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THE ECONOMIST SUMS UP WHERE WE ARE: Nov 27th 2008. THE prognosis is looking ever more grave. What began 15 months ago with a seizure of the credit markets has become a disease with an alarming list of real economic symptoms. America, Britain, the euro zone and Japan are already in a recession that threatens [...]
In June 1980, I was part of the team at CNN just after Ted Turner launched the network with the UN flag flying over its headquarters. I have always admired its potential and been distressed by the many ways in which I didn’t live up to that potential. I wrote about my experience in my [...]
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The "News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminal activity uncovering the connection between the collapse of the housing market and the economic catastrophe that followed.
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