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    Common Denominators in Mortgage and Student Loan Crisis

    MAY 17, 2012 11:49AM

    By spdeveer


    Topics: politics, mortgage crisis, bubble, higher education, economy

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    March 17: The Bittersweet Death of Scoundrel Roland Arnall

    MARCH 17, 2012 2:19AM

    By prismguard


    Topics: laissez-faire capitalism, forbes magazine, sub-prime loans, mortgage crisis, 2008 economic crisis, white-collar criminal, bernie madoff, enron, cliff baxter, philip hilder, ken lay, george h w bush, george w bush, arnold schwartzenegger, qui tam, foreclosures, preying on minorities, michal w hudson, monster foreclosures, ameriquest, cancer of the esophagus, antonio villaigosa, dick cheney, united states ambassador to the netherlands, rabbi schlomo cunin, chabad of california, political contributions, e scott reckard, liar loans

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    Consistency, Consistency, Consistency

    MARCH 14, 2012 12:58PM

    By Howard Steven Friedman


    Topics: politics, welfare drug testing, student loans, political satire, political commentary, navy, marines, drug testing, commentary, army, armed forces, alaska, air force, taxes, satire, medicare, medicaid, unemployment benefits, mortgage crisis

    • 9 Ratings
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    Obama's Polished Turd

    FEBRUARY 18, 2012 2:31AM

    By Julie Morse


    Topics: obama's polished turd, eric schneiderman, kamala harris, beau biden, mortgage foreclosure settlement details, catherine masto, mortgage foreclosure settlement politics, president barack obama, mortgage foreclosure settlement eligibility, why the foreclosure settlement sucks, national mortgage foreclosure settlement, corruption, banks, wall street, mortgage crisis, news, business, economy, politics

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    • 43 Comments
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    You've Been Screwed by Wall Street, Too

    OCTOBER 16, 2011 3:27AM

    By Julie Morse


    Topics: wall street bribery, mortgage fraud, wall street fraud, bank kickbacks, what did wall street do, hippies, anti-ows tactics, wall street crimes, mortgage crisis, occupy america, open call, politics, #occupywallstreet, #wearethe99%, #occupywallstreet, occupy wall street, we are the 99%, you've been screwed by wall street too

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    Conservatism: Please Let Financiers Exploit Us!

    SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 2:01PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: friedmanites, friedmanism, milton friedman, keynesian economics, keynes, gordon hilgers, euro, greek economic default, credit default swaps, predatory mortgage lending, mortgage crisis, commodified debt obligations, hedge funds, a.i.g., j.p. morgan-chase, wall street, financial crisis, 2008 financial crisis, gordon hilgers, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, dick armey, freedomworks, occupy wall street, top one percent income earners, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party express, tea party, liberals, liberalism, democratic party, barack obama, eric cantor, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, goldman sachs, republican party, conservatives, conservatism

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    Millions Of Home Mortgages Could Be Illegal

    APRIL 28, 2011 3:16PM

    By ReddSkye


    Topics: mortgage crisis, underwater mortgage

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    • 198 Views
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    Short Story: "Face Value" (4th in a series)

    APRIL 28, 2011 10:17AM

    By P. Orin Zack


    Topics: fiction, short stories, amathea, financial meltdown, mortgage crisis

    • 1 Ratings
    • 162 Views
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    Short Story: "Full Value" (2nd in a series)

    APRIL 26, 2011 10:04AM

    By P. Orin Zack


    Topics: fiction, short stories, banking cartel, bankruptcy, congressional oversight, financial meltdown, fixed intelligence, foreclosure, international bankers, k street lobbies, mortgage crisis, ponzi scheme, suicide, war on terror

    • 2 Ratings
    • 301 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Short Story: "As Is" (1st in a series)

    APRIL 25, 2011 11:58AM

    By P. Orin Zack


    Topics: sub-prime mortgage, mortgage crisis, foreclosure, financial vehicle, financial meltdown, corpse, congressional oversight, bankruptcy, short stories, fiction

    • 5 Ratings
    • 877 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Dear Mr. President: We Need A New Emancipation Proclamation

    APRIL 13, 2011 12:55PM

    By Ron Robinson


    Topics: bailout, banking industry, fico, credit card industry, credit crisis, credit scores, economic crisis, deficit crisis, debt crisis, paul ryan, path to prosperity, economy, federal reserve board, fico, financial crisis, foreclosure crisis, housing, housing crisis, mortgage crisis, barack obama, republicans, stimulus, bush tax cuts, jefferson davis, confederacy, emancipation proclamation, 150th anniversary of civil war, rachel maddow, just price solutions, belief/religion, environment, politics, news

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    • 15 Comments
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    Foreclosures to the Left of Me, Short Sales to the Right

    MARCH 16, 2011 10:12AM

    By divorcedpauline


    Topics: family, for+sale, money, divorce, short sales, mortgage crisis, foreclosures

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    • 513 Views
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    IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A Load of Capra!

    DECEMBER 5, 2010 3:54PM

    By prismguard


    Topics: prof grampy, christmas comes but once a year 1936, cartoon, max and dave fleischer, netscape, ghosts of christmas past, agatha christie, midsomer murders, a christmas carol 1951, charles dickens, alistair sim, 1950s tv, media, the nativity, tweens, b&w movies, bad taste, cult favorite, family movies, family values, socialism, populists, marxism, television opera, amahl and the night vistors, gian carlo menotti, ambrose bierce, incident at owl creek bridge, twilight zone, hype, american banks, 2010 elections, tea party, george bailey, dick cheney, gop, mortgage crisis, lionel barrymore, egotism, flunky angel, depressing, sadism, christmas favorites, christmas tradition, suicide, jimmy stewart, tips on choosing a christmas movie for kids

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    The Big Bad "Socialist" Stimulus Package and Me

    OCTOBER 20, 2010 12:03PM

    By Ester Amy Fischer


    Topics: economy, grant writing, grants, western north carolina, ginseng, tea party, paul krugman, obama, undemployment, jobs, stimulus package, economic stimulus, economic recovery, rural america, farms, small farms, economic development, recession, mortgage crisis

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    Weekly Audit: Can Elizabeth Warren Save the Economy?

    SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 11:41AM

    By The Media Consortium


    Topics: wall street, tim fernholz, the washington independent, the nation, the american prospect, regulation, recession, poverty, obama, mother jones, mortgage crisis, kevin drum, kai wright, jobs, inequality, foreclosures, elizabeth warren, economy, economic inequality, consumer protection, annie lowrey

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    Weekly Audit: Brown-Nosing Wall Street Reform

    JUNE 29, 2010 11:45AM

    By The Media Consortium


    Topics: zach carter, wall street reform, wall street, truthout, tim fernholz, the washington independent, the nation, the american prospect, subprime, scott brown, right to rent, mother jones, mortgage crisis, greg kaufmann, foreclosures, foreclosure crisis, financial crisis, economy, dean baker, annie lowrey, andy kroll, alternet

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    Ensnared by Chase

    MAY 1, 2010 4:38PM

    By JohnnyLick


    Topics: chase credit cards, credit problems, credit card debt, mortgage crisis, sub-prime

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    Weekly Audit: Republicans Filibuster Our Financial Future

    APRIL 27, 2010 1:05PM

    By The Media Consortium


    Topics: wall street reform, wall street crisis, too big to fail, the progress, the nation, the american prospect, tbtf, subprime, simon johnson, sarah ludwig, safe banking act, robert kuttner, predatory lending, peter rothberg, occ, obama, neighborhood economic development advocacy program, nedap, mortgage crisis, mitch mcconnell, matthew rothschild, lobbying, laura flanders, james kwak, grittv, foreclosures, financial reform, financial crisis, dodd, brown-kaufman, break up the banks, bank lobby, alternet

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    Bank Welfare

    APRIL 15, 2010 10:39PM

    By T Nagel


    Topics: business, mortgage crisis, wells fargo, chase

    • 5 Ratings
    • 605 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    We Can Do It If We Want To, We Just Don't Want To

    APRIL 5, 2010 3:04PM

    By Mick Arran


    Topics: banking crisis, mortgage crisis, chris dodd, banking reform

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