Tuesday, February 21, 2017

THE MARKET IS ALWAYS BULLSHIT

(The Washington Post - March 2013)

That was a misleading headline unless it literally meant snorting a massive line of cocaine off the asphalt in the middle of the financial district.

The following article is probably closer to the truth. Although getting high by indulging herself on Wall Street remains a recurring theme.

(TheIntercept.com)
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P.S. White collar criminals are above the law.
Just as it seems when you kill enough people it's policy not murder, if you steal millions or billions, it's business not theft. There's simply too much evidence out there to know where to begin, but...

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One: How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry
By William K. Black
(book)
(video discussion)

The New Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man
by John Perkins
(book)
(video discussion)

WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR SOME: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful
by Glenn Greenwald
(book)
(video discussion)

Black Edge: INSIDE INFORMATION, DIRTY MONEY, AND THE QUEST TO BRING DOWN THE MOST WANTED MAN ON WALL STREET
By SHEELAH KOLHATKAR
(book)
(video discussion)

Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room
Director: Alex Gibney
(documentary)

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