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War on Greed: Starring Henry Kravis and his Homes
Source: Brave New Films blog

Short film illustrating the astronomical income disparity between Henry Kravis founding private equity partner of KKR and the average American. Mr. Kravis purportedly had income last year in excess of $450,000 million last year. Calculated on an hourly basis Mr.

Wall St. Bonuses Fall 44%, Report Says
Source: The New York Times

Wall street bonuses still the 6th largest in history even though it is down 44%.

Wall Street's Bailout is a Trillion-Dollar Crime Scene -- Why Aren't the Dems Doing Something About It?
Source: AlterNet.org

Washington's handling of the bailout is not merely incompetent. It may well be illegal. The more details emerge, the clearer it becomes that Washington's handling of the Wall Street bailout is not merely incompetent. It is borderline criminal.

And the People Cried Out!

Many times in our history, the cries and groans of the people have helped shape policy and laws of the land. The Women's Suffrage movement lead to the Nineteenth Amendment.

Rudy Giuliani's 'crass opportunism' Profiting from Bail Out
Source: NY Daily News

Rudy Giuliani is positioning his law firm to cash in on Wall Street's train wreck - a move that has become a gift to political enemies of his pal John McCain. RELATED: TALKS COLLAPSE OVER BAILOUT DEAL Even as the nation's $700 billion, taxpayer-funded Wall Street bailout was  …

Video - CNN Anchor Calls Palin Interview Scary as Hell
Source: YouTube

An historic bit of commentary from Jack Cafferty where he reacts to Palin's mumbo jumbo answer about the Wall Street bail out.

We may be victims of greedy investors and inept pols — but not innocent victims.
Source: National Review Online

When the mortgage bubble burst, Americans were "shocked" at how many Wall Street buccaneers had been gambling in a vast pyramid scheme with someone else's money.

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