There was a pretty frightening interview with Michael Hudson from the University of Missouri on Democracy Now! today. Listen to it here. Goodman also discusses Nouriel Roubini’s prediction that "the US and global economy is heading towards a near-term financial meltdown." Roubini’s  blog with his latest analysis is worth checking out.

Like a lot of people I have been trying to understand what is going on with the economy. I have decided that I am going to start spending 30 minutes a day of my regular study (usually around 2.75 hours) looking at and trying to decipher the current economic crisis. (more…)