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“Cathedral of finance”

By Joel Thurtell In the wee hours of Tuesday, February 14, 1933, Michigan’s new Democratic Governor William Comstock emerged from the posh Detroit Club after a long meeting of Detroit financiers and Lansing and Washington treasury bigshots. He turned right … Continue reading

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Banks and the perpetual screw job

This business of bankers screwing up the economy and then turning a profit off others’ misery is an old story. For my latest banking post, check my new site.

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