"The Corporate Media in the U.S. is a handmaiden to the Financial and Political Elites"

"The Corporate Media in the U.S. is a handmaiden to the Financial and Political Elites, issuing simulacra of "news" and "analysis" in service of the Status Quo.

If there is any America "industry" ripe for widespread discrediting, it is the U.S. Corporate Media--the six corporations that own most of the media outlets the conventional American sees, hears and reads.

Federal Reserve: Is the Federal Reserve exposed to ...risk in extending these [swap] lines?

"No.

"This ...is not risk-free for the Fed." Don't steal from my kids?

"This ...is not risk-free for the Fed.

Dear Ben Bernanke; Don't steal from my kids?

The Fed did the Europeans a favor.

Joseph Gagnon

former Fed official

"The central banks of the wealthiest countries,
trying to prevent a debt crisis in Europe
from exploding into a global panic,
swept in ...by making it easier
...to borrow American dollars.

With what money from where?