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Ending Casino Capitalism

Robert Pollin
September 24, 2008   |    This article appeared in the October 13, 2008 edition of The Nation.
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This bailout doesn't have to cost $700 billion.

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Robert Pollin
Robert Pollin, professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), is the author...

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Robert Pollin
September 24, 2008   |    This article appeared in the October 13, 2008 edition of The Nation.
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