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“Christmas Presents for Bankers” with Dean Baker and Jesse Jackson

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Link to full segment: http://www.democracynow.org/2009/12/30/christmas_presents_for_bankers Democracy Now! Tuesday, December 30, 2009 As 2009 comes to a close, we take a look at the state of the U.S. economy with economist dean Baker and the Reverend Jesse Jackson. After throwing the economy into the worst downturn since the Great Depression and bringing the whole sector to ...

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Link to full segment: http://www.democracynow.org/2009/12/30/christmas_presents_for_bankers



Democracy Now! Tuesday, December 30, 2009


As 2009 comes to a close, we take a look at the state of the U.S. economy with economist dean Baker and the Reverend Jesse Jackson. After throwing the economy into the worst downturn since the Great Depression and bringing the whole sector to the edge of collapse, the financial industry has used its political power to succor itself back to life, Baker writes. It is now stronger than ever.



Dean Baker
Dean Baker is a macroeconomist and codirector of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. He previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He is a regular Truthout columnist and a member of Truthout's Board of Advisers.

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