http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/meltdown 2009-01-01T20:29:10Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/66713-re-u-s-economic-collapse-second-coming-of-jesus-christ 2009-01-01T20:29:10Z robert.w.guenther.sdca <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gatq97n-bW8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gatq97n-bW8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/66713-re-u-s-economic-collapse-second-coming-of-jesus-christ"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/86558" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/66713-re-u-s-economic-collapse-second-coming-of-jesus-christ">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/65260-fitzgerald-owns-fitzgerald 2009-01-07T13:13:30Z MARKETEX <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GaJyDya--A4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GaJyDya--A4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/65260-fitzgerald-owns-fitzgerald"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/83329" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Trials, tribulations, and transfers of an itinerant Federal Prosecutor and the expressions of ownership by his political sponsor of the same surname (No relations, of course), of both the prosecutor and the Senate seat which he vacated.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/65260-fitzgerald-owns-fitzgerald">Continue reading</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64510-bush-was-warned-about-mortage-meltdown-in-2005 2009-01-08T02:57:58Z Michael Moore <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aX0L5UGGiRY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aX0L5UGGiRY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64510-bush-was-warned-about-mortage-meltdown-in-2005"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/81680" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081201/ap_on_bi_ge/meltdown_ignored_warnings;_ylt=AuKST8XsUr6FWSITBviyBIFu24cA</p> <p>They warned us, but US eased loan rules</p> <p>By Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press</p> <p>WASHINGTON The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. It ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the financial meltdown, according to an Associated Press review of regulatory documents.</p> <p>"Expect fallout, expect foreclosures, expect horror stories," California mortgage lender Paris Welch wrote to U.S. regulators in January 2006, about one year before the housing implosion cost her a job.</p> <p>Bowing to aggressive lobbying — along with assurances from banks that the troubled mortgages were OK — regulators delayed action for nearly one year. By the time new rules were released late in 2006, the toughest of the proposed provisions were gone and the meltdown was under way. </p> <p>More pissed off every day at <br />http://www.michaelmoore.com</p> </div> <a href="/blog/64510-bush-was-warned-about-mortage-meltdown-in-2005">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62935-dr-king-thanks-barack 2009-01-05T18:21:04Z MARKETEX <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hUJEQATdrqI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hUJEQATdrqI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62935-dr-king-thanks-barack"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/78803" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>How prophetic can you be?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62935-dr-king-thanks-barack">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62873-re-g20-summit-meets 2008-11-23T08:47:37Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4x_rBZ_zYRc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4x_rBZ_zYRc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62873-re-g20-summit-meets"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/78666" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62873-re-g20-summit-meets">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62806-re-grace-jones-corporate-cannibal-high-quality 2008-11-21T18:48:58Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LWrJgpe01Xc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LWrJgpe01Xc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62806-re-grace-jones-corporate-cannibal-high-quality"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/78507" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62806-re-grace-jones-corporate-cannibal-high-quality">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61943-summers-at-treasury-what-would-we-tell-the-children 2009-01-02T05:19:37Z Dean Baker <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hjRN-CUtbHI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hjRN-CUtbHI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61943-summers-at-treasury-what-would-we-tell-the-children"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/76956" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers&#39; name is consistently placed prominently on the list of candidates to be President Obama&#39;s Treasury Secretary. This is rather striking since the policies he promoted as Treasury Secretary and in his subsequent writings led to the economic disaster that we now face.</p> <p>As Treasury Secretary, Summers embraced the high dollar policy promoted by his predecessor Robert Rubin. While it offered short-term benefits in the form of cheap imports and lower inflation, the high dollar also produced a large and growing trade deficit. Just like tax cuts that cause unsustainable budget deficits, the high dollar policy of the Clinton years was unsustainable over the long-run.<br /> </p> <p>Trade deficits also sap demand. In Summers&#39; Treasury years, this demand gap was made up by a consumption boom, which was in turn driven by the stock market bubble. Like the rest of the Clinton crew, Summers cheered on the stock bubble.<br /> </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/61943-summers-at-treasury-what-would-we-tell-the-children">Continue reading</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/60762-the-great-depression-ii 2009-01-08T02:57:42Z imagitv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xsSHiGg9O8k&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xsSHiGg9O8k&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/60762-the-great-depression-ii"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/75115" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>http://www.kidstalkpolitics.com</p> <p>Greta, age 10 of LA California and Lauren, of Anchorage Alaska, react the current debate about the debates.</p> <p>Kids tell it like it is. Visit www.kidstalkpolitics.com to see news stories from the likes of Reuters, Los Angeles Times and Education magazine about why our upcoming one hour TV special is not to be be missed before you enter your voting booth. And Vote in '08 for the kids' sake.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/60762-the-great-depression-ii">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57397-afshin-rattansi-talks-to-michael-hudson-paulson-bernanke 2009-01-07T06:58:05Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/By5KTMZYkSI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/By5KTMZYkSI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57397-afshin-rattansi-talks-to-michael-hudson-paulson-bernanke"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/69903" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Afshin Rattansi in Tehran talks to Michael Hudson, former Wall Street economist specializing in the balance of payments and real estate at the Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.). He was at Arthur Anderson, and later at the Hudson Institute (no relation). In 1990 he helped established the worlds first sovereign debt fund for Scudder Stevens & Clark. Dr. Hudson was Dennis Kucinichs Chief Economic Advisor in the recent Democratic primary presidential campaign, and has advised the U.S., Canadian, Mexican and Latvian governments, as well as the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). A Distinguished Research Professor at University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC), he is the author of many books, including Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire (new ed., Pluto Press, 2002)</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57397-afshin-rattansi-talks-to-michael-hudson-paulson-bernanke">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57384-re-iceland-faces-financial-meltdown 2008-10-16T22:37:24Z <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LPIjrXT3EUg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LPIjrXT3EUg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57384-re-iceland-faces-financial-meltdown"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/69867" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57384-re-iceland-faces-financial-meltdown">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56698-markets-continue-to-unravel 2008-10-29T06:58:49Z mpal <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GG0MlQRf-Pg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GG0MlQRf-Pg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56698-markets-continue-to-unravel"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/68932" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=081001YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />James Gailbraith on what needs to be done about the financial crisis</p> </div> <a href="/blog/56698-markets-continue-to-unravel">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56699-debating-the-financial-meltdown 2008-10-28T16:54:57Z mpal <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aYXZSTb3CQo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aYXZSTb3CQo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56699-debating-the-financial-meltdown"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/68933" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More at <a href="http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=081001YT">therealnews.com</a> <br />Conn Carroll and Danny Schechter discuss McCain's debate night policy surprise</p> </div> <a href="/blog/56699-debating-the-financial-meltdown">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56566-great-grandmother-loves-obama 2008-11-14T02:53:06Z LilPoet <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oNHx3vj56QQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oNHx3vj56QQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56566-great-grandmother-loves-obama"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/68781" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>My 83 year old Mom and me talk about Obama-Biden & The Media</p> </div> <a href="/blog/56566-great-grandmother-loves-obama">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56224-national-debt-too-large-under-bush-to-fit-on-national-debt-clock 2009-01-08T02:42:29Z Mugsy <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qbq71ufvfDM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qbq71ufvfDM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56224-national-debt-too-large-under-bush-to-fit-on-national-debt-clock"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/68393" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Less than a month before the 2008 Presidential election, the massive Wall Street bailout due to the economic collapse under President George W. Bush has forced the owners of the National Debt Clock to add a digit. </p><p> Keep in mind that ONLY Republican Presidents have added to the debt since 1979.</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/56224-national-debt-too-large-under-bush-to-fit-on-national-debt-clock">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55770-john-mccain-town-hall-10-02-08 2008-11-01T03:32:05Z IssueAlliance <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SbxaRauUMd8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SbxaRauUMd8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55770-john-mccain-town-hall-10-02-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/67770" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>John McCain <br />Town Hall Meeting <br />Denver, CO 10/02/08</p> <p>MCCAIN: I do believe that there are many occasions where the nature of the media is to exaggerate things and perhaps not be as accurate as we would like them to be, but let me say very seriously, I think that one of the biggest causes of this problem was not so much the media. In fact, I don't think that the media was responsible for what happened at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. I believe that there was, in all seriousness, I love to bash the media all the time, but the point is the beginnings of this crisis were such a corrupt system in Washington that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac basically got completely out of control.</p> <p>Their executives got exorbitant, huge amounts of pay packages. Meanwhile, they encouraged all this risky behavior in the real estate market and the crisis built larger and larger and meanwhile, members of congress--not just lobbyists, but members of congress were complicit in not trying to rein in--not only not trying to rein in, but encouraged this kind of behavior and that I really believe was the major, catalytic factor in bringing about the crisis that we are in, which, as you know, has spread and that combined with the greed on Wall Street--in all due candor, I cannot blame that on the media.</p> <p>I have to blame that on failure to oversight [sic], failure of transparency, a failure of congress and watchdog agencies to enforce existing regulations that exist and it's a failure, frankly, of many of us in congress--many members of congress. By the way, I proposed two years ago legislation that would have reined in Fannie and Freddie. I said that this was gonna get out of control. So, again, a serious answer--I'd love to blame the media. I'll blame them for a lot of other things, but not on this one.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55770-john-mccain-town-hall-10-02-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55469-re-reaction-the-collapse-of-washington-mutual 2008-11-01T03:32:07Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CElq3zFIqXI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CElq3zFIqXI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55469-re-reaction-the-collapse-of-washington-mutual"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/67237" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55469-re-reaction-the-collapse-of-washington-mutual">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55383-financial-meltdown-timeline 2008-11-26T19:33:49Z Reuters <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G3eHBtZKuoc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G3eHBtZKuoc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55383-financial-meltdown-timeline"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/67139" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Sep 30 - What began as a housing problem has mushroomed into what may be the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression.In September, the titans topple like dominos, then the Federal Reserve and the Treasury respond with a $700 billion bailout plan. Fred Katayama reports from New York.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55383-financial-meltdown-timeline">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55310-john-mccain-economic-disaster 2009-01-08T02:59:27Z robertgreenwald <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/C4egXbhSOhk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C4egXbhSOhk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55310-john-mccain-economic-disaster"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/67069" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>John McCain does not have the ability to fix this economic crisis.&nbsp; After declaring the fundamentals of the economy strong, he created a political circus in Washington last week by <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/opinion/28rich.html?_r=1&amp;amp;oref=slogin">mucking up bailout negotiations</a>; a deplorable stunt, considering he and his political cronies helped cause the current meltdown.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> It was McCain and his economic adviser Phil Gramm who <a href="http://www.alternet.org/workplace/99234/mccain_enabled_our_economic_meltdown/">pushed for the deregulation</a> that helped lead to the banking crisis, and it was McCain&#39;s crony Rick Davis who had <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/23/freddie-mac-paid-mccain-c_n_128770.html">deep lobbyist ties to Freddie Mac</a>.&nbsp; Don&#39;t let others be fooled by McCain&#39;s economic grandstanding because the reality is his policies and principles will only exacerbate our financial hardships.&nbsp; That&#39;s why you must <a href="http://www.bravenewfilms.org/posts/invite/55310-john-mccain-economic-disaster">spread this video</a>.</p><p>McCain is being deceitful with his sudden populist message and support for regulation; his economic policies still favor our nation&#39;s wealthy elite.&nbsp; Call out McCain&#39;s economic dishonesty.&nbsp; Send this video to friends and ask them to sign up for a free Brave New Films video subscription to <a href="http://therealmccain.com/economy">know the latest on TheRealMcCain.com</a>.&nbsp; Then, post it on your blogs and spread it on networking sites like <a href="http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/McCain_Can_t_Fix_the_Economic_Crisis_He_Helped_Cause">Digg</a> and <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/74e7z/mccain_cant_fix_the_economic_crisis_he_helped/">Reddit</a>.&nbsp; These are some of the best ways to reach people who are not following this debate closely.<br /> <br /> Let&#39;s make sure everyone knows McCain can&#39;t get us out of the mess he got us into in the first place. </p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/55310-john-mccain-economic-disaster">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55209-mortgage-mess-comedy 2009-01-08T02:22:24Z Grandma Crabby <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T_7KIYp-B-I&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T_7KIYp-B-I&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55209-mortgage-mess-comedy"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66953" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Need a laugh while you watch your finances go down the toilet? Listen to Fannie Mae Fastbuck explain the REAL reasons why our economy is tanking. No more corporate B.S. Here is the truth!</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55209-mortgage-mess-comedy">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55127-barack-obama-to-kill-a-mockingbird-2016 2009-01-08T02:31:27Z LilPoet <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X3QAwMR15Hs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X3QAwMR15Hs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55127-barack-obama-to-kill-a-mockingbird-2016"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66854" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Taking the lessons of To Kill a Mockingbird-we look into the future of what 2016 will look like under President Barack Obama</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55127-barack-obama-to-kill-a-mockingbird-2016">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54848-listening-post-global-financial-crisis-26-sep-08-part-1 2008-10-31T15:30:13Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q8ET5mPUgTo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q8ET5mPUgTo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54848-listening-post-global-financial-crisis-26-sep-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66519" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Listening Post looks at how the global economic crisis has the media reaching for the superlatives as they predict 'the end of capitalism'. </p> <p>In this week's News Divide we take a look at a truly global story: The collapse of some of Wall Street's most venerable financial institutions has left economies around the world trembling. </p> <p>The financial and business pages have taken over the front pages and news anchors are competing to find strong enough superlatives to characterise the disaster. </p> <p>But did the media ring the alarm bells loudly enough in the months preceding recent events? And how does the popular press make economics accessible to a non-specialist audience?</p> <p>Plus, in part two, we look at constructing the narrative: how John McCain is dictating the media's daily talking points in the US presidential election.</p> <p>Also in part two, join us for our Newsbytes and Video of the Week.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54848-listening-post-global-financial-crisis-26-sep-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54794-it-s-all-about-the-money 2008-10-31T03:31:38Z adamneiman <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4_HjL97mLhA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4_HjL97mLhA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54794-it-s-all-about-the-money"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66467" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><p>Americans, we&#39;ve been served. Get mad, get even and remember the 4th of November! A Public Service Message from <a href="http://www.nosweatapparel.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&amp;amp;Category_Code=T">No Sweat Apparel</a>. </p><p>Special thanks to MIA and filmmaker Mike Gill.</p></p> </div> <a href="/blog/54794-it-s-all-about-the-money">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54713-bailout-campaign-day-3-paulson-and-bernanke-in-the-house 2008-12-17T10:58:23Z American News Project <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jg0vTn3p9uM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jg0vTn3p9uM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54713-bailout-campaign-day-3-paulson-and-bernanke-in-the-house"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66364" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr. and Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke made another public appearance on the Hill but the tone and tenor of this hearing varied greatly from the previous day&#39;s tense Senate grilling.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54713-bailout-campaign-day-3-paulson-and-bernanke-in-the-house">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54650-pain-on-main-street 2008-12-17T10:58:23Z American News Project <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oZlkTFTpku8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oZlkTFTpku8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54650-pain-on-main-street"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66296" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>While lawmakers negotiate on Capitol Hill over the $700 billion-taxpayer bailout for banks and lenders on Wall Street, the foreclosure machine continues to crush homeowners caught in the mortgage crisis. Beyond the politics of Washington, one thing seems clear to many homeowners on the verge of foreclosure, there is no significant relief in sight from the government or Wall Street.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/54650-pain-on-main-street">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/54572-meet-the-bloggers-nancy-pelosi-says-party-is-over-for-republicans 2009-01-08T02:48:09Z meetthebloggers <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fp5KGyWz9p4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fp5KGyWz9p4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/54572-meet-the-bloggers-nancy-pelosi-says-party-is-over-for-republicans"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/66200" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p><span>On Meet the Bloggers, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there&#39;s no way Senate and House Republicans can blame this crisis on Democrats, and if the Republicans won&#39;t support the bailout, neither will Republicans.<br /><br />Meet the Bloggers airs Fridays at 1pm ET/10am PT. Catch all the episodes on <a href="http://meetthebloggers.org/" title="http://meetthebloggers.org/">http://meetthebloggers.org/</a></span></p> </div> <a href="/blog/54572-meet-the-bloggers-nancy-pelosi-says-party-is-over-for-republicans">Watch the video</a>