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Economic Crisis v. Economic Empire:
End of the Beginning and Beginning of the End
Keynote speech to Ecumenical Peace Institute, October 25, 2009 (43
min)
Jack Rasmus talks about the potential impact of the continuing U.S.
economic crisis on the future of the American Empire. The possible
effects of the coming multi-trillion dollar U.S. Budget deficits
on U.S. dominance of international economic institutions and the
role of the dollar as a global currency. Will it continue? Or collapse?
Jack explains why and why not, and the centrality of the U.S.-China
economic relationships.
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Origins of the Economic Crisis
And Program for Long-Term Recovery
May 16, 2009 (1 hour 19 min 55 sec)
As a follow up to the May 9 Central Labor Council Teach-In on the
Economic Crisis, Jack Rasmus provides an hour-and-a-half follow-up
workshop on the economic crisis, how it originated, where it's going,
and what can be done. Jack traces the crisis from the 1980s and
the growing income inequality, speculative investment, and growing
financial and economic instabilitiy of the past thirty years in
a comprehensive and broad overview of the crisis.
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Are We On the Brink of Depression?
Jack Rasmus Explains 'Why and Why Not' at the Left Forum in New
York,
April 18, 2009 (23 min)
Jack Rasmus puts the current financial and economic crisis in historical
perspective, explaining how the Great Depression of the 1930s is
similar and different from the 'Epic' Recession of today. He clarifies
various myths about the Great Depression and confusions among economists
and the left today on the nature of the current economic crisis.,
why the Obama bank bailout will fail, and why official talk of 'green
shoots' of recovery now allegedly emerging will prove wrong. Jack
further critiques the Left for not focusing enough on proposals
and program for addressing the crisis, and discusses some of his
ideas about a new kind of banking structure that needs to emerge.
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Jack Rasmus Explains the True Economic Cost
of the War
Presentation to US Labor Against War at SEIU Union Hall;
March 19, 2009 (30 min)
Dr. Jack Rasmus explains how the true cost of war since 2003 is
now approaching $4 trillion. He compares that cost to an additional
$6 trillion cost of bank bailouts since 2007 and a further $4 trillion
hidden in offshore tax havens by corporations and wealthy investors.
He explains how the same business groups benefits from the fourteen
trillion dollars, while 90 million plus middle and working class
American families earning less than $80,000 per year pay the lion's
share of the bill.
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Will the Obama Economic Recovery Plan Succeed?
Presentation at the Alameda Public Affairs Forum, February 28, 2009
(57 min)
Dr. Jack Rasmus provides a comprehensive analysis and critique of
the 5-Part Obama Economic Recovery Plan. Rasmus discusses the $787
Billion Stimulus Package, the PPIF and TALF Bank Bailout proposals,
the Housing Affordability Plan, and the early 2009 Obama Budget
and Tax proposals. Dr. Rasmus makes predictions for the U.S. and
global economy for 2009 and beyond.
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Jack Rasmus speaks to the Labor Party about
a Program for Economic Recovery, San Jose, CA, Nov. 13, 2008
Jack explains the broad picture of the current economic crisis and
its root causes in growing income inequality in America, runaway
financial speculation, and the policies of corporate America and
its allies since 1980. He then provides a 15 point program for addressing
the crisis and the rapidly deepening recession.
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The Speculative Investment Origins of the Financial
Crisis,
Presentation to the San Mateo Peace and Justice, Unitarian Church
Dr. Jack Rasmus explains how the roots of the current financial
crisis lie in the structural changes in Finance Capital since the
1980s, the shift toward speculative investment, and the accumulation
of nearly $30 trillion in banking and corporate debt. The Debt unwinding
is causing deflation, defaults, and a rapid descent into Epic Recession.
Dr. Rasmus critiques the Obama program as fundamentally incapable
of containing the deepening crisis.
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The Banking Panic of 2008 and Deepening Economic
Crisis,
Presentation at St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA
Dr. Jack rasmus explains why the root causes of the financial crisis
lie deeper than just financial deregulation or the past monetary
policies of Greenspan-Bernanke — ie. in the changing structure
of 21st century Finance Capital. global Income Inequality trends,
and the explosion of Speculative financial forms. He explains why
the current liquidity solution policies of Treasury Secretary, Paulson,
and Fed Chairman, Bernanke, have failed to date and will continue
to do so. Prof. Rasmus then presents his own 12-Point Program for
containing the crisis and emerging Epic Recession.
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Financial Crisis & Epic Recession,
Presentation at the Alameda Public Affairs Forum
Dr. Jack Rasmus explains the current financial crisis, its historic
origins going back to the 1980s as well as more recent origins since
2001 as a consequence of Bush policies. Hear how the crisis is much
more than a housing market collapse, how it has spread to numerous
credit markets in the U.S. and globally, and how it is being transmitted
during 2008-09 to the real economy globally producing what Dr. Rasmus
calls an Epic recession — a new
event unlike any seen since the 1930s; not a typical recession and
not yet depression. Hear how the ultimate origins of the crisis
and recession lie in the $30 trillion plus debt accumulated by government,
business and consumers since 1980 as the U.S. economy has entered
a period of long term decline.
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Trillion Dollar Income Shift,
Presentation at the Alameda Public Affairs Forum
Dr. Jack Rasmus addresses the root causes of accelerating income
inequality in the U.S. since the late 1970s. Hear how today more
than $1 trillion in income every year is being shifted from the
roughly 91 million American households earning less than $80,000
to the wealthiest 1 million households of millionaire and billionaire
investors and their corporations. Rasmus shows how the $1 trillion
annual income shift has been caused by the accumulated policies
of corporate America and political administrations from Ronald Reagan,
George Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The presentation identifies
specific dollar amounts contributed by each of the policies and
considers the long term consequences for the U.S. and global economies,
financial instability, and global recession.
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The War At Home: Economic Class War in America
Presentation at the Alameda Public Affairs Forum
Dr. Rasmus describes the radical restructuring of the economy and
polity in the U.S. by corporate America and its political allies,
which began in the late 1970s and continues to the present. The
fourth such restructuring in the course of the last century, Rasmus
describes in detail, from 1978 to 2005, how fundamental shifts have
occurred in corporate-government policies involving shifting of
tax burdens, free trade, deunionization, industrial and financial
deregulation, a thirty year pay freeze, replacement of regular with
part time-temp jobs, job offshoring, health care benefits reduction
and cost shifting, destruction of traditional pensions, and the
theft of the $4 trillion social security surplus. Rasmus provides
specific proposals for reversing the policies and discusses the
organizational crisis of American unions.
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Million Worker March Forum,
Teamsters Hall, Washington D.C.
Jack speaks on the current Corporate Offensive
against unions and workers in America to a gathering of Teamsters
and other unionists on the eve of the Million Worker March, 2006,
in Washington, D.C.
Jack discusses corporate and government policies that have been
designed to effectively destroy the American trade union movement.
Approximately 40 minutes presentation.
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The Continuing Economic Crisis and Healthcare Reform:
Three Radio interviews at Year's End, 2009
Jack Rasmus gives end of month interviews with Republic Broadcasting host, Steve Lendman, on the economic crisis: November 27 and December 30. Jack is also interviewed by KPFK-Los Angeles host, Hamid Khan on December 28, discussing health care reform pending in Congress and the general economic crisis.
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November 27, 2009: mp3
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'The Economic Crisis and Future of the Dollar'
Republic Broadcasting Radio Interview with Host Steve lendman,
October 31, 2009
(length: 44 min 9 sec)
In the latest regular monthly interview with Republic Broadcasting Jack
explains why the current 'recovery' is weaker than many pundits and the
press are now trumpeting. He also places talk about the collapse of the
dollar in a more realistic perspective, arguing a collapse is not imminent
but a long run, steady decline is in the cards.
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'What the Latest GDP Statistics for the U.S. Don't Tell You'
Beneath the Surface radio show with host, Suzi Weissman, Los Angeles,
October 30, 2009 (length: 11 min 16 sec)
Jack discusses the economy once again with KPFK-Los Angeles host,
Suzi Weissman, explaining why the banking system is still fragile.
Jack predicts that 700 banks will fail in the US over the next 15
months, and that the commercial property markets will become another
'subprime' crisis.
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'Why the FDIC is Going Broke'
Beneath the Surface radio show with host, Suzi Weissman, Los Angeles,
October 12, 2009 (length: 18 min 4 sec)
Jack discusses the economy once again with KPFK-Los Angeles host,
Suzi Weissman, explaining why the banking system is still fragile.
Jack predicts that 700 banks will fail in the US over the next 15
months, and that the commercial property markets will become another
'subprime' crisis.
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'Why the Banks Are Still in Serious Trouble'
Labor Express Radio, Chicago, October 11, 2009 (length: 30 min 50
sec)
Jack is interviewd by host Jerry Mead-Lucero of Chicago's Labor
Express Radio. He explains the condition of the US economy and why
recovery cannot occur so long as job losses exceed 20 million and
home foreclosures approach 8 million. The economy is not experiencing
a sustained recovery and will slow in 2010, Jack argues. He describes
a radical plan to restructure the US banking system.
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Jack Explains Why the Economic Crisis has not
yet 'Recovered'
Republic Broadcasting Radio Host, Steven Lendman, August 31 and
September 25, 2009 (length: 1 hr 25 min 11 sec)
Jack discusses the current recession with host, Stephen Lendman,
and explains why the economic crisis in its most important fundamentals
has not ended. THere can be no recovery, Jack adds, with more than
20 million jobless and rising and with home foreclosures projected
to rise to 8 million. Jack focuses on the recent meetings with Treasury
Secretary Geithner in China and the basic shift in policy by Fed
Chairman, Ben Bernanke, toward protecting the U.S. dollar.
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Republic Broadcasting, Chicago Interviews Jack
Rasmus
Radio Host, Steven Lendman, July 24, 2009 (length: 44 min 5 sec)
Jack
returns to Republic Broadcasting to discuss the press hype about
'green shoots' and economic recovery, and explains why 22 million
jobless by year end, 10 million foreclosures, and continuing collapse
of consumption, investment and exports means recovery is not around
the corner despite all the hype.
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Is the Crisis Really Over?
Los Angeles Radio Show, "Beneath the Surface" Interviews
Jack Rasmus
July 20, 2009 (length: 18 min 50 sec)
Jack
explains why the continuing foreclosures and many months more of
job losses will mean no recovery is on the horizon.
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Pacifica Radio Plays Excerpts From May 16 Labor
Workshop
Jack Rasmus's May 16 Presentation on KPFA Radio
July 20, 2009 (length: 31 min 55 sec)
Jack's
May 16 San Francisco Central Labor Council workshop presentation
on the economic crisis is featured on KPFA Radio's Against the
Grain show hosted by C.S. Soong.
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Jack Rasmus on 18 Reasons Why the Economic
Crisis Will Continue,
An interview with Republic Radio host Stephen Lendman,
June 19, 2009 (length: 44 min 18 sec)
Jack
summarizes his forthcoming 'Z' magazine article and 18 reasons why
the current economic crisis is not yet over. He also explains the
strategic significant of Geithner's early June visit to China and
why it was timed with testimony by Federal Reserve chairman, Ben
Bernanke, to Congress on the same day. The Geithner visit means
the Obama administration has decided to protect the value of the
U.S. dollar at the expense of domestic U.S. economic recovery if
necessary.
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Dr. Jack Rasmus Discusses the latest events
of the current economic crisis,
An interview with KPFA host C. S. Soong,
Berkeley, June 16, 2009 (length: 25 min 39 sec)
Jack
discusses the latest events of the current economic crisis with
C.S. Soong, on his show, 'Against the Grain', explaining why the
economy is not in recovery. Based on his forthcoming 'Z' magazine
article for July 2009, Jack provides a dozen or more reasons why
both the real and financial economy will continue to deteriorate.
He explains the why Treasury Secretary, Geitner's, recent trip to
China represents a strategic turning point for U.S. Capital, and
its shift to support the U.S. dollar at the expense of domestic
U.S. economic recovery.
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Four Radio Interviews on the May 9 Labor Council
Teach-In
Dr.
Jack Rasmus is interviewed by four radio stations, reporting on
the May 9 historic Teach In on the economic crisis organized and
sponsored by five AFLCIO Central Labor Councils in San Francisco.
As a keynote speaker, and economic advisor to the San Francisco
Central Labor Council, Jack adds an update on the Obama-Geithner
bank bailout events, including the meaning of the bank 'stress tests'
and media and politician hyping about 'green shoots' recovery allegedly
underway. Jack explains why the economy and financial sectors are
really continuing to deteriorate beneath the surface. Jack elaborates
on his idea of converting the banking system into a regulated utility,
beginning with the full nationalization of the residential mortgage
markets and consumer credit markets.
- May 11, KPFK, Los Angeles, interview with
host, Suzi Weissman.
(15 minutes 41 sec) | MP3
version | Real
Audio version |
- May 14, WDEV, Equal Time Radio, Vermont, interview
with host, Travis Leyshon.
(29 minutes 33 sec) | MP3
version | Real
Audio version |
- May 15, Republic Broadcasting, US-Canada,
interview with host, Stephen Lendman.
(45 minutes 50 sec) | MP3
version | Real
Audio version |
- May 17, KDKA Drive Time Radio, Pittsburg,
interview with host, Chris Moore.
(24 minutes 16 sec) | MP3
version | Real
Audio version |
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Jack Rasmus on KALW-SF Radio, Economic Crisis
Teach-In Event
An interview with KALW's Art Persyko
San Francisco, May 7, 2009 (length: 8 min 20 sec)
Jack
is interviewed about the latest economic crisis events. He explains
why the residential mortgage markets should be nationalized, why
the Obama bank bailout will fail, and why an alternative recovery
program is needed. Jack will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming
May 9th, 2009 San Francisco Union/Community Teach-In on the economic
crisis, sponsored and endorsed by all the union central labor councils
in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Dr. Jack Rasmus Discusses Obama Bank Bailout
and Why It Will Fail
An interview with Republic Broadcasting Host Steve Lendeman,
Chicago, March 20, 2009 (length: 45 min)
Rasmus
explains the PPIP, TALF, and other provisions of the new Geithner
plan and why the plan will ultimately fail. How the banks and other
bailouts are repeating errors of the past Bush administration, how
the bankers are planning to 'game the system' to get even greater
subsidies from the taxpayer, and what kind of new banking structure
is needed.
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WBAI-New York City, The Law and Disorder Show
with Hosts Michael Ratner and Mike Smith
March 2, 2009 (length: 23 min 6 sec)
Jack discusses his 20 Point Economic Recovery plan submitted to
the US House of Representatives Finance Committee. He explains why
far more government spending is needed to stop the accelerating
loss of jobs and deepening downturn of the real economy in the US.
He explains why a nationalization of the residential mortgage market
is the only real solution long term to the collapse of housing prices
and the deepening financial and banking crisis in the U.S. Further
long term restructuring of income distribution via single payer,
national retirement pool, and other measures are explained.
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WDEV Equal Time Radio, Burlington, VT with
Host Traven Leyshon
February 18, 2009 (length: 38 min 33 sec)
Jack discusses the Obama stimulus plan and explains his own 20-point
alternative program for economic recovery, focusing on jobs creation
spending of $1 trillion and a nationalization of the residential
housing mortgage markets.
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Jack Rasmus explains his 20 Point Economic
Plan, LaborExpress Radio, Chicago
February 7, 2009 (length: 36 min 33 sec)
Jack explains in detail his 20 point economic recovery plan, and
how it differs from the Obama program bills working their way through
Congress. Rasmus explains how a minimum $1 trillion government spending
program is needed to recover the total 10 million new jobs that
will be lost in 2008-09, and how another $1 Trillion is needed to
save millions of homeowners from foreclosure by nationalizing the
residential mortgage and small business markets in the U.S.
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Jack Rasmus interviewed on Pittsburg, PA radio,
KDKA,
January 24, 2009(length: 35 min 45 sec)
Jack Rasmus is interviewed by KDKA Pittsburg, PA host, Chris Moore,
and discusses the first outlines of the forthcoming Obama economic
recovery plan, then explains his own proposals for recovery sent
to the U.S. House of Representatives Finance Committee.
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On the Epic Recession and Jack's 20-point Economic
Recovery Program, Jack Rasmus speaks with Republic Broadcasting
Network host, Steve Lendman,
in Chicago, January 12, 2009 (length: 35 min 42 sec)
Jack and Steve Lendman cover topics of the continuing surge in job
losses in December and the outlook for 20 million more unemployment
in 2009, characteristics of Epic Recession and Depression, and Jack's
20 point Economic Recovery Program submitted to Congress.
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On the Worsening Economy, Jack interviews
with KDKA Radio Host Chris Moore
December 7, 2008 (length: 40 min 13 sec)
Jack discusses with Chris Moore the rapidly deteriorating economic
condition in the US and record jobless surge in November. What will
the Obama recovery program look like in 2009?
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On the Auto Bailout, Dr. Jack Rasmus Joins
KPFK-LA Host, Suzi Weissman,
December 8, 2008 (length: 20 min 18 sec)
Jack discusses the auto bailout debate in Congress, and explains
why Republicans and the big banks and their lobbyists are pushing
to block any rescue of the auto companies. The real target is the
dismantling of what remains of the auto workers' contracts, in particular
their remaining pension plan. Jack then very briefly outlines his
program for economic reform.
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On the Economist, Hyman Minsky, Deflation and
the Continuing Financial Crisis
Jack Rasmus interviews with KPFK, Los Angeles, radio host, Suzi
Weissman, November 17, 2008 (length: 18 min 18 sec)
Jack talks on the theories of economist, Hyman Minsky, and explains
why solutions proposed by Treasury Secretary Paulson have failed.
The key to the current crisis, Jack argues, is understanding the
relationship between speculative investment, debt, deflation, and
the deepening credit crunch now leading to a new wave of corporate
and consumer defaults. It's 1930-31 and not yet 1933-34. A second,
even more serious phase of financial crisis is brewing for late
2009. Meanwhile, the Obama team, he predicts, will see it more like
1993 than like 1933.
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What's Wrong with the $700 Billion Bailout?,
Jack Rasmus is interviewed by host, Chris Moore, of KDKA Radio,
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, October, 2008 (length: 55:12 minutes)
Jack explains and answers audience questions about that's wrong
with the Paulson $700 billion bailout plan and how homeowners and
consumers must be the focus of the bailout — not the banks.
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America's Failing Economy at Historic Juncture,
Jack Rasmus interviewed by Traven, on Equal Time Radio, on WDEV
Radio, 96.1FM/550 AM, Vermont, 20 October 2008 (length: 33:47 minutes)
Jack Rasmus, economist and author of many articles on the U.S. economy,
shares his analysis of how the real economy is accelerating into
a deep recession behind the intensifying financial crisis and "Banking
Panic of 2008" events of September-October.
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The Collapsing Financial System and the Election,
Jack Rasmus interviewed by Suzi Weissman, host of Beneath the Surface,
on KPFK Radio, Los Angeles, September 2008
Jack is interviewed on the blowup of investment bank, Lehman Brothers,
and Merill Lynch, and others and explains how current Federal Reserve
and US Treasury strategies to contain the deepening financial crisis
have failed and why the financial crisis will continue to deepen.
Jack discusses how the crisis is leading to an Epic Recession in
the real economy and coming mass layoff announcements. He draws
parallels between today and the first banking crisis in 1930 during
the Great Depresssion of that decade and predicts the government
will soon seek a solution similar to the 1930s era Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
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Is the Economic Crisis Over — Or Just
Beginning?,
2 Interviews with audience Q & A, WDEV 'Equal Time Radio', Burlington,
Vermont, June 16 and July 28, 2008
Jack Rasmus is interviewed by host, Travis Leyshon, on the class
economic policies that have devastated American middle and working
class incomes and standards of living. Rasmus explains how the same
policies are largely responsible for the current financial instability
in the U.S. that is now being transmitted into a new kind of epic
recession in the U.S. and globally. He explains why predictions
the economy is stabilizing are in error. Two interviews with audience
Q & A.
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Income Inequality in America,
Interview with host, Suzi Weissman, of KPFK Radio, Los Angeles,
May 5, 2008
Jack Rasmus speaks with Suzi Weissman and her audience on the topic
of growing income inequality in the U.S. and economic crisis. 20
minute interviews.
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Economic Class War in the U.S.: A Conversation
with Dr. Jack Rasmus,
Interview with TakingAimRadio, WBAI Radio New York, April 10,17,24
2007
Jack Rasmus is interviewed by hosts Ralph Schoenman and Mya Shone
on the cumulative economic policies that have devastated American
households over the past three decades. Special focus is given to
policies of pensions, retirement, and health care.
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Building Bridges Show
with host Ken Nash, WBAI Radio New York, August 2006
Jack
explains how the newly passed Pension Reform Act will actually accelerate
the demise of defined pensions plans in the U.S., and not rescue
them as claimed by politicians.
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Wake Up Call Radio
with host Mimi Rosenberg, WBAI Radio New York, August 2006
Jack describes the long term dismantling of the private pension
system of defined benefit plans in the U.S. and their replacement
with 401K private plans that will provide virtually no retirement
income.
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Law and Disorder Radio Talk Show
with host Michael Ratner, WBAI Radio New York, August 2006
Jack discusses the corporate offensive against labor in America
that has destroyed unions and lowered living standards for tens
of millions of families and the policies that have brought it about
since 1980.
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Origins of the Economic
Crisis And Program for Long-Term Recovery |
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Are We On the Brink of
Depression? |
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Jack Rasmus Explains the
True Economic Cost of the War |
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Will the Obama Economic
Recovery Plan Succeed? |
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Jack Rasmus Speaks to
the Labor Party About a Program for Economic Recovery |
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The Speculative Investment
Origins of the Financial Crisis |
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The Banking Panic of 2008
and Deepening Economic Crisis |
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Financial Crisis & Epic
Recession |
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Trillion Dollar Income
Shift |
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The War At Home: Economic
Class War in America |
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