In the deregulated realm of US banking and finance, crime does occasionally pay for its foul deeds, not in prison time but by making modest rebates to the victims.
From William Greider
The regime of globalization promotes an unfettered marketplace as the dynamic instrument organizing international relations.
A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?
Americans cannot teach democracy to the world until they restore their own.
Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.
As the world's finest democracy, we do not do guillotines. But there are other less bloody rituals of humiliation, designed to reassure the populace that order is restored, the Republic cleansed.
The burnt odor in Washington is from the disintegrating authority of the governing classes.
Leaks and whispers are a daily routine of news-gathering in Washington.
In this country you can say aloud or publish just about anything you like.
Folks in the bottom half of the economy are already squeezed hard. They will be bloodied and bankrupt if economic policy inadvertently induces a recession.
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