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September 2008 entries:


The Bush-Paulson-Bernanke Shock Doctrine Failed
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Can Taxpayers Actually Expect a Profit on the Bailout?
(September 29, 2008)

History in the Making
(September 27, 2008)

Fantasyland II: Betrayal, C'est Rien (it is nothing)
(September 26, 2008)

What Crisis? a.k.a. Creative Destruction Is The Beating Heart of Capitalism
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Welcome to Fantasyland I
(September 24, 2008)

Paulson and Bernanke: New American Fascists
(September 23, 2008)

Mark Your Calendars: The Crash of October 7, 2008
(September 22, 2008)

Restoring the Con in Confidence
(September 20, 2008)

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Homebuilders' Coming Demise
(September 19, 2008)

Checking In on Oil's Head-Fake
(September 18, 2008)

Looking for Changes in Trend
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Liar Nation: Finally Reaping What We Have Sown
(September 16, 2008)

Election Prediction: Electoral College Blowout for Palin/McCain
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Favorite Line Ever Written and A Healthy Debate on Chinese Real Estate
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China and the U.S.: Playing a Game with No Rules
(September 12, 2008)

The Principle of Substitution and Sit-Com Politics
(September 11, 2008)

Two Failed Parties: The Real Political Narrative of The Past Half-Century
(September 10, 2008)

Gold, The Dollar and Manipulation
(September 9, 2008)

Advice to an Astute Young Person
(September 8, 2008)

Is This What We've Come To: Insecurity, Fear and Self-Destruction? (September 6, 2008)

Why Are We Such Ready "Buyers" of Propaganda, Pandering and Posturing? (September 5, 2008)

America's Financial Joyride
(September 4, 2008)

Do We Actually Want To Be Conned? All Too Often: Yes
(September 3, 2008)

"Staging" the U.S. Economy
(September 2, 2008)




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