Danny Schechter News Dissector
A Silent Dependence Behind the Fannie/Freddie Bailouts
Sep 9, 2008, 4:00 pmThe decision to bailout Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae does not alter our deepening dependence on foreign money.
As One Storm Threatens, Media Keeps Other Hidden
Sep 3, 2008, 1:00 pmHurricane Gustav dominated the news, while the coming financial crisis was ignored by press and politicians.
Marginalizing Independent Voices Covering the Democratic Convention
Aug 20, 2008, 1:00 amThe News Dissector decides not to dissect at the convention in Denver.
‘Da Nile’: Many Tuning Out Economic Squeeze
Aug 7, 2008, 6:00 pmAs the economy’s foundations continue to crumble, Danny Schechter finds truth-telling about bad news meets denial.
Freddie Mac, When Are You Coming Back?
Jul 15, 2008, 2:00 amThe possible bankruptcy of mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae should make us ask some tough questions.
Is Who Becomes the Next President All That Matters?
May 17, 2008, 7:00 amTo understand our presidential election, one needs to understand how much the world has changed—the U.S. can't impose its will any longer.
Will There Be Time for Subprime Crime?
May 9, 2008, 10:00 pmThere is a time in the life of every writer when you find yourself fearing that you have become like a robo-call phone machine—repeating the same message over and over and with diminishing results.
Will Saving Wall Street Save Us?
Mar 25, 2008, 10:00 pmWall Street has many friends. Its recurring sins and transgressions are pervasive but tend to get a free pass because of the way our society worships markets. Somehow the big boys always tend to take care of themselves.
The Bear Has Fallen and the Bull Is Gone
Mar 19, 2008, 10:00 pmIf you were a banker on The Street this past Sunday, you realized that your "master of the universe" days may be over. "Layoff Fear in Stox Shocks" was the headline in the New York Post. Prosperity has been displaced by panic.
The Crash That's Coming
Mar 1, 2008, 10:00 pmNow that this year's Oscars are history, imagine if you will, an awards ceremony honoring not the best of the best but the worst of the worst, not just spinoffs like the "Razzies" (the Golden Razberries) for movies. Who should we single out as the biggest slime balls and sleazoids who caused the most damage to our society in the year gone by?
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