http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt News and Information about Danny schechter's 2006 film "In Debt We Trust" Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:03:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BEYOND THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER: AFTER AUGUST, REALITY As Summer Ends, The Campaign Begins and The Challenge Remains By Danny Schechter Traditionally, time seems to slow down, I mean slooooow down, at summer’s end. The phone calls taper off along with the emails. We have now had endless gold medals and the ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/08/25/beyond-the-dog-days-of-summer-after-august-reality/ By Danny Schechter Obama seems to have finally recognized that the economy is his issue. He lashed out at John McCain today for “not noticing” whats going on. Both candidates were criticized by NY Times columnist, economist Paul Krugman, for ignoring the issue. Meanwhile, the markets were crumbling as the real ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/08/19/financial-sector-crumbling/ By Sharon Kayser Usury, to be clear about it, is rich people taking advantage of poor people by lending them money on terms that are sure to make them fail - William Greid It is often argued that times were a lot harder in the old days but this statement is far ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/08/11/systemic-paralysis/ Why Are We All Complicit in Our Own Economic Servitude? By Danny Schechter Let me try a few words out on you: “Charge It:,” “Swipe It” and “Priceless.” You know exactly what I am talking about. We all have credit and debit cards. We all use them, and many of us keep ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/08/11/the-credit-card-bubble/ Massive Economic Disaster Seems Possible -- Will Survivalists Get the Last Laugh? By Scott Thill, July 26, 2008. They used to be paranoid preparation nuts who built bomb shelters for a place to duck and cover during nuclear dustups with communist heathens, but their tangled roots go back to the Great Depression for ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/08/06/a-massive-economic-failure-seems-possible/ By Danny Schechter New York, August 4: We have all heard the line, ‘DA NILE is not just a river in Egypt.’ Denial can be a pervasive social and political phenomenon. Some of us just don’t want to know the truth or face its consequences. Maybe that’s why we envelop ourselves ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/08/05/da-nile-many-tuning-out-the-economic-squeeze/ Central bank body warns of Great Depression (08/09)The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the organisation that fosters cooperation between central banks, has warned that the credit crisis could lead world economies into a crash on a scale not seen since the 1930s. In its latest quarterly report, the body points out that ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/06/12/bis-warns-of-a-global-great-depression-again/ By Danny Schechter. Where Are Progressive Voices On The Economic Crisis Wrecking America? Boston, MA: The media reform conference was just starting in Minneapolis when word bounded in from New York that the market dropped 394 points as oil prices rose and, to borrow an Iraq war word, unemployment “surged.” The number of unemployed people ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/06/09/needed-a-national-conference-on-economic-reform/ Debt is control only when it is collectible. If the debtor has the legal or other means to resist "repayment", debt is meaningless. I've been thinking of this story for quite some time. I wanted it to reflect on my stance and pursuit to help Humanity at my own level. Bad ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/05/28/a-slice-of-life/ Oh what a tangled web of deception... This time, you will not believe what you read - alas it is all true! Bernanke lunched with Wall Street before Bear rescue, a Bloomberg.com headline says. ... The luncheon at the New York Fed gave Bernanke a chance to hear from chiefs of some ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/05/15/the-frauds-marche-on/