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Brexit Independence or Dumbocracy

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Jun 24, 2016 12:47

Brexit Recession 2016
Were Brits taking back matters into their own hands,
or is this an example of uninformed, scared masses practicing Dumbocracy.

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The Brexit Recesssion

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Jun 23, 2016 23:03

Brexit May Be Global Economy's Undoing
Global Recession 2016 Odds Way Back Up
Recession 2016 and Financial Crisis 2016 Risks Seen Spiking

It had looked like the US economy (and indeed, the global economy) was getting a good enough break to regain enough...
Posted by Recession Journal on Thursday, June 23, 2016

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This Is Collapse In Progress

nebris wrote in the_recession Jul 14, 2012 00:15

This video offers a critical analysis of the effort of the City of Philadelphia to collect over a billion dollars in outstanding criminal court fees, fines, costs and bail forfeitures from an estimated 400,000 people. Failure to pay may result in the seizure of assets, a denial of public benefits, an inability to obtain an expungement or pardon, ( Read more... )

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Middle Class Death Watch -- 33 Frightening Economic Developments

nebris wrote in the_recession Sep 19, 2011 02:04

By David DeGraw, Amped Status
Posted on September 18, 2011
Via Alternet

( Downward mobility, homelessness spreading to the middle class, 200,000 public employees laid off? Here are some frightening trends to keep an eye on. )

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The secret history of America's unemployed

nebris wrote in the_recession Sep 12, 2011 07:58

from Salon.com/War Room
Monday, Sep 12, 2011 09:01 ET
By Steve Fraser, Joshua B. Freeman
( A demobilized workforce has become the norm. Can the swelling number of jobless change that? )

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Concerns Over New 2008-Style Credit Crisis Mouting, Especially From Europe

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Aug 31, 2011 00:38

CNBCPockets of Debt Illiquidity Show Rising Bank Fears...One sign of worry is the increasing reluctance of banks to use their balance sheets to facilitate trades, which has hit sectors from corporate bonds to the short-term repurchase market, where there is $1.6 trillion in triparty loans ( Read more... )

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Ritholtz: The "Pros" Have This Cycle All Wrong

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Jul 24, 2011 15:49

The following are extracts from a recent Washington Post article by Barry Ritholtz

Wall Street analysts and economists have this recession recovery wrong
By Barry Ritholtz, Originally Published: July 15 | Updated: Saturday, July 16, 8:26 PM

The recession is well behind us now, and Wall Street seems to think this recovery should be all wrapped up.
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All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (Ep. 1) - Full

nebris wrote in the_recession Jun 01, 2011 11:38

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Today In History [1637]

nebris wrote in the_recession Feb 03, 2011 00:54

~The contract prices of rare tulip bulbs in the Dutch Republic, which had been steadily climbing for three months, abruptly dropped, marking the decline of tulip mania. [Source]

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The airport full-body scanners are made by ex-DHS chief Michael Chertoff's consulting client

nebris wrote in the_recession Nov 17, 2010 08:52

by Gaius Publius on 11/17/2010 10:25:00 AM

Jane Hamsher has a nice rundown on how we got the "show me your junk" full-body airport scanners - and who benefits (my emphasis):
This goes to show just how how constant threats of “terror” are used to create new markets for products nobody needs. The public is then ( Read more... )

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