Gordon Brown's Four Problems
On September 20, I attended a lecture by former UK Prime Minster Gordon Brown at The New School University. As he paced the stage, Brown outlined the themes of his new book, Beyond the Crash: Overcoming the First Crisis of Globalization.
Quite a title! I am sure we could come up with a globalization crisis that precedes the contemporary one he speaks of, but that's not the point of this post.
Left Forum 2010: Greg Palast
Audio interview with Greg Palast, author of the two New York Times bestsellers, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Armed Madhouse. When Palast, an investigator of corporate fraud and racketeering, turned his skills to journalism, he was quickly recognized as, "The most important investigative reporter of our time" (Tribune Magazine) in Britain, where his reports first appeared in The Guardian newspapers and on BBC television.
Left Forum 2010: Max Fraad Wolff
Audio interview with Max Fraad Wolff, an economist based in NYC who works on the linkages between consumer debt, international financial markets and asset performance. Max is presently teaching in the New School University's Graduate Program in International Affairs.
Further Resources:
For Financial Crisis Analysis... Rolling Stone?
Need a breakdown on how we got into this financial crisis? Want to know the players, and how you got played? Where to turn? Wall Street Journal, Business Week and Financial Times, perhaps? Nah...
