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"American Casino" - Doc Investigates Roots of the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown and Tells the Stories of Its Victims
The subprime mortgage meltdown was at the heart of whats been called the Great Recession of 2008. It caused more than a million Americans to lose their homes and brought Wall Street to its knees. A new documentary opening today in New York takes on the subprime crisis, tracking its roots on Wall Street and Washington and profiling some of its victims, mainly African American families who lost their homes. We play highlights and speak with filmmakers Leslie and Andrew Cockburn. [includes rush transcript]

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News & Politics

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• democracy now
• 9/2/09

[Orical001]

Greenspan's ideolog works; whay does/didnt is govts bailing out the banks... if a bank fucks up then it should be allowed to fail...

[2nFro1]

Look at how many views these types of videos have and compare it to reality show videos...like a rain drop in the ocean. Edward Bernays is still smiling in his graveJob well done sir, job well done. The American people pander to their desires and no longer to their wit. We no longer care abooops, gotta run, American Idol just upped another video.

[csbrudy]

It is hoped this gets very wide circulation, and that the DVD sales take off.

If we are to get to the bottom of all the shenanigans of the rich right since the Reagan days, including the horrors of Sept., 2001, we have to wrest the attention of the public away from the lying Main Stream Media, and to Internet outlets such as Amy Goodman's.

[kukynphunt]

Fuck you Alan Greenspan, oops made a mistake and took the whole country with me}:>