http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt News and Information about Danny schechter's 2006 film "In Debt We Trust" Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:01:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Financial crisis: A media failure? Posted by Katherine Thompson on November 7, 2008 at 11:15 AM The media stands accused of failing to foresee the global financial crisis, of a lack of understanding of the issues, and even of having a hand in the problems we now face. The Editors Weblog has ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/11/14/financial-crisis-a-media-failure/ If There Is A Real Investigation Or Trial, Who Should Be In The Dock? By Danny Schechter Author of Plunder The election will determine our next president. It will not solve our biggest problem. And we still don’t know who is responsible for the economic calamity that is or soon will impact all ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/11/14/the-blame-game-who-do-we-blame-for-the-crisis/ Five Problems Block Government Success By Danny Schechter Author of PLUNDER New York OCT 27: Most Americans know the phrase, “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” In the good times, when the economy boomed and Wall Street prospered, it looked like nothing was broke. The free market, we were told, was working ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/10/27/fixing-the-crisis-is-not-so-easy/ THE BUSH BULLYDOZER STRATEGY TO PREEMPT HIS SUCCESSOR The Bailout Seheme Sold As An “Emergency” Has Become “Hurry Up And Wait By Danny Schechter Author of Plunder One of the tactics of high pressure selling is to set a deadline, and make it clear if you don’t chose the offer by the date set, ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/10/06/beyond-the-bailout/ Washington Insiders Go Postal On House Vote; Freedom Of Information Requests Allegedly Tell Story By Danny Schechter - 09/29/08 What They Said To Each Other As Markets Melted New York, New York: While the world watched in disbelief as the House rejected the Government’s bailout, The Dissector Institute of Plunderology was sent alleged, ... http://www.newsdissector.com/idwt/2008/09/30/the-plunder-papers/ 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/