the world financial crisis, its causes, and what [...]

Bush cheers “free enterprise” as US capitalism goes bust

Dandelion Salad By Bill Van Auken www.wsws.org 15 November 2008 US President George W. Bush came to Wall Street Thursday to deliver a speech extolling the virtues of the “free enterprise” system even as multiple economic indicators made it clear that the so-called “magic of the market” is spelling misery for millions more working people [...]