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Don’t Bail Out Wall Street This Time

The 2007-08 financial crisis was brought about by excessing risk taking by banks. In the US, they funded mortgages to risky borrowers, and then sold these assets as Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS). When the risky borrowers began defaulting in late 2006.

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Broadening the Perspective on the Killing of General Qasem Soleimani

Following the controversial airstrike that took out a decorate general in Iran, General Qasem Soleimani, US and Canadian news channels were flooded with the images of people attending and lamenting the funeral services of this “great Iranian” war hero.

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