Not exactly polished prose, but a wealth of detail on exactly how players in the financial industry have put the economy in the tank--again, and again, and again--for their own profit. Devilstower has marshaled an impressive array of detail on how they accomplished it. Well-researched and thorough for a very convincing argument.

This is a fantastic summary of the current situation on Wall Street. If you find yourself scratching your head about what is going on and how did we get where we are, this article will help you understand.

This article looks at the actions of some of the players of the current meltdown (Gramm, Greenspan, McCain) going back to the '80s. It illustrates that the judgment exercised in the various schemes was that of ideologue plunderers.

This opinion piece has considerable merit. It is a pleasant surprise to see the House Republican viewpoint on the bailout represented almost word for word on this left-wing blog! The author should have however attributed the viewpoints to the House members such as Eric Cantor who working on the issue, as well as to Senator McCain, whose views largely overlap with those presented here.

A polemic, but provides a lot of context. Points to history to explain why an unregulated free market will always be a bad idea.

I thought this was an excellent piece giving a complete picture of how we arrived at where we are today. It is well thought out, well written and understandable for the layman. It is factual and articulate and a wealth of information. Lays out, and I thought, substantiated his argument.