Repentance on Wall Street?
Is there something about civil religion in the US that gives those responsible a pass?
Consumers face off with big banks in Chicago.
Wall St., Main St., Religion, and the Bailout
Obama ran on a platform of change, but he’s been unwilling to mess with the status quo on either war or the economy. As the crisis deepens, the language of psychology trumps the language of faith, even on Main Street.
RD10Q: Wage Theft in America: Why Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid
A leading worker justice organizer writes a book on how and why employers are stealing from the workforce, to the tune of billions every year.
The language of faith has been so debased in the current economy, that it no longer seems worthy of credit. The current president, and his allegedly Palin-fueled base, have a lot to do with that.
When rapacious quasi-capitalists start acting like there is no tomorrow, that’s when the economy hits the fan.