2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why I DON'T support Bernie for President [View all]mckara
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Ok, I corrected the spelling error. I'm historian and accuracy does count. Thanks for pointing out my minor misspelling. Now, you can read the books and do your research before telling the world, again, how you are such a font of knowledge.
It is distressing me that you do not know what I am talking about. You need to read economic history of the West from WWI forward. This is something you must undertake yourself, although I can recommend some avenues to explore and some books for you. These recommendations are a good start. Feel free to contact me if you want to continue studying the subject.
First, learn about former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin's relationship with the Clintons and how his influence changed American financial policy during Bill's administration. Rubin has been the head of Citibank since leaving politics. Citibank is a commercial bank that was insolvent during the crash of 2008 because of the practices he, Bill Clinton, and a Republican congress made possible with the repeal of Glass-Steagall and his actions at Citibank. BTW several other commercial banks were part of the problem, too, such as Bank of America, Country-wide Credit, Washington Mutual, etc, etc. HRC's support from Wall Street investment bankers, hedge fund directors, and other financial speculators tells us of her involvement and support of neoliberal economics and the financialization of life in the West and around the world.
A few book recommendations:
Michael Hudson is a professor at the University of Missouri whose résumé is very impressive from his work on Wall Street and with the federal government. Richard Westra is a Canadian professor who edited an excellent compilation of papers written in graduate studies. Ha Joon Chang is an economics professor at Cambridge.
Hudson, M. Super Imperialism. The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance
Westra, Richard. (ed.) Confronting Global Neoliberalism
Chang, H. 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
Chang, H. Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism